Job Title: Finance Business Partner

Location: Swindon

Salary: Up to £70,000 + Car Allowance

FTC - Maternity Cover starting as soon as possible

Our client is seeking a qualified Finance Business Partner to lead financial support for their Growth teams. The ideal candidate will provide strategic and commercial finance insight, support tenders and investment cases, drive budgeting/forecasting, and present performance updates to senior leadership. Strong business partnering experience, commercial acumen, and analytical skills are essential.

About the role

You will be the finance lead responsible for partnering with our Growth teams in developing and executing short-, medium- and long-term strategic plans across three key verticals in support of the business’ vision of becoming the UKs leading provider of early morning end to
end supply chain solutions. The role requires best in class financial business partnering, including supporting with tenders, investment appraisal, financial results analysis and insight, forecasting, business planning and cost management

• Gaining and maintaining a deep understanding of the strategic aims of the business to ensure the provision of best-in-class finance support
• Working cross-functionally to provide finance support on tenders for new business, leading with business case development and supporting pricing decisions.
• Tracking performance of new and existing Growth customers, providing clear and actionable insights into performance vs forecast and the original business cases.
• Providing analytical support, and performance insight to both Growth and Finance teams
• Lead the budgeting and forecasting processes within the Growth teams focussing on both revenue and costs.
• Accountable for the presentation of monthly performance to the CFO and other members of the Executive team.
• Using excellent organisation and planning capabilities to ensure promises are delivered and deadlines are met without any compromise to quality of output.
• Bringing a critical eye and a continuous improvement mindset, working with the wider Business Partnering ta

What we can offer you

Not only do we offer free onsite parking, life assurance and 5% match pension but you’ll also have access to:

• car allowance
• Company bonus
• Company funded Health Cash Plan – providing cash back for everyday healthcare costs such as dental, optical and physiotherapy
• 25 days holiday plus holiday buy scheme
• 24/7 E-Learning modules, Training and Development opportunities
• Sharesave Scheme, Cycle to work schemes, Health cash plan
• Private medical insurance
• Colleague Assistance Programme & Colleague referral scheme

About you

• Qualified accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA).
• Strong commercial business acumen evidenced by previous experience business partnering Sales teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Trusted to advise and business partner peer group (SN Leadership) and above.
• Working in a cross functional environment where decision making processes are embryonic.
• Team player, balancing the needs of finance function and FP&A activities with needs of supported business areas.
• Good interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence.
• Investment appraisal / business case development.
• Significant forecasting and budgeting experience.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Excellent spreadsheet / systems skills .
• Exceptional attention to detail and eye for accuracy