Junior Finance Business Partner

MGS - Commercial Finance & FP&A; Wolverhampton; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the pub industry is seeking a Junior Finance Business Partner to support financial insight at operational meetings. This hands-on role suits a newly CIMA qualified individual, eager to contribute and grow in a lively environment with full team support. Opportunities include involvement in budgeting and presenting financial information.

Benefits

Apprenticeship programmes

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave

30% off in Marston’s pubs

Employee assistance programme

Share save incentive scheme

Qualifications

• Newly CIMA Qualified or in final stages.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Strong IT skills, particularly Excel.

Responsibilities

• Support Financial Business Partners in meetings.
• Ownership of cost lines and reporting.
• Analyze data for operational insights.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Presentation skills

IT skills

Excel

Education

CIMA Qualified

Tools

SAP

Job description

As part of our company strategy to be the Number One Local Pub Company and Employer of Choice, we’re searching for an ambitious Junior Finance Business Partners to join our Finance team and support the Finance Business Partners at key Operations meetings, providing financial insight and ownership of specific areas and regions of the business.

Reporting into the Senior Finance Manager, this is an ideal opportunity for a newly CIMA Qualified or the final stages of the CIMA qualification.Enjoying full support from an experienced Finance team, the role itself is hands-on, and you should enjoy working at pace in a lively environment. You will have plenty of opportunity to demonstrate how you can turn complex information into meaningful insights that helps drive business performance.

This is a hybrid roles, partially based at Marston’s award-winning, modern offices in central Wolverhampton with some travel required across our pub estate. As such applicants must hold a full UK driving licence.

Could you:

• Supporting the Finance Business Partners at key Operations meetings, providing financial insight and ownership of specific areas and regions of the business.
• Take ownership of various cost lines including period end reporting and analysis.
• Ensure invoices for key cost lines are approved in a timely manner
• Supporting the monthly forecasting and annual budgeting
• Analysing and interpreting data into a ‘reader friendly’ format to be shared with others
• Developing a relationship with the Operations team to become a point of contact for financial queries and providing day to day support.
• Presenting and Communicating Financial Information to Ops and other stakeholders as the role develops

We are looking for:

• Newly CIMA Qualified or latter stages of Part Qualified (Level 3 - Strategic Level)
• Possess the ability to meet tight deadlines on a weekly and monthly basis.
• Excellent communication, analytical and presentation skills.
• Possess strong IT skills particularly Excel and other Microsoft packages. Experience with SAP would be beneficial, however full training will be provided.
• Full UK Driving Licence is desirable– travel to meetings and pubs will be required

What you get from us -At Marston’s we put our people first, which is why we offer real benefits alongside the expected, these include:

•Apprenticeship programmes- offering training & development at any stage of your career

•Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave(Subject to 26 weeks service at 15 weeks prior to EWC)

• 30% off in Marston’s pubs and 20% off accommodation through our privilege card

• Marston’s Cheers Platform (discounts on many high street and online major retailers)

• Share save incentive scheme

• Employee assistance programme-including various wellbeing support services, a completely confidential 24/7 helpline, up to 6 counselling sessions and more online services

Come as you are. Personality and passion are so important. No judgement on where you’ve come from, or your story to date, just a need for the right attitude and an ambition that matches ours. We’ll accept you and celebrate you for being you.

We can’t wait to see what we can make happen together.#MarstonsWherePeopleMakePubs