Finance Business Partner

Hays Accountancy and Finance; Wells-Next-the-Sea; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the leisure sector is looking for a Finance Business Partner to join their team in a beautiful coastal location. This role offers a unique opportunity to support key businesses with financial insights and strategic analysis while ensuring compliance with financial regulations. Ideal candidates will be chartered accountants with strong communication and negotiation skills, ready to thrive in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Qualifications

• Qualified chartered accountant with excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Experience in business partnering, influencing, and negotiating.
• Sector experience in property or leisure businesses is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Produce accurate management information for decision-making, including monthly P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cashflow reporting.
• Collaborate with operational heads to maintain a robust list of risks & opportunities against the monthly forecast.
• Ensure alignment with long-term plans by producing annual operating budgets.

Skills

Communication

Organisational skills

Business partnering

Negotiation

Education

Chartered accountant

Job description

Are you looking for a role that offers both professional development and the chance to work in one of the UK's most breathtaking landscapes?

This is an exceptional opportunity for an ambitious Finance Business Partner to join a pioneering organisation committed to excellence and innovation. Situated within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, this position offers more than just career progression-it provides the chance to work in an environment that inspires and energises. Whether it's the rolling countryside, expansive coastal views, or the rich heritage surrounding you, the setting will elevate your professional experience in ways few roles can.

As Finance Business Partner, you will play a critical role in supporting key leisure and hospitality businesses, providing expert financial analysis, strategic insights, and hands-on collaboration with management teams. You will receive exceptional mentorship and support, ensuring you develop the skills, confidence, and experience to thrive in a dynamic and rewarding environment.

Key responsibilities

• Produce accurate and meaningful management information to aid decision-making in the businesses that you will support. This will include monthly reporting against of P&L, Balance Sheet and Cashflow against budget and Forecast.
• Work with the General Manager and operational heads to maintain a robust list of risks & opportunities and track delivery against our monthly forecast.
• Work with the General Managers of all businesses and operational heads to ensure that all management information produced is understood, through clear and meaningful commentary to accompany the numbers produced.
• Ensuring alignment with the Estate's long-term plans, produce annual operating budgets and input into five-year plans for both business units, meeting the required financial objectives.
• Take responsibility for exercising budgetary control and for the implementation of financial procedures and processes that meet the Estate's financial and legal regulations. This includes championing the correct application of procurement regulations within your area.
• Work with the General Manager and Finance Director to develop financial business cases for future business developments.

The successful candidate will ideally be;

• Qualified chartered accountant.
• Possess excellent communication and organisational skills
• Experience of business partnering and able to influence and negotiate with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Sector experience in property or leisure businesses would be an advantage, gained either in professional practice or in industry.
  

Salary & rewards

• Competitive salary + benefits package

Please apply online or contact Cara Whyte at Hays

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