Finance Business Partner (Trading) - 15 months FTC

Bettys and Taylors Group; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established family business in Harrogate is seeking a Finance Business Partner (Trading) to join their team. This full-time role involves supporting all trading areas, influencing decisions through detailed financial analysis, and driving business performance. Qualified accountants are encouraged to apply for this exciting opportunity that also offers extensive benefits and development opportunities.

Benefits

Free meals and snacks

Quarterly profit-share bonus

Holiday allowance with buy/sell options

Employee discounts

Health cash plan

Wellbeing support

Company pension

Development opportunities

Responsibilities

• Partner with all trading areas to drive business performance.
• Provide insightful commercial decision support.
• Ensure management information is accurate and reflective of business performance.
• Conduct analysis on promotions, discounts, and profitability.
• Lead labour understanding and reporting.
• Support the delivery of robust forecasts through analysis.

Skills

Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA, or equivalent)

Strong communication skills

Excellent numerical reasoning

Ability to analyse large amounts of data

Advanced Excel skills

Excellent accuracy and attention to detail

Ability to challenge decisions with financial information

Collaborative problem-solving skills

Tools

IFS

Job description

Overview

Due to an internal secondment, we have an opportunity in our Bettys Finance team and we are looking for a Finance Business Partner (Trading) to join us for 15 months, at Bettys Bakery where we support all areas of Bettys including Branches, Cookery School, Craft Bakery and Support functions.

As a Finance Business Partner (Trading) you will be responsible for partnering all trading areas (all Bettys Branches, Bettys eCommerce and Cookery School) driving strong business performance by providing insightful and collaborative commercial decision support, whilst ensuring that management information is accurate and reflects the performance of the business. You will influence through analysis, modelling and scenario planning for promotional analysis, discounts and profitability; lead on labour understanding and reporting to aid the management in Branches and contribute to the delivery of robust monthly, quarterly and annual forecasts through analysis and insightful support, ensuring variances are challenged and understood. A full role profile is available on our internal Exchange or by emailing [e-mail]

This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours over 5 days. If you would like to discuss flexible working please provide more details in your application.

About you

• Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA, or equivalent)
• Strong communication (cross-functional and across varying levels of financial awareness)
• Excellent numerical reasoning
• Ability to analyse large amounts of data and information and make decisions
• Advanced Excel skills and experience of IFS
• Excellent accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to challenge and influence decisions with financial information
• Ability to work collaboratively to solve problems and overcome difficulties

What we offer you

As a minimum, all our employees receive free meals, drinks and snacks while at work, a discretionary quarterly profit-share bonus, holiday allowance with the option to buy and (in some cases) sell additional days, company-wide employee discounts, access to our health cash plan, wellbeing support, company funded counselling, and enrolment in the company pension.

We also offer a range of development opportunities no matter your role and ambitions. We encourage everyone to explore what makes them the best version of themselves, and we do this through external training programmes, apprenticeships and internal 1:1 coaching schemes.

Great People, Great Culture

We are Bettys & Taylors Group. Our family business is home to three iconic Yorkshire brands - Yorkshire Tea, Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate. Together we share a passion for quality, service and doing things properly. We are driven by our purpose and our values, and we believe our people are what set us apart. We welcome applications from all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences and we are committed to offering an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive.

Click here to learn more about life at Bettys & Taylors Group.

How to apply

To apply for this role, you will be required to submit a CV and cover letter.

The closing date for this vacancy is Friday 10th October 2026