Finance Business Partner

BEST SELLER; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global fashion company is seeking a commercially minded Finance Business Partner to lead their UK Finance Function. The role involves managing a team of finance professionals, optimizing financial operations, and ensuring strategic alignment across the organization. Ideal candidates will possess chartered qualifications and experience in retail or fashion, demonstrating strong leadership and analytical skills. This position offers a hybrid working approach and various employee benefits, enhancing personal and professional development.

Benefits

Hybrid working approach

Discounts across 20 brands

14:30 Friday finish

28 days holiday

Health-care benefits

Wellbeing & fitness incentives

Qualifications

• Chartered qualifications in finance required.
• Experience in retail or fashion preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of four finance professionals.
• Optimize financial functions and ensure alignment across teams.
• Conduct profitability analysis and negotiate contracts.
• Prepare annual budgets and monitor performance.

Skills

Relationship building

Team leadership

Commercial acumen

Analytical skills

Effective communication

Education

ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent

Job description

We are experiencing continued growth in our fast‑paced fashion wholesale and retail business. 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 a Finance network to collaborate closely with.

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, inter‑company agreements, operational costs and retail stakeholders.
• 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 have a great track record for successfully leading and developing teams. You thrive in a fast‑moving, entrepreneurial environment and can 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
• 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 that works for you.
• You get responsibility and the opportunity to develop yourself, your team and your function from day one.
• Our hybrid working approach, discounts across 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 process applications and invite for interviews on an ongoing basis. 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.

ABOUT BESTSELLER

BESTSELLER is a global fashion company with more than 20,000 people in 38 countries, working for over 20 iconic brands such as JACK & JONES, SELECTED, VERO MODA, ONLY, PIECES and many others. We are committed to diversity, sustainability and empowering employees to own their journey.