Finance Business Partner

Evri; Bishop Auckland; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading parcel delivery company in the UK is seeking a Finance Business Partner to drive financial performance and insights across operations. The role involves delivering financial reports, partnering with managers for forecasting, and leading budget processes. Ideal candidates will have financial planning experience, be professionally qualified, and possess strong analytical skills. This position offers various employee benefits, including career progression and flexible working options.

Benefits

Free digital GP service

Wagestream

Free basic Will and discounted partner mirror Will

Bonus schemes

50% discount on sending parcels

Cycle to Work scheme

Company funded Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme with free counselling

Retailer discounts

Great career progression

Up to 26 days holiday

Voluntary flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Proven experience in financial planning, forecasting, and business partnering.
• Understanding of budgetary control, P&L management, and financial reporting.
• Experience within logistics, supply chain, or a fast-paced, complex business is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clear, insightful weekly and monthly financial reporting that supports business objectives.
• Partner with client managers to produce rolling forecasts for future performance.
• Lead the annual budget and reforecasting process for your area.

Skills

Financial planning

Forecasting

Building relationships

Analytical skills

Commercial acumen

Education

Fully professionally qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent)

Degree qualified

Job description

Overview

The Vacancy: As Finance Business Partner for International & Fulfilment, you\'ll play a pivotal role in driving financial performance, insight and improvement across Evri\'s International Inbound operations. You\'ll combine strong analytical skills with commercial acumen to influence decision-making, guide operational success and deliver profit growth through effective financial planning and reporting. This is an exciting, key business-facing role, working closely with Commercial and Operational leaders to turn data into action and insight into performance.

Here are the responsibilities you will have as Finance Business Partner:

• Deliver clear, insightful weekly and monthly financial reporting that supports strategic and tactical business objectives, highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Partner with client managers to produce rolling 13-week forecasts, ensuring accurate visibility of future performance.
• Lead the annual budget and reforecasting process for your area, providing analysis and recommendations to drive improvement.
• Conduct weekly debt reviews to support effective cash flow management.
• Partner with the Commercial team to prepare and deliver business plans and budgets aligned with Evri\'s financial strategy.
• Carry out contractual and surcharge reviews, identifying opportunities for optimisation and margin improvement.
• Build strong relationships across the business to challenge, support, and influence financial decisions.
• Take ownership of month-end accounting processes to ensure accuracy and integrity of reporting.
• Support the development of financial insight and KPI dashboards that drive informed decision-making.

Core capabilities we are looking for:

• Degree qualified and fully professionally qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent).
• Proven experience in financial planning, forecasting, and business partnering.
• Understanding of budgetary control, P&L management, and financial reporting.
• Experience within logistics, supply chain, or a fast-paced, complex business is advantageous.
• Commercially focused with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communicator, confident influencing and challenging senior stakeholders.
• Proactive, collaborative, and passionate about driving improvement.

At Evri, we know we only grow if our people do too. That\'s why we\'re committed to building a truly inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone can bring - and be - their whole authentic selves. We\'re on a journey to better represent the customers we serve around the UK. We\'re committed to removing barriers and ensure that each person at Evri is valued for who they are, and what they bring to our business.

We are Evri. Where everyone is welcome

We\'re excited for the future. Let\'s deliver it together.

About Us

Every parcel, every person, every place - every delivery made for you.

Evri is leading the way in creating responsible delivery experiences for everyone, everywhere. And we\'re doing that by offering the most convenient way to send, receive and return parcels without costing the earth.

Whether it\'s a customer sending a present to a friend, a marketplace trader shipping in bulk or a major retailer such as John Lewis, asos or Next, we\'ve got it covered. With our team of 30,000 couriers, thousands of local ParcelShops and a growing network of hubs and depots across the country, we safely get parcels from A to everywhere.

And it\'s not just customers and retailers who trust us. We\'ve won loads of industry awards over the past few years, including gongs for IT, innovation and our green fleet.

But we wouldn\'t be the biggest dedicated parcel delivery company in the UK without amazing people. We\'re a friendly, ambitious and diverse bunch, united by a passion for delivering the best customer experience. We have great opportunities throughout the business, so take a look to see where you might fit in. We can\'t wait to hear from you.

Our Benefits

• Free digital GP service for all colleagues and their family
• Wagestream - access a portion of your earned income before payday
• Free basic Will and discounted partner mirror Will for all colleagues
• Bonus schemes (grade dependent)
• 50% discount on sending parcels through Evri
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Company funded Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme with free counselling
• Retailer discounts
• Great career progression
• Up to 26 days holiday
• Voluntary flexible benefits at discounted corporate rates