Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner We drive our own success Monday-Friday, 08.30-17.00 Permanent £42,000 - £47,000 per annum (depending on experience) Bonus scheme , Private Healthcare, Pension, Flexible benefits package, Excellent career progression across the Bakkavor Group Why join us? We're constantly evolving, progressing and diversifying. And we want our people to do so too. For everyone to feel empowered, engaged and enabled. To create opportunities to move forward, climb higher and push for more. We believe in fuelling ambition and guiding success. In supporting everyone with talent and drive to own what they do, realise their potential and build a brilliant future for themselves at Bakkavor. What we do . This particular role is based at our Bakkavor Salads Bo'ness site, which employs over 1,000 people and produces food-to-go salads and salad accompaniments to a number of customers. It is located 3.5 miles from Linlithgow and 8 miles to Falkirk. . About the role. In this busy and exciting role, you will provide management accounts support to the operations and development team, and a proactive and effective business partnering relationship with the site teams. Accountabilities Ensuring that accurate costings are built for all development activity, highlighting potential risks or opportunities Liaising with Development, Commercial and Operations to accurately capture relevant information and communicate with key stakeholders Maintenance of costing master data in finance systems Ensuring that accurate and effective management accounts are prepared and that exceptions are identified and highlighted Supporting business managers to ensure they understand the information provided and are utilising it to improve performance Generating ad-hoc information which will support the analysis of business performance or the understanding of standard costs Supporting the generation of the operational elements of a rolling forecast - reviewing the results and delivering feedback Identifying areas of improvement and weaknesses - suggesting modifications as appropriate Working across the sector to align business partnering processes What you will need Ideally you will have previous experience of a similar role within a fast-paced food manufacturing or FMCG environment. You will be qualified or working towards relevant qualifications such as CIMA, ACCA or equivalent and possess the ability to manage large volumes of data into usable formats. Excellent communication, analytical, customer service and excel skills will be key, as will the ability to produce accurate and informative management account reports. What you'll receive. As an equal opportunity employer, we're committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you. You'll enjoy: Bonus (up to 10% of annual salary - company performance dependant) Private healthcare A stakeholder pension scheme Personal accident Insurance Free independent mortgage advice Employee assistance programme A range of voluntary benefits Holiday purchase scheme Additional life assurance Dental & hospital cash plans Discounted tutoring for children Access to financial learning tools Affordable loans via your salary Proud to be and loyal service awards Plus, a commitment to your wellbeing that includes emotional, physical and financial support services delivered by our fantastic team of wellbeing champions Proud to be Bakkavor. We're proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We're proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. We're driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business - come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team! Find out more and apply. #CVL #LI-RB1