Interim Finance Business Partner

We Do Group are delighted to be supporting a UK-based retailer, recruiting an Interim Finance Business Partner on a 3-5 month assignment while the business recruits a permanent employee.

The role will have 5 key internal stakeholders, including CEO, CFO & Head of Retail and will partner them to deliver strategic business outcomes across the 60 stores.

Location: Fully remoteDuration: 3-5 monthsRate: £400 - £500 per day (inside IR35 via umbrella company)

The Role

• Work in partnership with the Operations team with a focus on P&L performance, cost management and delivery of financial and non-financial KPIs
• Identify opportunities for growth and implement actions to deliver, working closely with the Area Ops Directors to deliver projects and initiatives that enhance or improve practice performance
• Calibrate stores and drive the underperforming brands / emerging risks by identifying areas for improvement and supporting Operations team with resources, planning, implementation and tracking
• Work with the Commercial Finance team to ensure that the suite of reports coming out of Finance to the business is user-friendly and provides the required level of detail on the key topics
• Delivery of insights and training to ensure the best use of metrics to understand and drive performance
• Build a strong relationship with the FP&A team to drive the budget and reforecasting process
• Liaise with the management accounting team to deliver month end reporting, understand and build commentary on key variances
• Complete investment appraisals to ensure appropriate allocation of the ROI capex budget
• Deliver weekly and monthly trading packs on timely basis
• Deliver Month end close and drive follow ups to conclusion
• Support 2-way internal communications throughout the business, specifically between Ops and Finance
• Project work as allocated by the CEO & Directors including Central Finance transformation projects

Your Profile

• Qualified Accountant - ACA, ACCA, CA, CIMA
• Experienced Finance Business Partner, ideally with experience within a retail/multi-site business
• Effective communicator - written & verbal
• Good working knowledge of MS Excel
• Available on short notice