Professional Business Partner

KARCHER UK LTD; Cherwell District; 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 strategic financial professional to join as the link between Finance and UK Professional Sales, steering performance and driving UK-specific initiatives across Direct Sales, Dealers, and Special Business.

You will lead monthly results, reviews of channel performance, and profitability, own UK MRP, Budget and Forecasts, assess business cases, risks, and ROI, and champion SAC reporting with new AI tools to boost efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or relevant education.
• Experience with reporting and analytics tools.
• Desirable: SAP, SAC, Gemini Pro, LM Notebook experience.

Responsibilities

• Analyse monthly financial results and lead reviews of channel performance.
• Lead UK MRP, Budget and Forecasting for Professional Sales.
• Process business cases, identify risks and conduct ROI post-audits.
• Act as key SAC reporting user and drive Kärcher AI tools.

Skills

Reporting & analytics tools

Google Workspace

SAP

SAC

Gemini Pro

LM Notebook

Education

Bachelor's degree

CIMA/ACCA/MBA

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.

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
• a results-oriented approach

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.