Finance Business Partner

Parkdean Resorts; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading holiday provider in Sunderland is seeking a candidate to lead the investment journey. You will partner with various teams to build financial models, manage capex, and provide insights to improve investment outcomes. Requirements include strong financial modeling skills and effective communication. The role offers benefits including discounts on holidays and employee assistance programs.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

50% holiday discount

Team member discounts

Deals on various brands

Qualifications

• Experience in building financial models for investment.
• Ability to communicate complex information to non-finance audiences.
• Detail-oriented with a commercial mindset.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to shape project scopes.
• Build dynamic investment models based on market insights.
• Lead variance analysis and maintain capex pipeline.

Skills

Financial modeling

Corporate finance concepts

Clear communication

Attention to detail

Project-oriented work

Tools

Power BI

TM1

Job description

You’ll own the full investment journey, from building the business case to reviewing the results, making sure every pound we spend delivers strong returns and an unforgettable guest experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Property, Operations and Retail teams to shape project scopes and quantify revenue/cost impacts.
• Build dynamic investment models (ROI, DCF, NPV, IRR, payback) grounded in granular park level data and market insights.
• Design and maintain post‑completion financial models comparing actuals vs. approved business cases.
• Lead deep‑dive variance analysis, identifying lessons learned and feeding insights into future appraisals.
• Maintain rolling view of capex pipeline (including both growth and maintenance capex), highlighting funding requirements, phasing, and prioritisation trade‑offs.
• Support annual capex and income stream budgets and both short and long‑term cash‑flow forecasting.
• Act as trusted finance partner to Property Director and other key stakeholders (e.g. Operations Director, Retail Director).
• Regular fixed‑asset transactional support and budget monitoring.
• First point of contact for external auditors regarding fixed asset queries.

Qualifications

• Ability to produce robust financial models, along with a desire for automation of reporting (via Power BI, TM1).
• Strong grasp of corporate finance concepts (DCF, WACC, sensitivity analysis).
• Clear, persuasive communicator – able to distil complex analysis into actionable narratives for non‑finance audiences.
• High attention to detail balanced with ability to see the big picture.
• Commercially curious and thrives in a fast‑paced, project‑oriented environment.
• Works proactively, showing initiative where possible.

Whatever you do, please don’t filter yourself out! We are often flexible when considering an applicant’s skills and experience for a role. So, don’t be put off if you don’t tick all the boxes.

Benefits

• You’re never on your own with our Employee Assistance Programme! It comes with a 24/7 confidential helpline for counselling and support – because your wellbeing is our top priority.
• A 50% discount for you and a 25% discount for friends and family when booking your holiday with us.
• A team member discount of 30%, available on everything from fabulous food to delicious drinks and even our fun leisure activities.
• Score awesome discounts! From tasty meal kits like Hello Fresh to your favourite local gyms, we’ve got deals on lots of brands just for you.

We want to be a force for good and caring for our parks, people, and planet is a natural component of the way we do business. We celebrate our people, communities and natural environment, enabling us to enhance the amazing memories we create for many years to come. At Parkdean Resorts we don’t leave unforgettable moments to chance. We pitch in, we have fun, and we grow, challenging and inspiring each other to make great things happen every, single, day. We’re the people people, Parkdean people – we’re family, ensuring holiday happy is never far away. We’re an ACCA accredited employer and are committed to ensuring ACCA students, affiliates and members have the right skills, ethics, and competences to add value and drive the business forward.