Finance Business Partner - Property (34895)

Holland and Barrett; Nuneaton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Finance Business Partner - Property, where your expertise will shape the future of a dynamic retail environment. This role offers the opportunity to lead financial appraisals and partner closely with the Property team on strategic decisions. You will play a crucial role in delivering insights that drive value while working within a supportive team. With a commitment to innovation and inclusivity, this organization values the well-being of its employees and fosters a diverse workplace. If you are passionate about finance and ready to make an impact, this is the role for you.

Benefits

25% Employee Discount

Pension Company Contribution

33 Days Holiday

Private Medical Care

Electric Car Scheme

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with expertise in financial modelling and investment appraisal.
• Strong commercial understanding of retail property and lease structures.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial appraisal and forecasting for store openings and refurbishments.
• Partner with Property team on lease negotiations and capital planning.
• Deliver data-led insights through reporting.

Skills

Financial Modelling

Investment Appraisal

Commercial Understanding of Retail Property

Excel Skills

Business Partnering

Education

Fully Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Tools

Power BI

Anaplan

Job description

Finance Business Partner - Property (34895)

Join our team and be part of a company that truly lives its values. With our expertise and commitment to innovation, we aim to build trust and make health and wellness accessible to all. By fostering inclusivity and care, we work collaboratively to improve the well-being of our colleagues, customers, and communities.

Join Holland & Barrett as a Finance Business Partner - Property and play a vital role in shaping the future of our 800+ store estate across the UK and Ireland. You'll act as a strategic finance lead to the Property team, providing expert insight and challenge on major investment decisions, lease negotiations, and transformational initiatives. This is a fantastic opportunity to drive value at scale while working in a dynamic, supportive team.

The Role:

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead financial appraisal, forecasting and post-investment review for store openings, refurbishments and relocations.
• Partner closely with the Property team on lease negotiations, network strategy and capital planning.
• Deliver clear, data-led insights through weekly, monthly and ad hoc reporting.
• Champion cost control across rent, rates and maintenance, identifying risks and savings opportunities.
• Lead FP&A processes for the property function, presenting to senior stakeholders.
• Support finance transformation, automation and reporting improvements.
• Engage and influence non-finance stakeholders with strong storytelling and commercial insight.

Location:

This role is based in Nuneaton, and may be occasionally required to travel to our London Hub or to any other location of H&B. We support flexibility and productivity of our employees by hybrid working arrangements with minimum 2 days presence in the office.

The Person:

Key Requirements:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA).
• Expert in financial modelling and investment appraisal (IRR, NPV, payback).
• Strong commercial understanding of retail property and lease structures.
• Excellent communicator, confident presenting to senior stakeholders.
• High-level Excel skills; Power BI/Anaplan familiarity a plus.
• Experience in business partnering or FP&A within a complex organisation.

What we offer:

Our Benefits for this role include, but not limited to:

• H&B Employee Discount - 25%
• Bonus
• Pension company contribution
• 33 Days Holiday per year (Inclusive of bank holidays)
• Private Medical Care
• Exclusive benefits, free advice and savings from a range of retailers and providers
• Electric Car Scheme

We're passionate about helping every colleague thrive across all dimensions of wellbeing, and we're committed to having a diverse and inclusive workplace. In line with our EPIC values (Expertise, Pioneering, Inclusive, Caring), we embrace and actively celebrate all our colleagues' unique and varying experiences, backgrounds, identities and cultures - I am me, we are H&B.

Holland & Barrett does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Please do not forward resumes to our job alias, employees, or any other company location. Holland & Barrett is not and will not be responsible for any fees if a candidate submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless otherwise agreed with respect to specific open position(s).