Senior Finance Business Partner

CMA CGM; Ashby-de-la-Zouch; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive annual leave

Pension and life assurance

Employee benefits platform discounts

Retail, travel and hospitality voucher

Job summary

CEVA Logistics is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to join our Contract Logistics finance team. You will partner with senior stakeholders to drive financial performance and provide clear, actionable insights beyond standard reporting.

You will own weekly and monthly management accounts, balance sheet controls, and business partnering with operations to improve profitability and support bids, capex, renewals, and contracts.

Qualifications

• Chartered accounting qualification – CIMA or ACCA.
• Experience in an operational and customer-facing environment.
• Track record of identifying and implementing improvements.
• Strong commercial and business partnering skills with the ability to challenge performance.
• Strong numerical and analytical ability to interpret data and trends.
• Ability to develop several options to resolve complex problems where there is no obvious right answer.

Responsibilities

• Own the accurate and timely production of weekly and monthly management accounts, with views on past, present and future performance, risks and contingencies.
• Partner with Business Unit Director and operations to improve profitability and margins.
• Maintain strong balance sheet control, including monthly reconciliations.
• Adopt a strong customer focus, identify growth opportunities and understand customer plans and risks.
• Take commercial ownership of the Business Unit, support bids, renewals, CAPEX/ICAP activity and revenue considerations.
• Work with operations to agree monthly operating plans and identify key risks and contingencies.
• Support annual budgets and forecasts alongside management.

Skills

Chartered accounting qualification

Operational and customer-facing work

Identify and implement improvements

Commercial and business partnering

Numerical and analytical ability

Develop multiple options to resolve问题

Job description

Ashby-de-la-Zouch_GBR, Kettering, GBR

CEVALogistics

Finance

Permanent contract

Full Time

CEVA Logistics provides global supply chain solutions to connect people, products, and providers all around the world. Present in 170+ countries and with more than 110,000 employees spread over 1,500 sites, we are proud to be a Top 5 global 3PL.

We believe that our employees are the key to our success. We want to engage and empower our diverse, global team to co-create value with our customers through our solutions in contract logistics and air, ocean, ground, and finished vehicle transport. That is why CEVA Logistics offers a dynamic and exceptional work environment that fosters personal growth, innovation, and continuous improvement.

At CEVA Logistics, weRise inMotion. Your career is always on the move,growingas fast and as far as your ambition takes you. Join a global team ofnearly 200nationalities, shaping the future of global trade, moving essential goods, forging new paths, and pushing boundaries to serve an ever-changing world. The pace is fast, the challenges are real, but the rewards are greater: growth, purpose, and the chance to make a meaningful impact. This is more than a job.It’sa journey on which you rise.

YOUR ROLE

We are looking for an experienced Senior Finance Business Partner to join our Contract Logistics business, partnering closely with senior stakeholders to drive financial performance across the business.

This is a commercially focused role that goes beyond the production of financial reports and standard analysis. You will provide clear, accurate financial insight and work closely with operational and commercial stakeholders to challenge performance, identify opportunities and support effective business decision-making.

This role can be based at our Head Office in Ashby-de-la-Zouch or an operational site based in Northamptonshire.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

• Own the accurate and timely production of weekly and monthly management accounts, ensuring appropriate checks are completed and results are agreed with the Business Controller, with a clear view of past, present and future performance, risks and contingencies.
• Partner with the Business Unit Director and operational teams to improve profitability and margin, challenging trends and KPIs and driving operational and commercial improvements.
• Maintain strong control over the balance sheet, including reviewing and approving monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Adopt a strong customer focus, identifying opportunities for organic growth and renewals while developing an understanding of customer plans, industries and risks.
• Take commercial ownership of the Business Unit, supporting new business bids, renewals, CAPEX/ICAP activity and developing a detailed understanding of customer contracts to identify revenue leakage and scope creep.
• Work with operational teams to agree and provide an accurate monthly operating plan to the Business Controller, identifying key risks and contingencies.
• Support the approval of annual budgets and forecasts alongside operational management.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

You will be a commercially minded finance professional who is confident working with operational and customer-facing stakeholders and able to translate complex financial information into clear insight and actions.

• A chartered accounting qualification – CIMA or ACCA.
• Experience working in an operational and customer-facing environment.
• A proven track record of identifying and implementing improvements.
• Strong commercial and business partnering skills, with the confidence to challenge performance and influence decision-making.
• Strong numerical and analytical ability, with the ability to interpret complex data and identify trends.
• The ability to develop several options to resolve complex problems where there is no obvious right answer.

WHAT DO WE HAVE TO OFFER?

With a genuine culture of reward and recognition, we want our employees to grow, develop and be part of our journey.

• competitive annual leave entitlement with a fantastic holiday buy scheme
• pension and life assurance
• access to an employee benefits platform that offers discounts on gym memberships
• money off vouchers for a diverse range of retail, travel and hospitality brands

ABOUT TOMORROW

We value your professional and personal growth. That’s why we share plenty of career opportunities for you to thrive within CEVA. Join CEVA for a challenging career.

CEVA Logistics UK&I is committed to attracting, acquiring and retaining the best possible candidates in an equal and inclusive way that is consistent with employment legislation and best practice. We aim to select the best available person for every vacancy irrespective of age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, political beliefs, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment and marital or civil partnership status.
Please note that candidates will be subject to the necessary right to work checks for the UK and Ireland.

Information at a Glance

Rise in motion with CMA CGM Group: where ambition meets opportunity.

Join a global team of nearly 200 nationalities, shaping the future of global trade, moving essential goods, forging newpaths, and pushing boundaries to serve an ever-changing world.

The pace is fast, the challenges are real, but the rewards are greater: growth, purpose, and thechance to make a meaningful impact. Thisis more than a job. It’s a journey on which you rise.