Finance Business Partner - 12 Month FTC

Job Description

Job Title: Finance Business Partner - 12 month FTC

Location: Head Office, Leicestershire

Salary: £competitive plus bonus & benefits

Are you a detail-oriented, motivated professional with a passion for finance and team leadership? We're looking for a Branded Finance Business Partner to join our Finance Operations team on a 12 month fixed term contract, playing a pivotal role in supporting Next’s Retail, Online, and Total Platform Partner businesses.

As a Branded Finance Business Partner, you'll manage the day-to-day operations of a dynamic team, ensuring accuracy and efficiency while driving high-profile projects and fostering relationships with an ever-growing base of suppliers. You’ll lead both UK-based and outsourced teams, building a culture of excellence in supplier management, problem-solving, and service delivery. 

November/December start

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and support UK and outsourced teams to deliver high-quality output.
• Act as the main liaison between Finance and key internal stakeholders.
• Oversee and prioritise team workloads, ensuring deadlines and priorities are met.
• Monitor daily and weekly payment runs and plan for upcoming payments.
• Perform ledger reconciliations, month-end accruals, and management information reviews.
• Lead team training, mentoring, and development to cultivate a service-oriented culture.
• Collaborate on system enhancements and project management, including testing and sign-off.
• Work with our Robotics team to deliver task automation and performance monitoring.
• Step into managerial responsibilities as required.

What We’re Looking For:

• CIMA/ACCA/ACA Qualified or Part-Qualified.
• Strong Excel skills and proficiency in handling large data sets (SQL/Power BI preferred).
• A detail-oriented professional with strong numerical and analytical abilities.
• Excellent communication, assertiveness, and influencing skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment and work under pressure.
• Enthusiastic about change, with a flexible and proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Strong presentation skills, with the confidence to lead discussions and drive business improvements.

About Us

You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!

About some of our Benefits

• 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
• Company performance based bonus
• Sharesave scheme
• On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
• 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
• Early VIP access to sale stock
• Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
• Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
• Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
• Free on-site parking
• Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
• Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
• Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
• Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
• Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more

Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.

We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email headoffice_careers@next.co.uk (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.

Apply Before : 09/29/2024, 03:58 PM

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.