Professional Business Partner

Kärcher; Banbury; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme

Discretionary Bonus Scheme

25 days annual holiday + bank holidays

Simplyhealth Cash Plan

Life Insurance

Employee discount on Kärcher products

Job summary

Kärcher UK is seeking a finance-focused professional to act as a mediator between Finance and UK Professional sales, providing strategic oversight and decision support. You will steer performance, lead UK forecasting, and analyse monthly results to optimise profitability.

Key responsibilities include UK MRP, budgeting, and post‑investment audits to realise ROI. Strong analytical and communication skills are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Essential: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education.
• CIMA/ACCA qualification or MBA is desirable.
• Proficiency in reporting and analytic tools is essential.

Responsibilities

• Act as a vital link between Finance and UK Professional sales, providing oversight.
• Steer business performance and drive UK-specific strategic initiatives.
• Analyse monthly results and lead reviews of channel performance.
• Lead UK MRP, Budget and Forecasting processes, developing monthly forecasts.
• Identify risks, audit ROI, and drive SAC reporting with AI tool implementation.

Skills

Reporting & analytics

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

CIMA/ACCA/MBA (Desirable)

Tools

Google Workspace

SAP

SAC

Gemini Pro

LM Notebook

Job description

This Is How You WOW

• Act as a vital link a mediator between Finance and the UK Professional sales departments, providing comprehensive financial oversight and strategic decision support
• Steer business performance, contribute to change management, and drive UK-specific strategic initiatives across Direct Sales, Dealers, and Special Business
• Analyse monthly financial results and lead in-depth reviews of channel performance and sales productivity to optimise profitability
• Lead the UK MRP, Budget, and Forecasting processes for Professional Sales, developing and administering monthly forecasts
• Process Business Cases, identify financial risks, and conduct post-investment audits to ensure promised ROI is realised
• Act as the key user for SAC reporting, driving the implementation of Kärcher AI tools to enhance efficiency and automation.

It would be WOW if you would bring this in:

• Education: Bachelor's degree or relevant education (Essential); CIMA or ACCA part/fully qualified, or MBA (Desirable).
• Knowledge & Skills: Proficiency in reporting and analytic tools (Essential); experience with Google Workspace, SAP, SAC, Gemini Pro, and LM Notebook (Desirable).
• Personal Qualities: Good communication, strong analytical skills, structured/process-driven mindset, and a results-oriented approach

Our Kärcher WOW Package

• Pension Scheme
• Discretionary Bonus Scheme
• 25 days annual holiday + bank holidays (increases with service)
• Simplyhealth Cash Plan (including retail discount scheme)
• Life Insurance
• Employee discount on Kärcher products

Kärcher UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer who seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion/belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or marital status. Kärcher UK will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

Kärcher UK encourages applications from minorities, women in positions where they are under- represented, and people with disabilities. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only candidates under consideration will be contacted.