Finance Business Partner

REXEL; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company based in Birmingham is seeking a Finance Business Partner to lead financial operations for logistics and inventory management. This role involves providing financial insights, supporting stakeholders, and driving performance improvements. Candidates should possess a strong commercial mindset and relevant financial qualification. The position offers extensive learning opportunities and supportive company culture focusing on diversity and individual growth.

Benefits

Performance Related Bonus scheme

Company Car Scheme

33 days annual leave

Buy and sell holiday each year

Enhanced parental leave

Private Medical Insurance

Healthy Mind Champions

Staff discounts

Qualifications

• Strong commercial mindset with experience in supply chain or logistics.
• Excellent analytical skills with ability to convert data into insights.
• Confident presenter for explaining financial info to non-financial stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary finance partner to Logistics and P&I teams.
• Own logistics P&Ls and inventory reporting ensuring accuracy.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and KPI monitoring for the supply chain.

Skills

Collaboration

Accountability

Customer Focus

Financial Acumen

Drives Results

Decision Quality

Business Insight

Education

Financial qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent)

Job description

Company Description

Are you a commercially minded Finance Business Partner who enjoys turning numbers into clear actions? Do you thrive in stakeholder partnerships that allow you to contribute to drive productivity, control inventory and deliver measurable financial improvements?

Join our talented Commercial Finance team as a Finance Business Partner for Logistics and become a vital part of driving our UK supply chain performance.

The benefits of a career with Rexel:

• Bonuses: Performance Related Bonus scheme
• Company Car Scheme
• Time Off: 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays, increasing throughout the years too!)
• You can also buy and sell holiday each year
• Enhanced parental leave
• Support & Development: Extensive learning opportunities from day one.
• Health & Wellbeing: Private Medical Insurance/Free virtual GP service, Healthy Mind Champions, and more!
• Perks: Staff discounts, exclusive holiday offers and free financial support and education

Job Description

As the Finance Business Partner for Logistics you'll be the finance lead for our logistics P&Ls and inventory. You'll translate financial data into practical insights, influence operational decision-making, and partner with leadership and supporting teams to deliver sustainable performance improvements.

What you'll do:

• Act as the primary finance partner to the Logistics and P&I teams, building strong relationships and supporting commercial decisions with clear, timely financial insight.
• Own the logistics P&Ls and inventory reporting-ensure accuracy, provide analysis and lead regular financial review meetings with stakeholders.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and KPI monitoring for the supply chain; drive alignment with the UK budget and Group metrics.
• Use data analytics to quickly identify performance trends, risks and opportunities, and communicate findings in a way that drives action.
• Support the Commercial Finance Director in strategy development and delivery across the UK Supply Chain.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives: design, implement and monitor plans that improve productivity and financial outcomes.
• Take on ad-hoc company-wide projects and support cross-functional workstreams as required.
• Participate in regular on-site visits (at least once a week) to embed partnership with operational teams and promote excellence.

Qualifications

At Rexel, we prioritise hiring individuals based on behaviours and potential, r the behaviours that will set you up for success as our Finance Business Partner include:

• COLLABORATION - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• TAKES ACCOUNTABILTY - Takes action, addresses obstacles to get work done and meets commitments
• CUSTOMER FOCUS - Building strong customer relationships & delivers customer centric solutions
• FINANCIAL ACUMEN - interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions
• DRIVES RESULTS: consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances
• DECISION QUALITY - making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward
• BUSINESS INSIGHT : applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organisation's goals

Ideally you will also benefit from having:

• A Financial qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent).
• Strong commercial mindset with previous experience partnering with supply chain or logistics teams.
• Excellent analytical skills and proven ability to convert data into insightful recommendations.
• Confident presenter who can explain complex financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
• Influential communicator who builds trust and drives results through collaboration and constructive challenge.
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving environment and supporting change initiatives

Additional Information

At Rexel UK, we're all about welcoming people from different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives because we know that diversity drives fresh ideas and great results.

By coming together as one team, we're building a high-performance culture that not only drives success but also creates real value for our customers and communities.

Creating an environment where individuality is celebrated and creativity flourishes, we're making sure everyone feels supported and confident to be their best.