Finance Business Partner

Howdens are looking for a commercially minded Finance Business Partner who has the experience and ability to succeed in a changing and fast-moving manufacturing environment. This Finance Business Partner role is permanent, full-time position, with a blend of office and home working, based at our Howden office in Yorkshire. In your Finance Business Partner role, you will work on the development of a proactive approach to improve stock management across the business and your focus will be to deliver a significant improvement to our stock turnover. This is a great opportunity for you to play a key role in our busy finance team, through world-class service, as part of the UK’s number-one Trade Kitchen Supplier.

What will I be doing?

• Influencing stakeholders across our Supply Chain to reduce excess stock and improve stock health
• Providing insight and analysis to highlight opportunities to optimise stock holding and minimise costs in the Supply Chain
• Developing stock budgets and forecasts
• Evaluating the stock impact of product introductions and discontinuations, identifying stock at risk, and driving activity to reduce the cost of change/exit
• Ensuring the Group stock provision is accounted for accurately, in line with both Group policy and IAS accounting standards, and clearly explained to the external audit team

What we are looking for:

• Fully qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
• Demonstrable experience working within a commercially focused role
• Excellent communication and business partnering skills
• Exceptional relationship builder with strong stakeholder engagement capability
• Highly analytical with data manipulation skills
• Organised, able to prioritise daily workload and manage multiple projects

What we can offer:

• Competitive salary and up to15% annual company bonus
• Excellent pension scheme (company contribution of up to 12%)
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays with the option to buy additional days
• Staff Discount
• Free onsite canteen
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional Reward and Recognition events

About Howdens:

Howdens Joinery is the UK’s number one trade kitchen supplier providing thousands of products across kitchens, joinery, and hardware. We have over 800 depots throughout the UK and Europe – making us the first choice for more than 460,000 loyal trade professionals. Last year our sales reached circa 2.1bn, and we have an ambitious growth agenda.

There is a strong entrepreneurial ethos and the opportunity to develop within a fast-paced and commercial environment. That, along with a competitive salary, development opportunities, and exciting rewards, are among the reasons why our people enjoy working for Howdens – and why we have been named one of the 10 Best Big Companies to Work For.

How to apply

We’re building a future where world-class service, innovation, and sustainability are embedded within our DNA. If Howdens sounds like the kind of place where you can build and develop your career, then we’re keen to hear from you. When you apply, you will need to attach a CV for this Finance Business Partner role.

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