Finance Business Partner

Investigo Finance are recruiting a Finance Business Partner for a logistics business based in Milton Keynes.

In the position of Finance Business Partner Milton Keynes you will report to the Financial Controller providing key support to for the Retail Distribution team within supply chain. Other key duties to include:

• Financial control & reporting - responsibility for completion of management accounts (P&L and balance sheet, including calculation of accruals and prepayments) and provision of management information including insightful commentary on variances to target and prior year
• Supply of Bridges/Commentary at month end and for forecast & budgets
• Balance Sheet controls and reconciliations.
• Finance business partnering of senior operational stakeholders - providing quality understanding, support & challenge
• Assisting in the development and maintenance of key metric and statistic tracking, and impact on financial performance
• Financial and performance analysis of the operations on an ongoing basis
• Recharge of operational cost base to business units
• Budgeting and quarterly reforecasting - ownership of end to end process for business unit
• Weekly forecasting - completion of forecast for the business units, and maintenance of clear link to monthly results
• Risk and opportunities tracking. Proactively looking forward identifying and managing financial risks and opportunities.
• To assist with any ad hoc analysis and project work as required
• Understanding of the warehouse stock processes and any related stock adjustments

The profile

The successful candidate will need to be at final stages of either ACA/ACCA or CIMA

Articulate and able to communicate effectively with non-financial stakeholders

Demonstrates responsibility and ownership, able to prioritise own workload, working to strict deadlines

Supply Chain or Logistics experience an advantage

The Salary

£38,000 to £44,000 basic plus benefits