Finance Business Partner

We are seeking an ambitious and commercially-minded Finance Business Partner to join our fast-paced Underfloor Heating Store, backed by a leading Private Equity firm. This role is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated individual to take their first step into management while gaining crucial exposure to the high-growth, performance-driven world of PE.

At the moment, the Underfloor Heating Store has an exciting opportunity for growth, which is not only due to the slick aesthetics with smart home integration but also due to the push on sustainability. Practical and efficient! With this opportunity, you'll be the key link between Finance and the operational teams, providing the insights necessary to drive continuous profit margin improvement and accelerate business growth.

Responsibilities

• Profitability Improvement: Lead the analysis of gross and net profit margins, identifying specific cost-saving opportunities and revenue optimisation strategies across all departments.
• Strategic Growth Analysis: Partner with the leadership team to evaluate commercial opportunities, including pricing strategies, new product/market launches, and operational efficiency projects.
• Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A): Own the detailed monthly forecasting, annual budgeting, and long-range planning processes, ensuring alignment with PE-driven value creation goals. This is something we can teach, if you're open to learning and have great commercial acumen.
• Manage and Mentor: Provide day-to-step guidance, coaching, and performance management for a small team of 2 Finance Analysts while acting as a role model, fostering a culture of high performance.
• Process Improvement: Identify and implement improvements to reporting, planning, and analytical processes to increase efficiency and data reliability.

This is a hybrid-based opportunity with true flexibility to work between our office in Basildon and home.

Qualifications

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).

Demonstrable experience in a commercial finance or FP&A role, ideally within a high-growth or dynamic business environment - if this is new to you and you're eager to learn and grow your career, apply because we want to hear from you.

A proven track record of using financial data to influence operational decisions and drive measurable business outcomes.

Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills are essential. Experience with data visualisation tools (e.g., Power BI) is a plus.

• Strong demonstrable experience in business partnering.
• CIMA/ACCA/ACA Qualification would be beneficial but we would also consider part-qualified applicants.
• Ability to accurately follow departmental procedures.
• Strong experience in Excel is a must with evidence of large data slabs and manipulation (Google Sheets will also be considered).
• Well organised, with the ability to work under your own initiative managing multiple projects at once.
• SQL knowledge (or the ability to learn SQL) is also beneficial.
• Financial experience of working within Retail or Manufacturing industries is beneficial.

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.

The Underfloor Heating Store is a market-leading online retailer of electric and water underfloor heating systems and associated products direct to consumers. Our huge range of underfloor heating products means there's something for every project and every budget. As part of the Highbourne Group which proudly consists of City Plumbing, PTS, DHS, NSS, The Underfloor Heating Store, Plumbnation and Plumbworld, we're proud of our reputation for selling quality 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

• Bonus
• Discounts, savings, and cash back at numerous retailers
• Life assurance
• Extended family policy including maternity, paternity, additional annual leave, and more
• Mental Health First Aiders and Employee Assistance Programme, we look out for each otherComplete induction and a company that lets you grow and encourages development
• Financial education and loans
• Flexible working options
• A business striving to create an environment of inclusion so everyone can be their true self
• And more!

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 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.