Hybrid Junior Finance Business Partner

at Westfalia Fruit

• Job title: Junior Finance Business Partner
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Kings Hill, United Kingdom

About the role

• Detail-oriented Finance Professional at Westfalia Fruit, driving financial performance for commercial strategies. Responsible for financial models, analyses, and reporting to support business decisions.

Responsibilities

• 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.