Finance Business Partner

We are looking for a commercially focused Finance Business Partner to join our team at BPX Rothley (LE7 7NL). This is an exciting opportunity to partner with senior stakeholders, influence key decisions and drive performance in a growing business.
About Us:
For 60 years BPX (part of the RS Group) has built a reputation as the leading independent distributor of factory automation and control components – from computers to connectors, from robots to relays and everything in between. We now employ over 180 people and from our 15 locations throughout the UK & Ireland, we provide a local service to our customers.
Our continued success comes from our passion for technology and commitment to customer service. We are a talented group across our UK and Ireland branch network and work towards our mission for our customers, “help to choose, help to use”.
BPX are the strategic partner to market leading brands such as Schneider Electric, Mitsubishi, Omron and many more, offering innovative products, solutions and technical support to thousands of customers UK wide.
The Opportunity:
* You’ll be the lead Finance Business Partner across the Group’s trading entities, working with leaders to improve financial performance
* You’ll support the business through change following our recent acquisition, helping define and embed robust processes around budgets, forecasts and performance measures
* Using your strong technical understanding and commercial awareness, you will build a strong understanding of operational and commercial levers to provide forward-looking financial support across multiple business functions
* Help to drive decisions, reporting, process efficiency and strong controls
* You’ll work closely with the Head of Group Finance to support decisions with commercial insight, risk awareness, strong governance, and strategic planning at the forefront of your mind
* This is a Hybrid role, you will be office-based for 3 to 4 days per week
* Some UK and Ireland travel may be required to work with the relevant teams on an adhoc basis
The main duties will include:
* Leading P&L and balance sheet reporting, with strong controls and timely execution
* Managing an Assistant Management Accountant and working with the wider Finance team to deliver accurate reporting and month-end processes
* Partnering with sales, marketing, operations and central functions.
* Leading financial evaluation across the UK&I’s key value drivers.
* Using data to identify trends, risks and opportunities across Sales, Marketing and Operations, and turn insight into action.
* Leading performance reviews and planning discussions with functional leaders, using data and financial discipline.
* Supporting the financial assessment of investments and commercial proposals, ensuring alignment with strategy and return expectations.
* Providing financial analysis of proposals, evaluate options and identify opportunities to improve performance.
* Communicating financial performance clearly to sales, marketing and operational managers.
* Providing timely reporting packs and ad hoc analysis to support decisions and highlight performance drivers.
* Helping design and track KPIs aligned to Group strategy and functional goals.
* Supporting a strong financial control environment, including audit alignment, accurate reporting and data integrity.
* Helping embed budgeting and forecasting across the leadership team and wider business.
* Translating functional objectives into robust financial plans, targets and KPIs.
* Ensuring budget and forecast decisions are understood, communicated and progressed collaboratively.
* Identifying actions to help meet and exceed performance targets.
* Working with finance colleagues to develop consistent approaches and share best practice.
* Developing and mentoring your direct report, with a focus on performance and succession.
* Taking ownership of your development and acting as a role model
Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
-Qualified Finance Professional: Recognised accountancy qualification (CIMA or equivalent) and strong technical knowledge of accounting standards and controls. Part-qualified candidates would be considered, with relevant background and experience.
- Stakeholder Partnering: Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence decisions through collaboration.
- Commercial Insight & Challenge: Strong commercial awareness and the ability to shape decisions, challenge constructively and spot risks and opportunities.
- Clear & Impactful Communication: Able to simplify complex financial information for finance and non-finance audiences.
- Leadership Through Influence: Able to create alignment, pace and accountability across teams without direct authority.
- FP&A and Decision Support Expertise: Strong analysis, modelling and scenario planning skills to support strategy and decision-making.
- Data Driven: Use data to generate insight, challenge assumptions and support evidence-based decisions.
- Resilient and Adaptable: Professional under pressure, with sound judgement and the ability to work through change and ambiguity.
- Outcome and Accountability Focus: Takes ownership, removes obstacles and delivers high-quality work that improves performance.
Desirable but not essential:
- Experience of One Office, One stream, SAP and/or Business Objects
- Experience in industrial, electronics or distribution sectors
- Experience working with stakeholders across multiple geographies
BPX offers great benefits such as:
- Minimum of 31 days annual leave including bank holidays (increasing with length of service)
- Access to our training and development platform
- Friendly and supportive work environment
- Dress down Fridays
- Access to the Employee Assistance Programme
- Recruitment referral bonus
- Opportunities for career progression
- Cycle 2 Work scheme
- Ability to carry forward unused holiday
- Option to purchase additional annual leave
- Free onsite parking
- Emergency loans
BPX remains a financially secure business, offering the chance to work within a happy, friendly company with some wonderful and talented people.
If you like a challenge and believe you are the right person to join our team, please click apply and upload your CV, we look forward to hearing from you!
We reserve the right to close the advert early when a suitable candidate is found.
No Agencies, please