Commercial Finance Business Partner

ZIGUP; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance or company car option

24-26 days annual leave

Pension with 5% employer contributions

Free life assurance

Employee referral scheme

24/7 GP service

Cycle to work scheme

Health Cash Plan

Discounted vehicle repairs

Financial wellbeing app

Job summary

Join ZIGUP as a Commercial Finance Business Partner, where you'll leverage your financial expertise to support strategic decision-making. This role involves building relationships, leading forecasting processes, and driving financial performance through innovative solutions. Enjoy a competitive salary, generous benefits, and the opportunity to make a significant impact within a leading mobility solutions provider.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with solid business partnering experience.
• Ability to offer value-adding insight.
• Experience in establishing professional relationships with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial advice and analytical decision support.
• Lead forecasting process for FMG volumes and revenue.
• Conduct periodic reviews of customer profitability.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Stakeholder management

Financial analysis

Education

Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent)

Job description

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Commercial Finance Business Partner

Reference: MAY20259051

Expiry date: 13:21, Thu, 12th Jun 2025

Location: Huddersfield

Benefits: -

Location: Huddersfield, hybrid (2 days per week in office)

Are you ready to take on a high-profile role that combines financial expertise with strategic influence? Our Commercial Finance Business Partner position offers a unique opportunity to provide financial advice and analytical decision support to the Managing Director of our FMG businesses (part of ZIGUP group) and their senior teams. In this role, you’ll build strong relationships, act as a trusted adviser, and contribute significantly to improving decision-making, ensuring the sustainable success of our business. Your ability to challenge the status quo and develop innovative solutions will be key.

Supported by your two direct reports, you’ll lead the forecasting process for FMG volumes, revenue, and overhead costs. As well as overseeing the production of monthly reporting packs, providing valuable insight and commentary on financial and non-financial performance indicators. Working closely with the commercial team, you will conduct periodic reviews of customer profitability and provide guidance on maximizing revenue and controlling costs. Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement, you will drive financial performance through new initiatives, product development, and ad hoc project support.

Your role will include providing proactive pricing support to the FMG New Business teams and analytical assistance for contract renewals and additional product promotions. You will support the commercial team through internal pricing reviews, articulating risks and opportunities. Additionally, you will develop and maintain pricing models, ensuring accuracy and completeness of data inputs, and perform financial evaluations to understand the impacts of pricing actions on customer profitability.

Join ZIGUP as a Commercial Finance Business Partner and enjoy some outstanding benefits …

Of course, there’s a great basic salary, but that’s just the beginning, our most popular benefits include…

Salary - £45,000 to £55,000 based on experience, enhanced by a generous car allowance (or company car option) and bonus.

Annual Leave - Start with 24 days, increasing to 26 days with service. Of course, you’ll have public holidays too and an extra day’s leave to celebrate your birthday!

Pension - Generous employer contributions of 5%

Financial Benefits - Enjoy the security of free life assurance, a save-as-you-earn scheme, an employee referral scheme (earning £1,000 per referral), and our Benefits App with discounts and cashback at top retailers like Tesco, Asda, Currys, B&Q, and Wickes.

Wellbeing & Lifestyle Services - Access our colleague assistance programme with 24/7 GP service, mental health support and physiotherapy plus cycle to work, eyecare vouchers, Health Cash Plan, Dental Plan and Travel Insurance.

Motoring Benefits - Take advantage of exclusive employee vehicle-leasing schemes, discounted repairs, and reduced rates on weekend car and van hires.

Wagestream - A free financial wellbeing app that gives you more control over your pay, helps you save, provides financial advice and offers even more discounts on your shopping.

About You

• First and foremost you will be a qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent) with solid business partnering experience and the ability to offer value adding insight
• You’ll have a commercial awareness, and understand the key drivers of our business and how they interact
• You’ll have experience of establishing professional and positive relationships with a range of stakeholders of varying seniority, with an ability to influence stakeholders towards positive outcomes

About Us

ZIGUP is a leading integrated mobility solutions provider. We're trusted by many of the UKs leading insurance and leasing companies, fleet operators, OEMs and blue-chip corporates, delivering a wide array of solutions from vehicle rental and fleet management to accident management, vehicle repairs, service and maintenance.

Our Purpose? Keeping customers moving, smarter.

We are agile. We are experts. We are imaginative. We are reliable.