Finance Business Partner

Parkdean Resorts; Wallsend; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Programme

50% park staff discount

25% discount for friends and family

30% team member discount on parks, F&B

Discounts on partners and brands

Job summary

Parkdean Resorts seeks an experienced Finance Business Partner to work with Regional Directors and park teams, translating trading and financial data into clear actions to drive cost control, performance, and trading outcomes.

You will input ROI analyses, support robust budgeting and forecasting, and build dashboards to monitor KPIs across 65 parks, providing insightful month-end summaries to guide strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with post-qualification experience
• Experience in leisure, hospitality or multi-site operations a plus
• Forecasting and budgeting experience required
• Ability to provide financial insight to non-financial stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Act as business partner to parks and Regional Directors, translating financial data into actionable insight
• Input into ROI and park level analyses; assist forecasting updates
• Support business planning through robust financial analysis and modelling
• Analyse anomalies with central teams; provide forecast updates
• Monitor KPIs and benchmarks across parks; build dashboards
• Provide month-end analysis to Regional Directors with data-driven insights
• Create rolling reforecast at park level for cost areas with trading trends
• Support park budgeting with phasing and target reviews with commercial finance
• Proactively support strategic decision-making with data and commercial thinking

Skills

ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Finance business partnering

PowerBI

Advanced Excel

Strong communication

Problem solving

Link operational drivers to finance

Education

Fully qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

PowerBI

Excel

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Finance Business Partner to work closely with Regional Directors and Park Teams. You will be responsible for translating trading and financial data into clear actions and driving better decision making across cost control, operational performance and trading outcomes.

What you will be doing

• Act as a business partner to our parks and Regional Directors, aiding them in translating financial data into actionable insight
• Input into and be a critical eye on ROI's and park level analysis when required
• Support business planning through robust financial analysis and modelling
• Analyse anomalies in accounts, working closely with central teams and parks to understand and provide updates into forecasting
• Support the monitoring of KPI's and benchmarking across parks on a monthly basis and building of dashboards around this
• Provide month end analysis on key focuses for Regional Directors, supporting them with data driven insight
• Create a rolling reforecast programme at park level for key cost areas, incorporating trading trends and operational insight to support parks in planning, for the finance forecast programme and to aid better cashflow management.
• Support the park budgeting process including engaging Regional Directors and parks with phasing and review of proposed targets and providing feedback to the commercial finance team
• Proactively support strategic decision-making at all levels through insight, data and commercial thinking

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with several years' post-qualification experience
• Ideally experienced within leisure, hospitality or multi-site operations
• Strong financial analysis capabilities
• Experience providing insight in complex businesses with multiple sites and income streams
• Experience with forecasting and budgeting
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to problem solve and think critically
• Confidence to challenge constructively
• Ability to link operational drivers to financial outcomes
• Experience using PowerBI and advanced Excel skills

Benefits

Well, besides the one-of-a-kind team culture, stunning locations across the UK, and the chance to work with the UK's largest holiday park organisation, we can offer:

• The chance to develop your skills and boost your career across our 65 parks - we've got your back when it comes to training!
• 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.

Are we the right fit for you?

At Parkdean Resorts, every park is a place to start something great; a place where you can develop your skills, take on new challenges, and thrive alongside a team that supports you every step of the way.

Our parks create meaningful memories for our guests and know that great service is more than a smile - it's understanding the value of every moment. Because it's not just what we do, it's who we are. Join a team that puts heart into every holiday. Be the Heart of the Park.

Parkdean Resorts takes safeguarding seriously therefore background checks including DBS (or equivalent) will be carried out if appropriate.

We want to do all we can to create an environment and recruitment process where people feel safe and comfortable to talk about disability. For any reasonable adjustment requests as part of the recruitment and assessment process, please contact Roisin at #####.