#BelongWithUs Are you a commercially minded finance professional looking to step into a high-impact Finance Business Partner role? Come and join our team to drive profitability and deliver superior commercial analysis for our Showroom business unit.The Role: As a Finance Business Partner, you will become a key member of a dedicated team focused on supporting our commercial and operational groups. The core of this role is to deliver high-quality analysis and reporting that enables optimal decision-making. You will work in close collaboration with FP&A and business partners to enhance profitability within a dynamic, fast-paced environment.As the Finance Business Partner you will need the confidence to build strong relationships, utilise support networks, and deliver excellent business partnering to your stakeholders. We are looking for a highly motivated self-starter who can accurately follow procedures while maintaining effective communication across both Finance and Non-Finance teams.Key Responsibilities Act as the primary financial liaison at management and trading meetings, articulating key performance metrics and trends to ensure the business stays on track.Provide valuable, commercially focused reporting to equip stakeholders with the information needed for informed decision-making and margin improvement.Work as a dedicated Finance Business Partner to collaborate with various teams to complete annual planning cycles, including 5-year plans, budgets, and reforecasts.Appraise investment proposals and conduct post-implementation reviews to support the wider business investment strategy.Track key business initiatives and continuously review performance reporting to improve KPI metrics and drive growth.Ensure the highest level of Finance Business Partnering by overseeing the production of monthly management accounts and managing data cleansing to ensure all analytical insights are consistent and accurate.Identify the correct analytical lens for complex requests, ensuring data integrity through expert judgment and experience.Prioritize time toward the greatest value creation for the business, offering clear recommendations to improve margin and working capital.This is a hybrid-based opportunity with true flexibility to work from home 3 days a week, with 2 days in our head office in Crick, NorthamptonshireYou: You’ll live and breathe our Customer First ethos, with an innovative and agile approach to problem-solving.  You’ll enjoy working collaboratively with the wider Finance team and you’ll thrive on delivering excellent support to the wider team.Whilst our preference is for someone to be fully qualified in either ACA / ACCA / CIMA, we will also consider more junior applicants who are currently part-qualified and studying with a few exams left to completeSkills and competencies Advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills and experience manipulating large data sets; knowledge of SQL and Data Studio is preferred for modern Finance Business Partnering.Proven experience with sales and margin analysis, vendor management, and working capital management.A track record of providing financial challenge and support, with the ability to translate complex data for non-finance stakeholders.Ideally part-qualified and actively pursuing a professional accounting qualification (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) to progress your career as a Finance Business PartnerBackground in a large company within the FMCG, Retail, or Wholesale sectors is highly desirable.It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets, and worked with the following products and/or services: Finance Analyst, Finance BP, Finance Business Partner, Finance Partner, Financial Accountant, Finance Analyst, CIMA Qualified, ACCA Qualified, ACA Qualified, FMCG, eCommerce, Online, Digital, Retail, Manufacturing, Building Products, Plumbing & Heating, Construction. Us; From boilers to bathroom suites, tubing to towel rails and everything in between, City Plumbing has all the products our customers need to complete the job. And we have all you need to build a successful career! We’re proud of our reputation for selling quality plumbing and heating products to both trade and retail customers and we’re super excited about our future. We put our colleagues at the heart of all we do, giving them all the tools they need to be successful, happy and feel rewarded in their career with us.Benefits Package and Cultural Environment: BonusDiscounts, savings and cash back at numerous retailersLife assuranceExtended family policy including maternity, paternity, additional annual leave and moreMental Health First Aiders and Employee Assistance Programme, we look out for each otherComplete induction and a company that lets you grow and encourages developmentFinancial education and loansFlexible working optionsA business striving to create an environment of inclusion so everyone can be their true selfAnd more!#BelongWithUs We’re passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that celebrates and values diversity. Bring your whole self to work regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We don’t want you to ‘fit’ our culture, we want you to enrich it. We are committed to best practices in recruitment and undertake Basic Criminal Record Disclosures for candidates that are offered employment within our branches that undertake deliveries for British Gas. This check will only be undertaken after the acceptance of an offer of employment.