Finance Business Partner - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Fresh People Ltd
Description
Home Based - Finance Business Partner
Fresh People are currently recruiting for a Regional Finance Business Partner for a Global Fresh Produce Wholesale Business covering the Midlands area over multiple sites.
In this role you will be responsible for management accounting, forecasting & commercial analysis, whilst supporting the Wholesale Markets branches within the region.
You will be required to maximize commercial opportunities and identify risks of the business, working closely with the site BM's, Regional Directors and HOF.
The Person
Qualified Accountant ideally CIMA with exposure previously within the Fresh Produce industry or FMCG manufacturing environment required, previously a Management Accountant looking for the next step up.
Must be confident, results driven and commercially astute, an effective communicator at all levels with demonstrable experience of process improvements and stakeholder management with advanced excel skills.
Happy to work from home with regular travel to the branches. Multi-site management experience would be an advantage.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Providing proactive support, challenge and financial insight to the Branch Managers and Regional Directors
- To deliver timely, accurate & relevant financial information & analysis to key stakeholders including, preparing weekly, monthly, and quarterly forecasts, annual budgets, variance analysis and KPI's driving the business performance
- Identifying risks and opportunities to enable delivery of the targets
- Develop, rigorously challenge, and question the budget/forecast assumptions and KPIs
- Provision of the Monthly Review Packs and participation in the Monthly Branch Review Meeting
- Identify and explain business performance variances and recommendations for improvements
- Consignment reconciliation, analysis, and challenge
- Margin management through analysis and challenge
- Develop and understand distribution cost reporting & KPI's
- Benchmarking performance across locations
- Monitor new business performance and profitability
- Review of monthly accruals, prepayments, and balance sheet reconciliations
- Attend monthly stock takes
- Maintain strong financial controls across all areas
- Support the Head of Finance as required through analysis and project activity
- Working in accordance with SOX internal control framework to minimise risk and ensure transparency
If you are a Management Accountant looking for an opportunity to step into a Finance Business Partner role then please forward your CV over for consideration today our client offers competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits package, and opportunities for career growth. If you are a motivated individual with a passion for finance and leadership, we would love to hear from you.
Reference ID:
FP-0112-RC
Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent
Salary:
£55,000.00-£60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Onsite parking
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
Application question(s):
- Are you happy to be home based with regular travel to wholesale branches 4 days out of
- Are you a CIMA qualified financial accountant or ACCA
Experience:
Management Accountant: 3 years (preferred)
- Fresh Produce or FMCG Manufacturing: 2 years (preferred)
Work Location:
Hybrid remote in Birmingham
Reference ID:
FP-0112-RC
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