Finance Business Partner - Retail & Property in Bridgwater

Are you a highly analytical and commercially astute finance professional ready to drive maximum value across a major retail estate? We are looking for a Retail & Property Finance Business Partner to play a critical role in enhancing store performance through optimised decision‑making across our retail division. This is a hands‑on role where you will challenge, support and guide the Retail team to develop and execute sound financial strategies, ensuring every decision is commercially viable and aligned with our ambitious business objectives.

You will also be responsible for the management, mentoring and professional development of the Retail & Property Finance Analyst, fostering a culture of high performance and strong business partnership.

As our Business Partner, your core responsibilities centre on three key areas:

• Driving Retail Performance and Efficiency: Partnering with Retail Divisional Directors to influence strategic and operational decisions, analyse key performance indicators to identify financial drivers, propose actionable recommendations for stores and divisions, and collaboratively control all cost lines to achieve defined efficiency goals.
• Commercial & Investment Support: Identifying and evaluating initiatives to increase profitability across our entire retail estate, providing financial modelling and investment appraisal for all key retail property initiatives, such as new store openings, relocations, refits and closures, and developing compelling business cases for capital expenditure to ensure a clear ROI.
• Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A): Leading the annual budgeting and quarterly re‑forecasting processes for the retail function, producing insightful weekly and monthly performance reporting, complete with detailed variance analysis and narrative‑driven commentary to clearly explain the “why” behind the numbers.

You must be an accountancy professional with 1 to 2 years PQE (CIMA / ACCA / ACA) or have equivalent relevant experience in a similar role. Prior experience in a commercial environment, demonstrating a broad understanding of business operations and the impact of the finance function. Strong business partnering and stakeholder engagement skills, coupled with excellent analytical capabilities. Proven experience in data management and manipulation. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to liaise effectively at all levels of the business. Experience in a large retail or FMCG organisation is advantageous. You’ll be high energy and enthusiastic and thrive in a fast paced, agile environment.

Every opportunity to bring your personality and potential to work. You'll be able to advance your career within the Travis Perkins Group, supported with training and development, including apprenticeship, licence to operate and management development programmes. In addition, you’ll receive benefits such as 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, a company pension scheme, life assurance, a bonus scheme, cycle-to-work scheme, financial education and support, family friendly policies, recognition awards and discounts at over 1000 other retailers.

Our policy is to employ the best‑qualified people and provide equal opportunity for the advancement of employees, including promotion and training, and not to discriminate against any person because of gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief or disability.