Finance Business Partner
£70,000 - £75,000 +10% bonus
Are you a Qualified Accountant with strong commercial skills who is interested in a Finance Business Partnering role within a multi-site UK Leisure business? Aila is partnered with a PE backed Group who are looking for a commercially strong, analytical and motivated Finance Business Partner to join the team.
About the Company:
- ~£200m revenue, PE backed business with 20+ sites
- Strong cash injection to scale the business further whilst growing profitably
- Commercial business partnering role with great exposure to non-finance in a value-add capacity
The role:
This is an exciting opportunity for somebody looking to join a multi-site leisure business in a role that is truly focused on business partnering with sites, adding value through insightful analysis and taking a leading role in commercial business partnering with Operations and owning their Retail and Leisure spend.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build the budget for operational expenditure, on-site spend and entertainment
- Deliver a budget and detailed reforecasts throughout the year in accordance with the FP&A timetable
- Using performance trends to develop top-down monthly P&L outlooks highlighting risks and opportunities to target
- Continuously improving the budget process including seeking automation and integration with reporting systems
- Improve KPI’s and benchmarking standards to assist in setting challenging but achievable plans
- Improve accuracy and efficiency around production of budgets, forecasts and reporting
- Support the creation of a suite of monthly reporting, summarising period performance through insightful narrative
- Ensure Capex requests are supported by robust business cases and benefits can be tracked against plan
- Prepare insightful commentary on performance (vs budget/forecast)
- Review management accounts to explain and challenge the business performance with central business partners, Regional Directors, Head of Commercial Operations
- Act as main finance business partner for Retail, Leisure and Entertainment
- Provide analysis and insight to drive understanding and informed decision making across all these areas of the P&L, considering both financial and non-financial performance measures
- Continuously improving reporting and transparency through the use of PowerBI and AI
The Ideal Candidate:
- Qualified Accountant (CIMA/ACA/ACCA) with 2-3 years of post-qualification experience and comfort in business partnering with stakeholders
- Experience in an analytical role, ideally for a consumer facing business (Retail / Leisure)
- Ability to calmly and confidently work under pressure to achieve targets and deliver results within required timescales.
- Advanced Excel skills with strong attention to detail
- Confident communicator, comfortable influencing stakeholders at all levels
The Package & Benefits:
- Salary: £70,000 - £75,000
- 10% performance related bonus
- Hybrid working (3 in, 2 out)
- 25 days leave + bank
How to Apply:
We want to hear from you if you're excited about this opportunity and believe you have what it takes to excel in this role. Apply now for further information.
About Aila Recruitment:
Aila is a specialist finance recruitment business dedicated to providing the best jobs to the best people. We operate as an extended arm of our client's business and a career coach for our candidates' ongoing development.
Not quite the right role for you? Contact us to discuss other opportunities and start a partnership with a finance agency that puts you first.