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We’re looking for a commercially minded Finance Business Partner to join our Pubs, Inns & Hotels FP&A team, supporting our Managed Estate business.
In this key role, you'll work closely with Operational Directors, Area Managers and support teams to help drive performance across a varied portfolio of managed pubs, inns and hotels. Acting as a trusted finance partner, you'll turn financial data into meaningful commercial insight, helping stakeholders make informed decisions that improve sales, profitability and return on investment.
You’ll provide constructive challenge, identify opportunities and risks, and use robust analysis to influence decision making and support business growth. This is a highly visible role that offers the opportunity to build strong relationships across the business and make a genuine impact beyond the finance function.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with operational leaders to drive commercial performance across the Managed Estate.
- Provide financial insight, challenge and recommendations to support decision making.
- Build strong stakeholder relationships and act as a trusted business partner.
- Analyse sales, costs, profitability and key operational metrics to identify risks and opportunities.
- Deliver commercial analysis to improve performance across food, drink, accommodation and labour.
- Support budgeting, forecasting and long term planning processes.
- Monitor performance against plans, challenging assumptions and driving continuous improvement.
- Evaluate business cases, investments and commercial initiatives, assessing financial impact and return on investment.
- Produce clear performance reporting, presentations and financial commentary for stakeholders.
- Drive actions that improve profitability by translating insight into practical recommendations.
About you
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Experience within hospitality, leisure, retail or multi-site operations preferred.
- Experience with investment appraisal techniques and business case development.
- Previous experience in Finance Business Partnering, Commercial Finance or FP&A.
- Experience supporting multi-site retail, hospitality, leisure or consumer-facing businesses.
- Strong understanding of P&L management and financial performance drivers.
- Experience working with senior operational stakeholders.
- Experience in correlating operational actions to financial results.
What we offer in return
- Company bonus scheme
- 30% discount on food & drink within our managed pubs
- 30% off in our Visitors Centre shop including brands like Yeti, St. Eval, Atlantic blankets
- 50% discount on accommodation within the managed estate
- Fantastic training & career development opportunities
- Pension Scheme - 4% Employee and Employer or increase to 5%
- Cycle to work scheme
- Westfield Health cash plan – Claim money back for Dental, Eye Care, Physio etc.
- Westfield Rewards – Shopping rewards
- Have a voice in shaping our workplace through employee-led forums and working groups, influencing policies, and initiatives
- Access to Thrive, our learning platform packed with training, resources and development opportunities,
- Clear career pathways designed to help you grow
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