Westfalia Fruit

Commercial Finance Business Partner

Westfalia Fruit

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Kings Hill • United Kingdom

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About the role

  • - Maintain and validate customer models to support pricing and profitability analysis.
  • - Data governance and quality assurance.
  • - Conduct comprehensive margin analysis to identify trends and variances.
  • - Develop and monitor budgets, ensuring alignment with financial goals.
  • - Close collaboration with procurement, commercial, and operations teams to gather and analyse financial data.
  • - Provide variance analysis and offer recommendations to management on corrective actions.
  • - Ensure compliance with accounting standards and company policies and ensure accurate costing methods are applied for different types of products or services.
  • - Assist in the preparation of financial reports and presentations for management.
  • - Focus on financial performance across the business, ensuring accurate cost allocation and profitability analysis.

Requirements

  • - Proven experience in a Cost Accountant, Commercial Finance, or similar business partner role, with strong commercial awareness
  • - Finance qualified, such as CIMA, or equivalent professional experience
  • - Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data and provide actionable insights
  • - Proficiency in accounting systems and Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel
  • - Exceptional attention to detail and strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
  • - Strong communication and interpersonal skills, capable of building relationships across different teams and levels of the business
  • - Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
  • **Desirable**
  • · Experience in the fresh produce industry.
  • - Experience in commercial focussed accounting and financial analysis is a plus.
  • - Intermediate power query skills desirable.
Benefits
  • - 23 days holiday, plus bank holidays.
  • - State-of-the-art office with fresh fruit, bean-to-cup coffee, freshly squeezed orange juice, and avocado ice cream.
  • - Free on-site parking.
  • - Company pension scheme with life insurance cover.
  • - Employee Assistance Plan with Medicash.
  • - Sausage Roll Thursday and pizza lunch days.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
cost accountingfinancial analysismargin analysisbudget developmentvariance analysisdata governancequality assurancecost allocationfinancial reportingpower query
Soft skills
analytical skillsproblem-solving skillsattention to detailorganizational skillscommunication skillsinterpersonal skillscollaborative skillsindependent workrelationship buildingability to manage priorities
Certifications
CIMA