Finance Business Partner

Geely Auto UK; Coventry; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Company pension scheme

Geely ECOS scheme

x6 Life assurance

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Medicash

Bike2work scheme

Job summary

Geely Auto UK invites applications for a Finance Business Partner role to support profitable growth and strategic decision-making in the UK market. You will partner with the Chief Commercial Officer UK and leadership to drive revenue, margins and commercial governance across pricing, campaigns and dealer profitability.

You will work with Sales, Marketing and Operations to build robust business cases, perform scenario modelling and ensure accurate financial reporting, while upholding HQ controls

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Commercial Finance / FP&A or Controlling roles.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders with insightful financial analysis.
• Experience in pricing, margin management, incentives and profitability improvement.
• Strong forecasting, budgeting and financial modelling in fast-paced environments.
• Experience developing business cases and evaluating strategic investments.
• Solid understanding of accounting principles and month-end processes.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; Power BI experience.
• Bridge between financial control and commercial decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate accounting for revenue, discounts and costs; align controlling and accounting perspectives.
• Partner with commercial leadership to drive profitable UK market growth.
• Improve gross margins through pricing, incentive and product mix management.
• Lead pricing reviews and provide recommendations on vehicle pricing, campaigns and incentives.
• Analyse dealer profitability and identify opportunities to improve network performance.
• Provide financial assessment on fleet, leasing and key account opportunities.
• Develop robust business cases, financial models and investment appraisals.
• Deliver forecasting, budgeting and scenario modelling to support planning.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing and Operations to evaluate performance and campaigns.
• Conduct regular profitability reviews across products, channels and customer segments.
• Provide data-driven challenge and governance in decision-making.
• Ensure adherence to HQ policies and financial controls.
• Support month-end reporting, revenue controlling and margin analysis.
• Lead process improvement initiatives to enhance financial control.
• Develop reporting tools and BI dashboards to improve visibility.

Skills

Commercial Finance

Stakeholder management

Pricing & margin management

Forecasting & budgeting

Financial modelling

Excel

Power BI / BI tools

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

• Bike2work scheme

At Geely, our story began in 1986 with a simple but powerful idea, an idea that has driven us to become one of the world’s most forward-thinking automotive groups. For nearly three decades, we’ve been redefining mobility through our iconic global brands, including Geely Auto, Volvo Cars, Polestar, Lotus, Zeekr, Lynk & Co, the London Electric Vehicle Company, Farizon, and more. We are Geely Auto UK, the UK arm of Geely Auto Group. Having entered the market in 2025 with our first electric SUV, the Geely EX5, we’re continuing to grow rapidly as we build a nationwide dealer and service network.

Job Purpose

As Finance Business Partner, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the profitable growth of Geely and Zeekr UK. Acting as a trusted advisor to the Chief Commercial Officer UK and wider leadership team, you will provide commercial insight, challenge and financial guidance to support strategic decision-making across pricing, campaigns, incentives, dealer profitability, fleet and key account business, and market development.

Reporting into the Head of Commercial and operations finance, you will combine strong financial and accounting expertise with commercial acumen to drive revenue growth, optimise margin performance, strengthen governance, and ensure sustainable profitability as the UK business scales. You will work closely with Sales, Marketing, Network Development and Operations teams to evaluate opportunities, develop robust business cases and improve commercial performance across the business.

Main Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate accounting treatment for revenue, discounts, and costs, aligning controlling and accounting perspectives.
• Partner with commercial leadership to support the profitable development and growth of the UK Market.
• Drive gross margin performance through effective pricing, incentive and product mix management, balancing volume growth with sustainable profitability.
• Lead pricing reviews and commercial analysis, providing recommendations on vehicle pricing, campaigns, promotional activity and incentive structures.
• Analyse and monitor dealer profitability, identifying risks and opportunities to improve network performance and long-term sustainability.
• Provide financial assessment and challenge on fleet, leasing and key account opportunities, ensuring commercial viability and appropriate risk management.
• Develop robust business cases, financial models and investment appraisals to support strategic initiatives, market expansion and commercial decision making.
• Deliver insightful forecasting, budgeting and scenario modelling to support business planning and performance management.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing and Operations teams to evaluate commercial performance, customer acquisition initiatives and campaign awareness.
• Conduct regular profitability reviews across products, channels, customer segments and commercial activities.
• Act as a trust finance partner, providing constructive challenge and influencing decision-making through data-driven insights and recommendations.
• Ensure strong governance and adherence to HQ policies, commercial approval frameworks and financial controls.
• Support month-end reporting, revenue controlling and margin analysis, ensuring accurate financial reporting and accounting treatment.
• Lead or support process improvement initiatives that enhance commercial decision-making, efficiency and financial control.
• Support the development of reporting tools, dashboards and business intelligence capabilities to improve visibility of performance drivers.

Education, Skills And Personal Characteristics Required

• Minimum 5 years’ experience within a Commercial Finance, Senior Finance Business partnering FP&A or Controlling roles, supporting commercial and operational decision-making.
• Demonstratable experience partnering senior stakeholders and influencing commercial decisions through insightful financial analysis.
• Experience supporting pricing, margin management, commercial investments, incentives and profitability improvement initiatives.
• Strong forecasting, budgeting and financial modelling experience within a fast-paced commercial environment.
• Experience developing business cases and evaluating strategic investment opportunities.
• Solid understanding of accounting principles, including revenue recognition, accruals and month-end processes, with the ability to bridge financial control and commercial decision-making.
• Advanced Excel, Financial modelling and and Powerpoint skills.
• Experience using Power BI or equivalent business intelligence tools.

What Can We Offer You Beyond The Salary

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Geely ECOS scheme
• x6 Life assurance
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
• Medicash
• Bike2work scheme

We Are An Equal Opportunities Employer

At Geely Auto UK, we value diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all candidates. We are committed to fair recruitment and ensuring everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential. If you believe you are right for this role, we warmly welcome your application.

To thrive at Geely Auto UK we believe that you have the courage to lead with trust and care and you don’t mind getting your hands dirty. You are highly innovative and have a great ability to adapt and perform in a constantly changing, fast-paced, highly demanding work environment. Like us, you believe it’s important to have a passion to work in an international and multicultural environment with the desire and ability to embrace the diversity of people, perspectives, and styles.

Please note that due to GDPR regulations we can only accept applications sent through the recruitment system, not via email or other channels. We do not accept applications submitted by external recruitment companies.