Regional Finance Business Partner

DPD UK; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday trading

Enhanced maternity and paternity

Free life assurance of 4 x salary

Free onsite car parking

Vitality at Work

Discounted shopping from retailers

Milestone Days off

Free eye tests

Job summary

DPD UK is seeking a commercially-minded Network Finance professional to build strong partnerships with Regional Finance Managers and drive high-impact projects. You will deliver strategic insights, identify efficiencies, and lead reporting improvements while coordinating with the wider finance team.

The role requires ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification, strong analytics, and experience with MS and Google reporting tools. UK-based, permanent, 37.5 hours, Monday–Friday.

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA or CIMA qualification is essential.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to present complex results clearly.
• Proficient with Microsoft and Google reporting tools.
• Able to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Insights: provide data-driven insights to guide executive strategy.
• Value Creation: identify cost savings, efficiencies, and risks with delivery plans.
• Drive Operational Excellence: improve core processes and standardise across the Network.
• Stakeholder Management: serve as primary contact with depot managers and maintain regular communication.
• Process Transformation: review and redesign reporting to enable agile decision-making.
• Project Delivery: lead high-impact projects delivering on time and in full.
• Collaborative Alignment: ensure consistency with the wider Finance function.

Skills

Analytical Prowess

Stakeholder Mastery

Strategic Mindset

Tech Savvy

Proactive Problem Solver

Resilience & Autonomy

Culture Add

Education

ACA/ACC A/CIMA qualified

Tools

Microsoft Reporting Suite

Google Reporting Suite

Job description

• Contract: Permanent - 37.5 hours per week
• Salary: Up to £49,990 depending on experience, company car or car allowance, plus bonus and mobile phone/ laptop
• Location: South East Region of UK
• Days of Work: Monday to Friday
• Working Days: 09:00 - 5:30

• Contract: Permanent - 37.5 hours per week
• Salary: Up to £49,990 depending on experience, company car or car allowance, plus bonus and mobile phone/ laptop
• Location: South East Region of UK
• Days of Work: Monday to Friday
• Working Days: 09:00 - 5:30

DPD UK is a member of Geopost who are a market leader in parcel delivery and e-commerce solutions, providing a broad range of delivery and innovative services for customers worldwide. DPD UK has a turnover of nearly £2 billion and our aim is to be the most sustainable delivery company in the UK. At DPD UK we also aim to deliver the best service, use the best technology and recruit and retain the best people in the industry.

DPD is a Valuable 500 company and a Disability Confident Employer.

• Contract: Permanent - 37.5 hours per week
• Salary: Up to £49,990 depending on experience, company car or car allowance, plus bonus and mobile phone/ laptop
• Location: South East Region of UK
• Days of Work: Monday to Friday
• Working Days: 09:00 - 5:30

DPD UK is a member of Geopost who are a market leader in parcel delivery and e-commerce solutions, providing a broad range of delivery and innovative services for customers worldwide. DPD UK has a turnover of nearly £2 billion and our aim is to be the most sustainable delivery company in the UK. At DPD UK we also aim to deliver the best service, use the best technology and recruit and retain the best people in the industry.

DPD is a Valuable 500 company and a Disability Confident Employer.

Job Description

This exciting role within our Network Finance Team requires a self-driven professional who is both commercially and analytically minded. You will leverage your strong business partnering skills to build strategic relationships and effectively influence stakeholders across the organisation, working closely with Regional Finance Managers to drive high-impact projects.

Key Tasks/Areas of Responsibility

• Strategic Insights: Provide clear, data-driven insights into actual results and overall business performance to guide executive strategy
• Value Creation: Proactively identify cost savings, operational efficiencies, and potential risks for the Network and the wider business, as well as delivery plans to achieve these
• Drive Operational Excellence: Influencing stakeholders to improve the efficiency of our core processes while driving standardisation across sectors and the entire Network
• Stakeholder Management Serve as the primary point of contact for depot managers, maintaining regular communication through daily and weekly calls to develop and track actionable plans
• Process Transformation: Review, challenge, and redesign existing reporting processes to facilitate agile decision-making, introducing robust new controls where required
• Project Delivery: Take the lead on high-impact projects, ensuring consistent delivery that is ‘on time and in full’
• Collaborative Alignment: Work seamlessly alongside the wider Finance function to champion consistency and ensure we are all driven by "same goal" practices.

Qualifications

You must be fully ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified.

• Analytical Prowess: You have strong analytical skills, a keen eye for detail and the ability to present complex results to an excellent standard in a simple, clear manner
• Tech Savvy: You bring a strong working knowledge of Microsoft and Google Reporting Suite applications
• Stakeholder Mastery: You are a natural Business Partner capable of influencing and collaborating at all levels within the Network
• Strategic Mindset: You possess a strong willingness to challenge the status quo regarding all reporting and operational practices
• Proactive Problem Solver: You pair a problem-solving attitude with the drive to deliver results, constantly looking for continuous improvement in your area of responsibility and beyond
• Resilience & Autonomy: You are highly organised, able to self-manage your workload and prioritise tasks effectively according to deadlines, importance, and urgency
• Culture Add: Crucially, you bring a highly positive, ‘can-do’ attitude to the team
• Demonstrate the core values of DPD DNA – Passion, Respect, Honesty, Flexibility, Caring and Accountability

Additional Information

We recognise that our people are at the heart of our business, without them we wouldn’t be able to deliver our award-winning service to millions of customers across the country each day. It’s important to us that we demonstrate our recognition of you in providing you with more than just a salary and job stability.

Joining DPD can lead to not just a stable job but also a career. DPD prides itself on recognising and developing talent alongside a desire to promote from within. As a continually growing and evolving organisation, we are proud to offer a great number of development and promotion opportunities.

Remuneration and Benefits

• Holiday trading
• Enhanced maternity and paternity package
• Free life assurance of 4 x salary on joining the pension scheme
• Free onsite car parking for all employees
• Vitality at Work
• Discounted shopping from 100’s of retailers including up to 5% off supermarket shopping
• Milestone Days off to celebrate with your family and friends
• Free eye tests and support with the cost of glasses

If you identify with our aims and values and can help us deliver our customers' promises, then this is the job for you!