Company Description

Followingyears of accelerated growth Culina Group is now a £2.2billion+turnover business, employing over 22,000 staff, with a fleet ofmore than 5,000 vehicles. Culina Group operates from over 100+depots across the UK and Ireland, serving more than 1,000 clientsover its framework of chilled, ambient, contract packagingsolutions and fresh and bakedgoods.

Company Overview

FowlerWelch (Part of the Culina Group) operates in thefresh produce sector providing time critical logistics solutionsfor major retailers, growers and manufacturers across theUK.

At Culina we have a winning culture, webelieve that our culture is one of the reasons our companycontinues to thrive A place where you're valued, challenged, andinspired.

JobDescription

JobDescription

Due to continuedgrowth, we are now seeking a Finance BusinessPartner to join our Finance team at ourSpaldingsite.

As Finance Business Partner you willprovide analytical support and business partnering to Operationalsites to help plan, understand and improve the financialperformance of the business.

This is a full time,permanent position Monday to Friday 8am to5pm offering a competitive salary and package withthe opportunity to work for a forward thinking marketleader.

Job responsibilities ofFinance Business Partnerinclude:

• Support anddeliver the three-year plan and annual budgeting/forecastingcycle
• Maintain the rolling forecast to supportprofit and loss, balance sheet & cash flowanalysis
• Communicate with stakeholdersregarding KPI's and performance to enable the delivery of plan andto review and challenge efficiency & drive marginimprovement
• Own the accounting for designatedcost centres, nominal codes or balance sheetcodes
• Provide commercial analysis and insightto operational management
• Development andownership of forecasting models
• Assist andsupply information to auditors for annualaudits
• Support the development of a managementfinancial capability across theoperation
• Establish a working relationship withall key internal senior management teams as a basis for influencingchange
• Prepare budgets and forecasts forrelevant business units
• Assist the FinanceReporting Manager in the delivery of wider teamobjectives

Qualifications

Toapply for the role of Finance BusinessPartner, you will possess the following skills,experiences and qualifications:

• Partor Fully Qualified Accountant isdesirable
• Relevant experience working in acommercial or finance function in an operational industry - FMCG orsimilar
• Proven experience in analysing/trendingdata to make recommendations for change/challenge thebusiness
• Strong knowledge of accountingregulations, procedures and currentlegislation
• Proficiency with Excel and theability to use pivot tables, lookups etc. or macros to automate andimprove reporting
• Ability to present andinterpret key information
• Previous businesspartnering experience isdesirable

AdditionalInformation

As part of our drive to makeFowler Welch a great place to work. Weare proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we arecommitted to employee development and recognising success for hardworking performers.

Our dedicated learning anddevelopment programmes are open to every employee to give you theopportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continueto work in an environment where team culturethrives.

Our People are the driving force behindour success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits whichinclude:

• AnnualLeave - Competitive holidayentitlement
• Pension scheme -we want colleagues to enjoy a comfortableretirements so we offer agreatcontribution
• Life Assurance- x3 your annualsalary
• Wellness -Via our Employee Assistance Programmewe offer immediate access to a confidentialtelephone counselling and legal information service that operates24 hours a days, 365 days ayear
• Eye Care Vouchers- We can provide you with substantial savings withfree eye tests and discounts on prescriptionglasses
• Reward & Recognition- We recognise that employees have gone the extramile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition andlong service awards.
• Everydaydiscounts - via our benefit platform you will haveaccess to over 50 retailer discounts for everydaysavings!

If you meet the requirementsfor the above role and are looking for your next career opportunityplease apply now and become a part of our!