Finance Business Partner

We are looking for a commercially focused Finance Business Partner to join our team at BPX Rothley, responsible for driving financial performance across the group.

• 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 ad hoc basis.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.