Finance Business Partner

bestseller; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fashion wholesaler and retailer in Greater London seeks a Finance Business Partner to oversee the UK Finance function. This role involves optimizing financial operations, leading a finance team, and driving the business performance in a fast-paced environment. Ideal candidates will have a strong commercial background and relevant qualifications. Offering a hybrid working model, team development opportunities, competitive benefits including discounts, and a focus on empowerment and diversity.

Benefits

Hybrid working approach

Discounts across 20 brands

28 days holiday

Health care benefits

Wellbeing & fitness incentives

Qualifications

• Proven track record in leading and developing teams.
• Experience in retail or fashion preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the UK Finance team and optimize financial operations.
• Conduct profitability analysis and negotiate contracts.
• Prepare annual budgets and forecasts.

Skills

Commercially driven mindset

Excellent relationship building

Leadership experience

Ability to simplify complexity

Clear communication

Education

ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent qualification

Job description

We are experiencing continued growth in our fast pace, Fashion wholesaler and retailer. We are looking for a commercially minded Finance Business Partner to lead our UK Finance Function, develop the team and act as a key business partner across our internal and external stakeholders. Reporting directly to our Country Manager, this role is integral for driving our business performance and optimising the financial operations across our UK market.

OUR TEAM

In order to drive your function, you will lead, develop and grow your UK Finance team of four, including a Finance Analyst and three Credit Controllers. Working in close cooperation with our international Group Finance function, you will gain alignment with our global standards and the timely delivery of accurate results, while giving you access to a strong international finance network.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITY

• A critical member of the UK Management team, optimising your function and ensuring alignment across all functions.
• Push the Global Finance agenda into the future, building a network, seeking sustainable, competitive advantage, in order to develop a world class finance function.
• Take ownership for the development and performance of the UK Finance team, providing coaching and clear expectations.
• Be a key contact with customers and suppliers, performing profitability analysis and negotiating new contracts with Wholesale customers, intercompany agreements, operational costs and retail stakeholders.
• Oversee Credit Control operations and ensure robust processes for customer collections and risk management.
• Serve as the link between Group Finance reporting and UK management, translating financial results into actionable insights.
• Lead the preparation of annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and performance monitoring.
• Collaborate with Group Finance on month-end and year-end reporting processes, including audit preparation.
• Support payroll approvals, commission calculations, and annual salary review processes.
• Identify and drive efficiencies, improvements, and future-focused financial initiatives.

YOUR PROFILE

You are a commercially driven Finance Partner, excellent at building relationships across the business, and a great track record for successfully leading & developing teams. You thrive in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment and have the ability to simplify complexity. You are a clear and concise communicator who is influential, collaborative, and willing to 'roll up your sleeves' to get the job done.

Qualifications

• ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent full chartered level professional qualification combined with strong commercial experience
• Experience in retail or fashion (preferred)

YOUR BENEFITS

• You will become part of the BESTSELLER family, a culture where new ideas are welcomed, and all voices are heard
• We believe in entrepreneurship; this means you have the freedom to do this in the way which works for you
• You get responsibility and the opportunity to develop yourself, your team and your function from day one
• Not to mention; our hybrid working approach, discounts across our 20 different brands, 14:30 Friday finish, 28 days holiday, health care benefits, wellbeing & fitness incentives and more...

WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU

We will process applications over the holiday period and invite for interviews first week of January. The position will be closed when we have found the right candidate. We provide equal opportunities for everyone, irrespective of gender, age, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or religious background, while creating an empowering environment where people can thrive and develop. For more information, visit www.about.bestseller.com.

ABOUT BESTSELLER

At BESTSELLER, we are more than 20,000 people in 38 different countries working for over 20 fashion brands such as JACK & JONES, SELECTED, VERO MODA, ONLY, PIECES, VILA, OBJECT, MAMALICIOUS, NAME IT, NOISY MAY and Y.A.S. We are a family-owned company with a strong foundation and values to build on, empowering us to pursue the ideas we believe in to take BESTSELLER forward. We are committed to diversity and provide equal opportunities for everyone, irrespective of sex, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation or gender identity. We strive to create an empowering environment where people can thrive and develop. For more information, visit www.bestseller.com.