Finance Business Partner - Retail & Payroll

Join our team and be part of a company that truly lives its values. With our expertise and commitment to innovation, we aim to build trust and make health and wellness accessible to all. By fostering inclusivity and care, we work collaboratively to improve the well-being of our colleagues, customers, and communities.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Business Partner to join our Retail Finance team on a 12 months fixed term contract .

Partnering the Payroll Team and leading the management accounts process for Retail Finance you will play an integral role in supporting store performance. You will get the opportunity to work directly with the exec and retail senior leadership team, with responsibility for one of our largest cost bases.

Key Responsibilities

The Purpose of the Role:

Business Partner To Retail Payroll Team

• Collaborate with and challenge business to deliver against Retail Payroll budget
• Analyse performance producing meaningful reporting and insights
• Support the forecasting process
• Lead annual budget and long-range planning for Retail Payroll
  
  

Management Accounts For UK And Ireland Branch Costs

• Lead the month-end process for UK and Ireland Retail Branch Costs (Retail Payroll, Occupancy and Operating Costs), across P&L and balance sheets
• Ensure sufficient controls and processes are in place
• Develop and maintain robust and accurate actual financial information within the management accounts to support strategic decision making
• Lead in-depth month end reviews with Finance business partners and leadership team
• Ensure balance sheet reconciliations are accurate and efficient
• Point of contact for year end audit
  
  

Line Management

• Day to day management of 1 direct report
• Ensure learning and development needs are met by setting objectives and effective coaching
  
  

Location:

This role is based in Nuneaton, and may be occasionally required to travel to our London Hub or to any other location of H&B. We support flexibility and productivity of our employees by hybrid working arrangements with minimum 2 days presence in the office.

Key Requirements

• CIMA / ACCA / ACA Qualified (Final Stage or QBE will be considered).
• Strong Excel skills.
• Demonstrate relationship building skills, able to work cross-functionally.
• Ability to translate large and complex data into meaningful insight for non-finance colleagues.
• Experience in, and an understanding of, retail operations is a positive.
• Possesses a keen eye for detail and excellent organisational skills.
  
  

Our Benefits for this role include, but not limited to:

• H&B Employee Discount - 25%
• Pension company contribution
• 33 Days Holiday per year (Inclusive of bank holidays)
• Private Medical Care
• Exclusive benefits, free advice and savings from a range of retailers and providers
• Electric Car Scheme
  
  

We're passionate about helping every colleague thrive across all dimensions of wellbeing, and we're committed to having a diverse and inclusive workplace. In line with our EPIC values (Expertise, Pioneering, Inclusive, Caring), we embrace and actively celebrate all our colleagues' unique and varying experiences, backgrounds, identities and cultures - I am me, we are H&B.

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