Finance Business Partner

Morrisons; Bradford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Morrisons is seeking a Finance Business Partner for its Online Business, focusing on end-to-end P&L reporting and analysis with Ocado collaboration. You will deliver weekly cost reporting, variance analysis, and month-end processes while driving process improvements across a large retail organisation.

You will be a qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) with strong communication skills and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience with end-to-end P&L reporting and financial analysis
• Strong understanding of month-end processes and balance sheet reconciliations
• Retail exposure is advantageous but not essential

Responsibilities

• Weekly cost reporting and analysis.
• Provide stakeholders with commentary on costs for the previous week.
• Month end preparation including journals and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Provide variance analysis and trending to measure performance against budget, forecasts and business cases.
• Maintain a high level of financial control within your area.
• Identify financial risks and opportunities for departments, as well as areas to speed up and simplify.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with colleagues across the site and the Finance team.
• Take a pivotal role in expediting centralisation of controls and reporting, driving process improvements and laying groundwork for an efficient team structure.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Financial analysis

Attention to detail

Education

CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualification

Job description

At Morrisons, we're more than just numbers - we're about driving real commercial success. This isn't just about reporting figures; it's about getting under the skin of the business, challenging decisions, and influencing strategy. This dynamic business partnering role is central to the profitability of our rapidly growing Online Business. You will be responsible for full end-to-end P&L reporting and analysis, covering key cost areas with our partnership with Ocado including stock.

• Weekly cost reporting and analysis.
• Providing your stakeholders with commentary on costs for the previous week.
• Month end preparation including the processing of journals and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Providing variance analysis and trending techniques to measure performance against budget, forecasts and business cases.
• Maintaining a high level of financial control within your area.
• Identifying financial risks and opportunities for departments, as well as areas to speed up and simplify.
• Developing and maintaining strong working relationships with colleagues across the site and the rest of the Finance team.
• Take a pivotal role in expediting the centralisation of controls and reporting, actively driving process improvements and laying the groundwork for a more efficient, future-proofed team structure. You'll ideally be a qualified Accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Previous experience working in a large complex organisation.
• Previous experience working in retail would be advantageous but not essential.
• A good understanding of trading and good commercial acumen.
• Attention to detail with the ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload to meet agreed deadlines.