Finance Business Partner

B&M Retail Limited; West Kirby; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Colleague discount

Wellbeing support

Discounts across retailers

Job summary

B&M Retail Limited is seeking a commercially minded Finance Business Partner to support central costs and work closely with the People team at the Speke Support Centre. The ideal candidate is newly qualified or has 2–3 years PQE and is keen to shape business partnering practice.

You'll partner with Finance, People and functional leadership to provide insight, governance and dashboards using Power BI and Excel, with a strong focus on cost control and impact on budgets and forecasts.

Qualifications

• Qualified or near-qualifying with 2-3 years PQE in commercial finance or FP&A.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to explain insights to non-finance stakeholders.
• Experience with budgets, forecasts and management reporting.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial insight and challenge for central costs and workforce decisions.
• Develop dashboards using Power BI to track performance and spend.
• Support governance, headcount management and cost control processes.
• Collaborate with People and functional leaders to inform decisions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualified or nearing completion

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

At B&M, we're looking for a commercially minded Finance Business Partner to support the management and control of our Central Costs, with a particular focus on partnering with our People team. This is an excellent opportunity for a newly qualified accountant or someone with 2-3 years' post-qualification experience looking to take the next step in their business partnering career.

Working closely with Finance, People and Functional Leadership teams, you'll help provide insight, challenge and financial support across our people-related cost base. You'll play a key role in strengthening governance processes, reviewing the financial impact of new roles and organisational changes, and developing dashboards that provide greater visibility of performance and spend.

This role offers significant exposure across the business and the opportunity to help shape how we manage and govern central costs as B&M continues to grow.

Based at our Support Centre in Speke, the role is primarily office-based with one day per week working from home.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with the People team and budget holders across central functions to provide financial insight, challenge and support on workforce and cost-related decisions.
• Review and validate financial costings for new roles, restructures and organisational changes, ensuring proposals align with budget and governance requirements.
• Support the development and embedding of new governance processes for headcount management and central cost control.
• Produce and analyse monthly central cost reporting, highlighting variances, risks and opportunities against budget and forecast.
• Build and maintain financial dashboards and KPIs using Power BI and Excel, providing stakeholders with meaningful and timely insights.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and reforecasting activities across central cost areas, with a particular focus on people-related expenditure.
• Work closely with stakeholders to improve the quality, consistency and transparency of financial data and reporting.
• Provide analysis and commentary to support decision-making, helping department leaders understand key cost drivers and trends.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting, processes and controls across the central cost environment.
• Support ad hoc commercial analysis and business cases as required.

About You

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified, or nearing completion, with approximately 2-3 years' post-qualification experience in a commercial finance, FP&A or finance business partnering role. Equivalent relevant experience will also be considered.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial information and communicate insights clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
• Experience supporting budgets, forecasts and management reporting within a fast-paced business environment.
• Confident building financial models and performing cost analysis, ideally including people-related costs, headcount planning or central overheads.
• Strong Excel skills, with experience using Power BI or similar dashboarding and reporting tools.
• Naturally collaborative, with the ability to build effective relationships and influence stakeholders across different functions.
• Curious and proactive, with a desire to improve processes, reporting and financial controls.
• Comfortable working with detail while maintaining focus on the wider commercial picture.

Why B&M?

We offer a range of great benefits including colleague discount in our stores, access to our colleague portal offering discounts across numerous retailers, hospitality and leisure providers, wellbeing support and much more. Check out our full benefits here: https://careers.bmstores.co.uk/our-bm-benefits/

B&M Retail are an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment for all colleagues