Finance Business Partner
Bromsgrove
Hybrid working (2 days per week from home) with regular travel across our dealership network
£50,000 package +Company car + 23 days holiday
Our client, are proud to be a family-owned automotive retailer that has grown from a single dealership in 2000 to one of the Midlands' leading motor groups. Representing some of the UK's most respected automotive brands, including Peugeot, Fiat, Abarth, LEAP, CUPRA, SEAT, Skoda and Nissan we've built our reputation on exceptional customer service, strong community values and a commitment to putting people first.
With over 25 years of success behind us, we continue to invest in our people, our customers and the future of automotive retail and are embarking on a significant period of growth and transformation.
We're now looking for a Finance Business Partner to join our Finance Team. This is a key role supporting our dealership leadership teams, providing financial insight, analysis and guidance to help drive commercial performance and informed decision-making across the business.
Working closely across senior management and central finance functions, you'll help ensure financial information is accurate, understood and used effectively to maximise performance and identify opportunities for growth.
Key Responsibilities
In this role, you'll be responsible for:
- Partnering with dealership leadership teams to provide financial insight to support commercial decision-making
- Delivering forecasting, variance analysis and performance reporting in line with business requirements
- Reviewing monthly financial results and working with operational leaders to identify trends, risks and opportunities
- Supporting dealerships with working capital management and cost control initiatives
- Ensuring sites complete required financial and operational controls, including stock and fixed asset reviews
- Acting as a key liaison between dealership operations and the central finance team
- Supporting the annual budgeting and planning process, ensuring management teams understand assumptions and outputs
- Monitoring manufacturer bonus schemes, funding arrangements and compliance requirements
- Assisting with ad-hoc financial analysis and requests from senior stakeholders
- Promoting financial best practice across the wider business
About You
We're looking for someone who has:
- Previous experience in a Finance Business Partner, Management Accountant or similar commercial finance role
- ACCA / CIMA studier (or qualified)
- Strong analytical and financial reporting skills
- The ability to interpret complex financial data and communicate insights clearly to non-finance stakeholders
- Excellent relationship-building and stakeholder management skills
- A proactive approach to identifying opportunities and solving problems
- Experience supporting forecasting, budgeting and business planning processes
- Strong attention to detail and a commercial mindset
- A willingness to travel regularly across our dealership network
What We Offer
Our client recognise that our people are key to our success. In return, we offer:
- £50,000 package
- Company car
- 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- An additional day off to celebrate your birthday
- Hybrid working with 2 days per week from home
- Access to UNUM EAP scheme
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- Clear career development opportunities
- Staff discounts across our business
- A supportive and collaborative working environment
- The opportunity to play a key role in a well-established family-owned business
- If you're a commercially minded finance professional looking for an opportunity to make a real impact within a dynamic automotive business, we'd love to hear from you.
All conversations are private and confidential
Please call Emma Curtis on 07834583994 or email ec@arc-uk.net