Commercial Business Partner

apetito Limited; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

apetito Limited, a leading food supplier in the UK, seeks a proactive Commercial Business Partner. This role involves strategizing, driving efficiencies, and fostering improvements within the finance team. Candidates should have A Levels and relevant accounting experience, excelling in Microsoft Office and communication. Benefits include competitive salary, bonus, and a range of employee perks.

Benefits

25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays

Discretionary annual bonus scheme

Pension scheme - employer matched contributions up to 4%

Life assurance scheme

Subsidised canteen

Free parking

apetito perks scheme

Qualifications

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in an accounting role clearly demonstrating the commercial impact they made.
• Newly qualified, passed finalist, or studying towards finals for professional accounting qualification.
• Diligence and attention to detail, deadline focused, and committed to continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Develop strong bonds with key business stakeholders to collectively identify and deliver value adding initiatives.
• Continuous development of key business intelligence focusing on areas which provide Business Unit Managers with a deeper understanding of the financial dynamics of activities.
• Support and enhance the routine financial reporting of apetito’s commercial businesses and operational activities.

Skills

Microsoft Office skills

Communication

Critical review of processes

Education

A Levels or equivalent

Professional accounting qualification

Tools

SAP

Job description

Overview

The apetito B2B business units are growing rapidly and require a pro-active, dynamic and value adding Commercial Business Partner to support the operational management teams.

The Commercial Business Partner will work with decision makers within our Education business, helping define strategy and tactical direction, evaluating new business opportunities, leading pricing decisions and presenting apetito’s world class offering in a commercially compelling manner.

This is not a typical commercial finance role - we are seeking a credible B2B professional who is a resilient self-starter determined to drive their own and the teams success.

You will lead the budgeting and forecasting for the relevant business units, helping to identify and shape new opportunities for growth. You will foster an environment of continuous improvement by identifying and delivering efficiencies ensuring that teams work in as lean and an effective manner as possible.

You will promote a culture of continuous improvement by identifying and implementing efficiencies, ensuring that the Commercial Finance team operates in the most lean and effective manner possible.

This role is working 37.5 hours per week.

Competitive Salary + Bonus + Benefits

Who we are

apetito is the UK’s leading food supplier to the health and social care sectors serving more than 1,300 care homes, health care and education settings.

Our meals are expertly crafted by our dieticians and chefs, and then frozen to lock in the goodness.

Wiltshire Farm Foods, our sister company, is the UK’s largest ready meal supplier cooking and delivering over 330 different delicious frozen ready meals across the UK.

Responsibilities

• Develop strong bonds with key business stakeholders to collectively identify and deliver value adding initiatives
• Continuous development of key business intelligence focusing on areas which provide Business Unit Managers with a deeper understanding of the financial dynamics of activities
• Presentation of key financial performance, including exception reporting to Operational Managers and Senior Management
• Support and enhance the routine financial reporting of apetito’s commercial businesses and operational activities – incorporating period-end, budgets and forecasts
• Automate, streamline and improve the efficiencies and effectiveness of Commercial Finance processes.
• Routine support and involvement in various areas of the Commercial Finance and wider Finance team to ensure all departmental objectives are met within the required timescales
• Be an effective team member and contributor to other ad-hoc support / project work

About you

Essential:

• A Levels or equivalent
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in an accounting role clearly demonstrating the commercial impact they made
• Newly qualified, passed finalist, or studying towards finals for professional accounting qualification
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills – particularly, Excel and PowerPoint
• Confident and capable communicator
• Experience of working with business partners providing more than just MI
• Evidence of how they have added value to a role above the standard responsibilities
• Ability to critically review existing business processes/systems
• Diligence and attention to detail
• Generates enthusiasm and energy
• Deadline focused, and looks for opportunities to exceed expectations
• Committed to continuous improvement
• Ability to work independently and pro-actively

Desirable:

• Previous experience of SAP
• Flexible and keen to get involved in various areas of the finance team
• Compelling influencing skills

Company Benefits

• Competitive salary – accredited Living Wage employer
• 25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays
• Option to purchase up to 5 additional days holiday per year
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme
• Pension scheme - employer matched contributions up to 4%
• Life assurance scheme worth at least 1x annual salary
• Subsidised canteen
• Free parking
• Free turkey or voucher at Christmas
• apetito perks scheme including salary sacrifice options and retail discounts

Our Values

As a family-owned business, we take great pride in being a company that makes a real difference and is dedicated to creating outstanding meals to be proud of.

We develop a range of products designed to enhance health and well-being for all our customers.

We are driven by a passion for service and dedicated to feeding some of the UK’s most vulnerable people.

We proudly support British food and farming, focusing on using the best ethical and sustainable produce in alignment with our goal to reach Net Zero by 2040.

Our ethical standards are recognised by the ETI and we are an accredited Living Wage employer.Learn more about apetito’s commitment to a more sustainable future.

We embrace inclusion, empowering individuals from diverse backgrounds.

Our commitment to making a real difference extends to customers, communities, and staff and we're on a mission to build an inclusive workplace where everyone reaches their full potential.