FINANCE BUSINESS PARTNER

BELFOR UK Ltd; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Annual pay review

Workplace pension

Life insurance

Health cash plan

Employee assistance program

Induction and e-learning

Annual flu vaccination

Uniform provided

Eye test

Job summary

BELFOR UK Ltd is seeking a Business Partner to support strategic growth and optimize operational performance through insightful financial analysis and robust budgeting.

You will collaborate with operational teams and senior leaders, deliver monthly management information, monitor KPIs, and drive cost saving opportunities while ensuring governance and compliance across the business.

Qualifications

• Strategic partnering with operational teams and senior leaders to shape decisions.
• Lead budgeting and rolling forecasts aligned with strategy and market conditions.
• Deliver monthly management information and interpret financial trends.
• Provide profitability and margin insights to support investments and cost-savings.
• Collaborate with project teams to evaluate new opportunities and improvements.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide financial insight for strategic and operational decision-making.
• Analyse KPIs across departments and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Lead robust budgets and rolling forecasts.
• Produce clear monthly performance reports and financial commentary.
• Support working capital optimisation and cash flow forecasting.

Skills

Strategic partnership

Budgeting & forecasting

Financial analysis

KPI analysis

Cash flow management

Cost management

Stakeholder communication

Process improvement

Project support

Job description

Who we are?

When damage stops dreams, we are at the start. When fires close doors, we open them. And when belts come to a standstill, we pull out all the stops. We are the world's largest loss adjuster with more than 12,500 employees in 30 countries. We are ready for whatever comes. Are you ready for us?

BELFOR. Ready when you are.

Job Description

The Business Partner will play a pivotal role in supporting the company’s strategic growth and operational performance. This role is focused on enhancing decision-making by providing insightful financial analysis, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate will be proactive, commercially astute, and an effective communicator with the ability to influence and challenge where necessary.

Requirements for Role

• Strategic Business Partnering: Collaborate with operational teams, senior leaders, and other departments to provide financial insight that shapes strategic and operational decision-making.
• Performance Monitoring: Analyse key performance indicators (KPIs) across departments, identifying opportunities for improvement and supporting delivery of business goals.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Lead the preparation of robust budgets and rolling forecasts, ensuring alignment with business strategy and market conditions.
• Financial Analysis: Deliver clear, actionable monthly performance reports and financial commentary. Assist stakeholders in interpreting data and trends.
• Production of Monthly Management Information (Regional Profit & Loss and variance analysis)
• Commercial Insight: Provide profitability and margin analysis, and support business cases for investment, growth initiatives, and cost‑saving opportunities.
• Project Support: Partner with operational and project teams to evaluate new business opportunities, expansion projects, and process improvements.
• Cost Management: Support cost control initiatives by highlighting trends and variances, and working with stakeholders to implement corrective actions.
• Change & Process Improvement: Act as a change agent to improve processes and controls in finance and across operations, helping to build readiness for future growth.
• Cash Flow & Working Capital: Monitor and support working capital optimisation and cash flow forecasting, ensuring financial stability of the business unit.
• Health, Safety & Environmental Compliance: Ensure all responsibilities under the Health Safety and Environment Policy are met.
• Other Duties: Perform any other reasonable tasks as requested by management.
• Ensure responsibilities specific to your role as detailed within BKH L006 Health Safety and Environment Policy are complied with.
• 28 days Annual Leave
• Annual Pay Review
• Workplace Pension Scheme
• Life Insurance
• Health Cash Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Induction and E Learnings
• Annual Flu vaccination
• Full Uniform
• Eye Test

Interested?