Finance Business Partner - Preston

BDR Thermea Group; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

BDR Thermea Group seeks a finance professional in Preston to join an evolving team. The successful candidate will engage in financial analysis, reporting, and strategic support, ensuring alignment with business objectives. Candidates should possess relevant accounting qualifications and experience in financial planning and operations.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with relevant qualifications.
• Experience in a business partnering role.
• Strong analytical skills and excellent communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial analysis and insights linked to business strategies.
• Implement effective commercial procedures and controls.
• Assist in annual budgeting and forecasting.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Financial Planning

Relationship Building

Commercial Acumen

IT Skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

Microsoft Office

ERP Systems

PowerBI

Job description

Who will you be working with?

Working within the Finance team at our Preston office, our colleagues are split across our two offices, Warwick & Preston. You will be an integral member of the team, supporting Finance activities. The Finance team will be required to resource and support as the business undergoes its transformation over the next five years.

On a daily basis you'll be responsible for:

• Analysis & Insight: Provide analysis and deliver insights that link financial reports to business strategies.
• Financial Control: Initiate and implement effective commercial procedures and controls to ensure key operational, commercial, and financial targets are met.
• Financial Reporting: Improve the impact and understanding of financial reporting on business performance.
• Strategic Support: Use commercial acumen to influence business stakeholders in strategic choices and evaluations to drive financial performance.
• Relationship Building: Build partnerships and maintain strong relationships with senior managers and their teams.
• Financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting: Assist in the production of annual budgets and forecasts, ensuring they accurately reflect business strategy and requirements.
• Process Improvement: Identify and implement process improvements to enhance financial reporting, insights, controls, and planning activities.

About you:

We want to make sure you're set up for success in our mission. To be successful in your application you'll need to:

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) + PQE
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or related fields.

• Experience in a business partnering role
• Deep understanding of the interaction between Income statement, Balance Sheet, and Cashflow.
• Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office (especially Excel and PowerPoint), ERP systems
• Utilize and embrace the latest data and analytics tools e.g., PowerBI
• Experience in financial planning and analysis, strategic initiative monitoring, and translating business strategy into financial plans.
• Good commercial acumen, ability to identify risks and opportunities to optimize.

• Strong analytical skills with proven ability to analyze business performance
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Soft Skills: Strong presentation, relationship building, negotiation, facilitation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Demonstrate effective influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Strategic thinking, with the ability to look beyond the 'here and now' for new business opportunities (Horizon scanning).
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment and propose, justify, initiate, and implement change.

At BDR Thermea Group, we believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) are critical to our success. We are committed to creating a workplace where every potential future employee feels valued, respected, and empowered to bring their whole selves to work. Please check out our DE&I policy on our website to find out more.

• Locations: Salford Quays, Central London, Staines, UK/Hybrid
• Salary: £55,000 per annum (Dependent on experience)