Finance Business Partner

VISION EXPRESS; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working with store & stakehold.

Company pension

Employee discount & referral programme

Influence commercial performance in UK

Senior leadership exposure

People-focused finance community

Job summary

Vision Express is seeking a Finance Business Partner to join our operated store network. You will partner with Regional Directors, Area Managers and Store Leaders to translate financial insight into practical actions that improve profitability and store productivity.

You will analyse performance, model scenarios, and support strategic projects across the estate. This role offers hybrid working, exposure to senior leadership, and a collaborative finance community.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in commercial finance, management accounting or financial analysis.
• Experience in supporting operational or senior stakeholders, ideally in retail.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical capability.
• Experience in business partnering, turning insight into actionable recommendations.
• Ability to simplify complex financials for non-financial colleagues.
• Part/Full Qualified (CIMA/ACCA).
• Commercial awareness, confidence and ability to influence decisions at pace.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a trusted advisor to Regional Directors, Area Managers and Store Managers.
• Providing commercial insight into sales, margin, labour, KPIs and profitability.
• Analysing weekly, monthly and periodic results, highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Supporting regional and store performance reviews with clear, data-led insight.
• Translating financial performance into simple, actionable guidance for field teams.
• Evaluating and tracking commercial initiatives to understand what works.
• Supporting business cases, scenario modelling and investment decisions.
• Collaborating with Operations, HR, Property and Commercial teams to improve performance.
• Driving continuous improvement in reporting, dashboards and financial understanding across the field.

Skills

Commercial finance

Management accounting

Financial analysis

Retail background

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Business partnering

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

CIMA/ACCA

Education

CIMA/ACCA qualification

Job description

Finance Business Partner - Operated Stores

Location: Ruddington, Nottingham (Hybrid)

Step into a role that goes far beyond traditional management accounting, the Finance Business Partner position gives you the opportunity to influence commercial decisions and drive meaningful performance improvements across our Vision Express and David Clulow operated store estate.

As a Finance Business Partner, you'll work closely with Regional Directors, Area Managers and Store Leaders to translate financial insight into real-world actions that elevate performance, improve profitability and support operational excellence across the network.

Why This Role?

Impact Across a Multi Site Retail Estate

As a Finance Business Partner, you'll be the trusted advisor to field leadership - helping them understand the drivers behind sales, margin, labour and store productivity. Your insight will guide financial decisions and support improved commercial outcomes across hundreds of stores.

Strategic & Commercially Focused

You’ll analyse weekly and monthly performance, highlight risks and opportunities, and turn complex financial data into clear, actionable recommendations. From business case modelling to scenario planning and evaluating commercial initiatives, you’ll play a central role in how we drive value across the estate.

Collaborative Business Partnering

Working cross functionally with Operations, HR, Commercial, Supply Chain and Property teams, you’ll ensure financial insight underpins strategic projects and operational improvements. Your ability to influence, challenge and shape outcomes will have a direct impact on store performance.

If you’re commercially minded, analytical and energised by partnering with senior leaders to drive results, this Finance Business Partner role gives you a meaningful platform to make an impact.

What's in It for You

• Hybrid working with store and stakeholder collaboration
• Company pension
• Employee discount and referral programme
• Opportunity to influence commercial performance across a major UK store estate
• Exposure to senior retail leadership and strategic decision making
• A collaborative, supportive and people focused finance community

What We're Looking For

• Strong experience within commercial finance, management accounting or financial analysis
• Background supporting operational or senior stakeholders, ideally within retail
• Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical capability
• Experience in business partnering, turning insight into actionable recommendations
• Ability to simplify complex financials for non financial colleagues
• Part/Full Qualified (Cima/ACCA)
• Commercial awareness, confidence and the ability to influence decisions at pace
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships

Key Responsibilities Include

• Acting as a trusted advisor to Regional Directors, Area Managers and Store Managers
• Providing commercial insight into sales, margin, labour, KPIs and profitability
• Analysing weekly, monthly and periodic results, highlighting risks and opportunities
• Supporting regional and store performance reviews with clear, data led insight
• Translating financial performance into simple, actionable guidance for field teams
• Evaluating and tracking commercial initiatives to understand what works
• Supporting business cases, scenario modelling and investment decisions
• Collaborating with Operations, HR, Property and Commercial teams to improve performance
• Driving continuous improvement in reporting, dashboards and financial understanding across the field

About Us

EssilorLuxottica is the global leader in premium eyewear, home to iconic brands such as Ray Ban, Persol and Oakley, along with luxury licensed brands including Chanel, Prada, Giorgio Armani and Burberry. Our UK retail network spans Sunglass Hut, David Clulow Opticians, Ray Ban, Oakley and major department store concessions.

Ready to make an impact and help drive commercial performance across our Operated Stores estate?

Let's make it happen.