Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner, Hull

We are seeking an ambitious commercially focussed, and fully qualified finance professional (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) to join Willerby as a Finance Business Partner.

In this high-visibility role, you will act as a key financial partner across commercial operations.  Working closely with the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), senior commercial team, and cross functional teams in operations and technical you will provide financial insight to inform commercial strategy, drive sales and margin growth, and support operational performance.

For a commercially focussed and fully qualified professional (CIMA/ACCA/CA) this role offers an exciting opportunity to further enhance our FP&A capabilities and provide insightful analysis to support and shape commercial decision making and strategy.

The Role

Reporting directly to the Head of FP&A, the Finance Business Partner will have the following key responsibilities:

·        Commercial Business Partnering:  Provide cross-functional finance support and actionable commercial insight to inform key business decisions, evaluate new commercial opportunities, and support overall operational performance.

·        Budgeting and strategic planning: Lead the end-to-end annual budgeting and in year forecasting processes across all commercial streams, providing constructive challenge on sales and cost assumptions.  Support the CCO in preparing executive level presentations for the CEO and Chief Finance Officer.

·        Tender and commercial governance:  Drive financial rigor across tender submissions, commercial proposals, and pricing campaigns. Support the drafting of board level proposal documents and conducting post tender evaluations to understand any variance to targets expected.

·        NPD & Pricing strategy: Partner with the Commercial Manager and cross-functional teams on New Product Development initiatives, evaluating unit economics, pricing models and target margin thresholds.

·        Real-time insight and systems: Develop and build upon existing daily/weekly reporting tools to support business decision making and provide real-time insight. Enhance core system processes to ensure accuracy and data integrity.

·        Performance reporting: Weekly and monthly tracking and reporting of performance and spend, highlighting key variances to budget/forecast whilst providing meaningful commentary.

·        Team collaboration: Provide collaborative support and cross-functional coverage across the wider Operations Finance team during critical and key business milestones.

About You 

·        Commercial mindset: A proactive, commercially focused finance professional who will actively embed themselves in the business, improve the quality of financial information and continuously seek ways to add value.

·        Professional Qualification & Experience: Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with experience in a fast-paced commercial finance or business partnering environment.  Manufacturing or assembly experience is beneficial but not essential.

·        Stakeholder management & influence: Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the confidence to build relationships, influence key decisions, and constructively challenge non-finance stakeholders.

·        Analytical & modelling skills:  Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with hands-on experience in financial modelling, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.

·        Systems & IT proficiency: High level if IT and financial systems skills, with advanced Excel capabilities for commercial modelling and reporting.

What Willerby we can offer you

Currently in our 80th year, Willerby is the UK’s leading manufacturer of Holiday Homes and Lodges.

·        Competitive Salary: Competitive salary reflective of experience

·        Holiday Allowance: The equivalent of 33 days holiday including statutory public holidays.

·        Pension Scheme: Group pension scheme (6% employer contribution, employee contribution 4%)

·        Healthcare:  Option to join a private health scheme

·        Life Assurance: Four times basic annual salary

·        Discretionary Bonus Scheme: Participation in annual bonus scheme

·        Flexible Benefits:  Cycle to work, holiday purchase scheme and Staff Sales access.

·        Working Week: 4 day compressed week (Monday – Thursday), on site.

·        Career Development:  Excellent career progression opportunities in a growing business.