Finance Business Partner

CEVA Logistics; Quorn; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

CEVA Logistics seeks an experienced Senior Finance Business Partner to drive financial performance within Contract Logistics. You will collaborate with senior stakeholders to challenge performance, identify opportunities, and support effective business decisions.

The role can be based at the Ashby-de-la-Zouch Head Office or an operational site in Northamptonshire. You will own weekly/monthly management accounts, maintain balance sheet integrity, and work with the Business Unit to improve

Qualifications

• Chartered accounting qualification (CIMA or ACCA) is required.
• Strong commercial and business partnering skills with the ability to influence decisions.
• Excellent Excel and numerical/analytical capabilities to translate data into insight.

Responsibilities

• Own weekly and monthly management accounts with timely, accurate results.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to identify opportunities and drive profitability.
• Maintain balance sheet controls and monthly reconciliations.
• Support budgets/forecasts and operating plans with operational teams.
• Provide clear financial insight to challenge performance and guide decisions.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Business partnering

Financial analysis

Excel

Education

CIMA/ACCA

Tools

Excel

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Senior Finance Business Partner to join our Contract Logistics business, partnering closely with senior stakeholders to drive financial performance across the business. This is a commercially focused role that goes beyond the production of financial reports and standard analysis. You will provide clear, accurate financial insight and work closely with operational and commercial stakeholders to challenge performance, identify opportunities and support effective business decision-making. This role can be based at our Head Office in Ashby-de-la-Zouch or an operational site based in Northamptonshire.,

• Own the accurate and timely production of weekly and monthly management accounts, ensuring appropriate checks are completed and results are agreed with the Business Controller, with a clear view of past, present and future performance, risks and contingencies.
• Partner with the Business Unit Director and operational teams to improve profitability and margin, challenging trends and KPIs and driving operational and commercial improvements.
• Maintain strong control over the balance sheet, including reviewing and approving monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Adopt a strong customer focus, identifying opportunities for organic growth and renewals while developing an understanding of customer plans, industries and risks.
• Take commercial ownership of the Business Unit, supporting new business bids, renewals, CAPEX/ICAP activity and developing a detailed understanding of customer contracts to identify revenue leakage and scope creep.
• Work with operational teams to agree and provide an accurate monthly operating plan to the Business Controller, identifying key risks and contingencies.
• Support the approval of annual budgets and forecasts alongside operational management.
  You will be a commercially minded finance professional who is confident working with operational and customer-facing stakeholders and able to translate complex financial information into clear insight and actions.
• A chartered accounting qualification - CIMA or ACCA.
• Experience working in an operational and customer-facing environment.
• A proven track record of identifying and implementing improvements.
• Strong commercial and business partnering skills, with the confidence to challenge performance and influence decision-making.
• Expert Excel skills.
• Strong numerical and analytical ability, with the ability to interpret complex data and identify trends.
• The ability to develop several options to resolve complex problems where there is no obvious right answer.
  CEVA Logistics provides global supply chain solutions to connect people, products, and providers all around the world. Present in 170+ countries and with more than 110,000 employees spread over 1,500 sites, we are proud to be a Top 5 global 3PL.

ABOUT TOMORROW

We value your professional and personal growth. That's why we share plenty of career opportunities for you to thrive within CEVA. Join CEVA for a challenging career. CEVA Logistics UK&I is committed to attracting, acquiring and retaining the best possible candidates in an equal and inclusive way that is consistent with employment legislation and best practice. We aim to select the best available person for every vacancy irrespective of age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, political beliefs, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment and marital or civil partnership status. Please note that candidates will be subject to the necessary right to work checks for the UK and Ireland.

We believe that our employees are the key to our success. We want to engage and empower our diverse, global team to co-create value with our customers through our solutions in contract logistics and air, ocean, ground, and finished vehicle transport. That is why CEVA Logistics offers a dynamic and exceptional work environment that fosters personal growth, innovation, and continuous improvement. At CEVA Logistics, we Rise in Motion. Your career is always on the move, growing as fast and as far as your ambition takes you. Join a global team of nearly 200 nationalities, shaping the future of global trade, moving essential goods, forging new paths, and pushing boundaries to serve an ever-changing world. The pace is fast, the challenges are real, but the rewards are greater: growth, purpose, and the chance to make a meaningful impact. This is more than a job. It's a journey on which you rise.

With a genuine culture of reward and recognition, we want our employees to grow, develop and be part of our journey. We offer a benefits package that includes competitive annual leave entitlement with a fantastic holiday buy scheme, pension and life assurance along with access to an employee benefits platform that offers discounts on gym memberships and money off vouchers for a diverse range of retail, travel and hospitality brands. There's no doubt that you will be compensated for your hard work and commitment so if you'd like to work for one of the top Logistics providers in the world then please do get in touch to find your next role.

Information at a Glance Rise in motion with CMA CGM Group: where ambition meets opportunity. Join a global team of nearly 200 nationalities, shaping the future of global trade, moving essential goods, forging new paths, and pushing boundaries to serve an ever-changing world. The pace is fast, the challenges are real, but the rewards are greater: growth, purpose, and the chance to make a meaningful impact. This is more than a job. It's a journey on which you rise.