Job Description
We're looking for an influential Finance Business Partner to work for our client, one of the largest privately owned transport companies in the UK. You would play a key role as part of the Finance Department within a fast-paced logistics business, supporting an assigned Board member and their senior management team.
If you’re a qualified Accountant with strong financial planning and analysis skills, ideally having worked within a demanding multi-site setting, then you could be perfect, and we'd love to see your CV
Please note: This is a full-time permanent role based at the company’s Cullompton site in Devon, with regular travel to other sites across the UK. Offering an attractive salary of circa £50,000, plus benefits package including life assurance, pension and sickness scheme, wellbeing support, retail discounts, plus much more, this is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career within an expanding business.
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The Role
- Reviewing weekly P&L flash/forecast results and monthly management accounts, working with the business unit lead to understand business performance in order to drive profitability
- Co-ordinating production of the annual budget and quarterly forecast, working with the operational managers, identifying risks and opportunities to the business area’s forecast and support their presentations to the Board
- Producing timely and accurate financial reports and business cases to support decision making
- Liaising closely with operational management and presenting the financials at monthly meetings
- Challenging the operational management team on revenue and cost to ensure profit and margin is maximised and helping drive a culture of continuous improvement in your designated business area
- Interpreting and communicating financial data to non-financial people, offering professional judgement
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The Candidate
The ideal candidate for this Finance Business Partner role will be a qualified accountant with significant exposure to cost management, financial modelling and forecasting, with experience working within a dynamic/fast changing environment. A background working within a multi-site setting would be preferred with experience acting as a trusted advisor to leaders and Board members.
Key skills will include…
- Excellent presentation skills, able to present financial information clearly to deliver key drivers
- Able to deep dive to the core of business priority and drive outcomes
- Analytical thinker with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
- A strong communicator who is confident to question and challenge senior stakeholders
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The Company
One of the largest privately owned logistics companies in the UK with 50 sites, 22 warehouses and 1,300 vehicles, running for over 100 years with their people always at the centre of everything they do.
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Interested? If you think you're right for this Finance Business Partner role, then click the 'Apply Now' button, send us your CV and we'll consider you for the first round of interviews.