Finance Business Partner in Elland

Marshalls PLC is the UK’s leading hard landscaping, building and roofing products supplier and has supplied some of the most prestigious landmarks in the UK since the 1890s. We’ve held a Superbrand status since 2010, and we’re a successful FTSE 250 organisation! Every step we take and every product we make is geared towards making the world around us a better place to live.

Our Finance department drives our company forward, from steering major investment projects to transforming data into powerful insights. As trusted business partners, we ensure financial precision, uphold the highest standards in reporting, and safeguard our business's integrity.

We now have a new opportunity for an experienced Finance Business Partner to join our dynamic Business Finance Team. You will work closely with business leaders in our Landscaping & Building Products Business Units, driving growth and profitability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with key stakeholders to gain a comprehensive understanding of the business, accounts, reporting cycles, and financial performance.
• Take ownership of the P&L and Balance Sheet and your business unit's performance, using keen judgement to manage and escalate issues effectively.
• Deliver accurate forecasts/budgets and monthly accounts, including using standard costing and variance analysis to provide clear visibility of production performance, material usage, and labour efficiency.
• Shape our strategy and drive the business toward its strategic goals by presenting insightful Management Information (MI) to senior leaders.
• Continuously improve the quality of our Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) and commercial decision-making, ensuring all stakeholders receive the right support at the right time.
• Work effectively with stakeholders, understanding their needs and providing the right solutions to support business objectives.
• Build and maintain positive relationships throughout the organisation.
• Travel to manufacturing sites across the country, gaining invaluable insights into our operations.

Required Skills:

• Qualified accountant (CIMA or equivalent).
• Commercial business knowledge and FP&A experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ambitious, determined, and eager to engage with leadership teams, driven to challenge the norm and contribute to strategic decision-making.
• Team player with a strong motivation to succeed, resilience, well-organised, and structured approach.
• Able to foster productive relationships across the businesses with multi-level contacts.

Benefits:

• Hybrid working with 2 days a week in our Head Office in Elland.
• Guaranteed Christmas holidays.
• Development opportunities.
• 34 days per annum or the equivalent in hours (inclusive of bank holidays).
• Health care cash plan – support with Dental, Optical, Prescription costs and many more!
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption pay and leave.
• 5% employer-matched pension scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee discount on products.
• Retailer discounts.
• Marshalls Wellbeing Centre – move, money & mind.
• Share purchase scheme.
• Life assurance.

Our operations are organised into three distinct divisions: Landscape Products, Building Products, and Roofing Products. Marshalls Landscape Products stands out as the leading UK manufacturer of high-quality natural stone and innovative concrete hard landscaping products. We cater to the construction, home improvement, and landscape markets, offering superior solutions. Marshalls Building Products serves as a reliable supplier of concrete drainage products, concrete bricks, ready-to-use mortars, and aggregates. Marley Roofing Products is recognised as a leader in the manufacturing and supply of pitched roofing systems. Our product range includes clay and concrete tiles, timber battens, roof-integrated solar solutions, and various roofing accessories.

Although divisional, we work as one Marshalls team. We’re particularly proud to have paved every location on the Monopoly Board!