Finance Business Partner

• Are you looking for a Business Partner role where you can influence the business as well as excel your career?
• Do you want to work in a rapidly growing, market-leading organisation?
• Do you have a flare for business as well as excellent listening, influencing and communication skills? 
• Are you looking for a brilliant opportunity to make a real difference in the organisation?

The apetito Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) business unit is changing rapidly and requires a pro-active, dynamic and value adding Commercial Business Partner to support the management team. 

The Commercial Business Partner will manage a team of three regional accountants (based in Trowbridge), managing the finance business partnering for a portfolio of 42 in-house Wiltshire Farm Foods depots.

Working with the General Manager and Regional Managers to support the delivery of key financial targets, you will help define strategy and tactical direction, taking real ownership of the P&L, from a sales, margin and cost perspective of what is a significant part of the apetito business.

This is not a typical commercial finance role - we are seeking a credible DTC professional who is a resilient self-starter determined to drive their own and the teams success.
 
You will lead the budgeting and forecasting for the relevant business unit, helping to identify and shape new opportunities for growth. You will foster an environment of continuous improvement by identifying and delivering efficiencies ensuring that teams work in as lean and an effective manner as possible.
 
Our Wiltshire Farm Foods Team are:
- Dedicated to the provision of high quality, convenient food to the private home delivery sector
- We are proud to provide great customer service, which is reflected in our high levels of customer satisfaction.  The team have a very forward-thinking culture looking to delight our customers with Good Old Fashioned Service, driving local sales leads and also continuously looking to improve efficiency in cost management.

Reporting to the Senior Commercial Finance Manager, you will be trusted to work autonomously and manage your own workload but will be fully supported by a talented team of apetito colleagues.

This role is based in our Trowbridge offices to support the team you will manage.

Flexibility to work from home up to 2 days per week. 

This role is fixed term, for 15 months, to cover maternity leave. 

Wiltshire Farm Foods, part of the apetito group, is the UK’s largest ready-meal supplier, cooking and delivering over 330 different delicious frozen ready meals across the UK primarily to the elderly, their family members and healthcare professionals.

We're dedicated to making a real difference to our customers' lives, by bringing sunshine to their doors through our commitment to provide good old-fashioned service.

Our intense pride drives us to continuously innovate and improve, ensuring our products and service exceed our customers' needs.

This is all whilst being an ethical and sustainable organisation that believes in doing the right thing.

• Develop strong bonds with key business stakeholders to collectively identify and deliver value adding initiatives
• Co-ordinate, complete and drive actions from commercial reviews
• Continuous development of key business intelligence focusing on areas which provide a deeper understanding of the financial dynamics of activities
• Presentation of key financial performance to teams, Senior Managers and the Exec.
• Support and enhance the routine financial reporting of apetito’s commercial businesses and operational activities – incorporating period-end, budgets and forecasts
• Automate, streamline and improve the efficiencies and effectiveness of Commercial Finance processes.
• Routine support and involvement in various areas of the Commercial Finance and wider Finance team to ensure all departmental objectives are met within the required timescales
• Be an effective team member and contributor to other ad-hoc support / project work

Essential:

• A Levels or equivalent qualification
• Newly qualified, passed finalist, or studying toward finals for professional accounting qualification
• A minimum of 2 years’  relevant experience (qualified or unqualified) clearly demonstrating the commercial impact you have made
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills – particularly, Excel and PowerPoint
• Confident communicator
• Compelling influencing skills
• Diligence and attention to detail
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills

Desirable:

• Previous experience of SAP
• Experience of working with business partners providing more than just MI
• Evidence of adding value
• Ability to critically review existing business processes/systems

The Commercial Business Partner will have a proven track record of delivering to exceptionally high standards, often within tight timescales. An effective communicator who takes every opportunity to build and strengthen relationships with key stakeholders is essential.

• Positive outlook
• Effective time manager
• Sets high standards in all they do
• Generates enthusiasm and energy
• Deadline focused, and looks for opportunities to exceed expectations
• Flexible and keen to get involved in various areas of the finance team
• Determined, can-do approach
• Committed to continuous improvement
• Ability to work independently and pro-actively

• Competitive salary – accredited Living Wage employer
• 25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays
• Option to purchase up to 5 additional days holiday per year
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme
• Pension scheme - employer matched contributions up to 4%
• Life assurance scheme worth at least 1x annual salary
• Subsidised canteen
• Free parking
• Free turkey or voucher at Christmas
• apetito perks scheme including salary sacrifice options and retail discounts

As a family-owned business, we take great pride in being a company that makes a real difference and is dedicated to creating outstanding meals to be proud of.

We develop a range of products designed to enhance health and well-being for all our customers.

We are driven by a passion for service and dedicated to feeding some of the UK’s most vulnerable people.

We proudly support British food and farming, focusing on using the best ethical and sustainable produce in alignment with our goal to reach Net Zero by 2040.

Our ethical standards are recognised by the ETI and we are an accredited Living Wage employer.
Learn more about apetito’s commitment to a more sustainable future.

We embrace inclusion, empowering individuals from diverse backgrounds.

Our commitment to making a real difference extends to customers, communities, and staff and we're on a mission to build an inclusive workplace where everyone reaches their full potential.