Finance Business Partner - Central Logistics

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We're Hiring: Finance Business Partner - Central Logistics

Location: Hatfield; Hybrid (At least 2 days in the office)

Step into an exciting role in our Operations Finance team as a Finance Business Partner! Here, you'll be the driving force behind financial support for our Central Logistics teams. Your expertise will shape key business insights for senior management and stakeholders, as well as taking charge of dynamic tasks like reporting, budgeting, and forecasting. Plus, you’ll play a crucial role in refining our financial processes and deepening our understanding of cost structures. 

 

About the Role:

You’ll provide valuable financial insight, support, and challenge to Logistics Support teams, fostering strong relationships across all levels, including senior management and other business departments.

 

You’ll take an active role in the annual Budget and quarterly Forecast process, understanding cost drivers, and ensuring valuable stakeholder reviews. Additionally, you’ll produce timely and accurate management accounts (P&L and Capex), insightful commentary, and lead period-end review meetings.

 

Your responsibilities also include producing balance sheet reconciliations, supporting business cases for capital expenditure, and partnering with senior leadership for decision-making on contracts, tenders, and evaluations. In addition, you’ll identify and implement improvements to business processes, ensuring accurate and timely cost recording.

 

About You:

Essential skills and experience:

• Qualified CIMA/ACA/ACCA accountant with 2+ years PQE
• Minimum 2:2 degree and a strong academic record
• Business partnering, budgeting, and forecasting experience
• Proficiency in reporting, analysis, and commentary on management accounts
• Advanced Excel skills

 

Desirable skills:

• Experience with external customers/stakeholders
• Familiarity with accounting systems like Oracle, Hyperion, and Google G-suite

 

Business Competencies:

• Personable, flexible, and strong in challenging forecasts and budgets
• Excellent time management and communication skills
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable with change

 

What do you get in return?
At Ocado Logistics, we offer competitive salaries and so much more: 

• Up to 7% matched pension contributions after three months of service
• Company shop offering discounts of up to 70% on groceries from leading brands and major retailers
• Employer-funded medical insurance after three months of service & enhanced digital GP service for you and your dependents
• Tools for your health and wellbeing including a network of Wellbeing Champions
• High street shopping and restaurant discounts including 15% off Ocado.com

We know that life outside of work is important to you, so we have a range of policies in place including the option to buy additional holidays! 

If you want to become a career contender, there’s plenty of opportunity for progression, as  87% of our salaried roles are filled by internal colleagues! 

About Ocado Logistics:
Here at Ocado Logistics, our people, technology and customers work side by side supporting the amazing communities we serve. We're all in it together - not afraid to roll up our sleeves and get stuck in. 

Join Ocado Logistics, where there are bags of possibilities. 

Ocado Group is an equal opportunities employer and as such makes every effort to ensure that all potential employees are treated fairly and equally, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, age, or disability or union membership status. 

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