Finance Business Partner, Cost

Finance Business Partner – Cost

Up to £80,000 + bonus

Manchester

Partner Financial is working with a global and market leading hospitality business, who are seeking a Finance Business Partner with a focus on cost reporting. Dedicated to their people-first strategy, the business is entering an exciting period of growth as they aim to unify their brands. This is a hybrid role based in Manchester.

Reporting to the Commercial Finance Director, you will be responsible for cost reporting and overheads, forecasting and budgeting, whilst remaining a reliable advisor to key stakeholders of the business. This is an equally exciting and crucial hire, whereby you will be responsible for the cost base and making key financial decisions that support business objectives.

Key responsibilities:

• Working with the larger Finance, Operational and HR teams to provide detailed analysis, reporting and forecasting to support cost control across the business.
• Partnering with vendors to safeguard spending, cost tracking and manage overall spending.
• Collaborating with management teams for forecasting and budgeting for staff costs, as well as identifying cost trends.
• Remaining involved in headcount budgeting and forecasting, whilst having an input with ROI analysis.
• Leading annual and quarterly budget and forecast for cost element, across the business.
• Creating financial models to support financial and operational objectives across business functions.
• Presenting monthly and quarterly cost data to management and key stakeholders.
• Advocating for system and process improvements for cost reporting element.

The ideal candidate:

We anticipate the successful candidate will be a skilled accountant, coming from an e-commerce, consumer, B2C, retail or hospitality background; with hands-on experience in revenue analysis, margin reporting and business partnering, with the following traits:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
• Background in cost management, management accounting and business partnering.
• Experience in e-commerce, B2C, retail, or consumer is advantageous.
• Advanced Excel skills or experience with financial processing tools would be desirable.
• Strong communication, proactive and ability to influence non-financial stakeholders.

Interested candidates should send their CV to Jess Kaur. I will be contacting candidates with the closest match to the client’s selection criteria within five days of application to arrange an initial meeting. If you have not heard from me within these timescales, thank you for your interest but please consider your application unsuccessful on this occasion. If you would like to have a confidential conversation about your current situation then please feel free to give us a call to discuss.