Professional Business Partner

Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KG; Banbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme

Discretionary Bonus

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Life Insurance

Job summary

Kärcher UK is seeking a Finance Business Partner to act as a vital link between Finance and the UK Professional Sales teams, providing comprehensive financial oversight and strategic decision support.

You will steer business performance, drive change, and lead UK-specific initiatives across Direct Sales, Dealers, and Special Business, analyzing monthly results and performing in-depth reviews to optimise profitability and ROI.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or relevant education (Essential).
• CIMA or ACCA part/fully qualified, or MBA (Desirable).
• Proficiency in reporting and analytic tools (Essential).
• Experience with SAP, SAC, Gemini Pro, and LM Notebook (Desirable).
• Good communication and strong analytical skills; structured, results-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Act as a vital link and 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.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Financial reporting

Communication

Structured/process-driven

Education

Bachelor's degree

CIMA/ACCA/MBA (Desirable)

Tools

SAP

SAC

Gemini Pro

LM Notebook

Google Workspace

Job description

Act as a vital link and 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

Pension Scheme

Discretionary Bonus Scheme

25 days annual holiday + bank holidays (increases with service)

Life Insurance

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.

At Kärcher, a team of 15,330 people in 80 countries is working together to make the world a cleaner place. As a family company with a focus on sustainability, we firmly believe that the important things in life need extra care to ensure they stand the test of time and preserve their value in future too. We offer WOW solutions around the world for cleaning and care. In the everyday and in the extraordinary. With WOW products and WOW services.