Finance Business Partner

Robert Walters - Operations Finance Business Partner - Permanent - Warwickshire - Hybrid -£60,000 - £65,000 per annum

Job title: Operations Finance Business Partner

Location: Warwickshire

Salary: £60,000-£65,000 per annum + 10% bonus + company car

Hours: Full time (Hybrid)

Role details

A leading organisation in Warwickshire is seeking an Operations Finance Business Partner to join its operations finance team, supporting a complex, high-volume warehousing and supply chain environment. This role plays a pivotal part in linking financial performance with operational KPIs, driving insight-led decision-making across warehouse operations. Working closely with the Head of Operations and warehouse leadership teams, you will develop a deep understanding of employment costs, productivity, and site performance metrics, using data to challenge and influence operational efficiency. You will take ownership of KPI reporting and performance analysis, providing clear visibility of key drivers. Alongside partnering with the wider finance function, you will lead forecasting, budgeting, and reporting across designated areas, ensuring alignment with operational drivers and volume assumptions. The role requires a strong focus on identifying trends, risks, and opportunities within warehouse operations, enabling continuous improvement and delivery of supply chain objectives.

Responsibilities of the Operations Finance Business Partner

• Partner closely with the Head of Operations and warehouse leadership to develop an understanding of employment costs and productivity, providing insight and challenge to support cost control, efficiency improvements, and informed decision-making.
• Support delivery of supply chain and warehousing strategy by providing robust financial analysis linked to key operational KPIs.
• Deliver clear and actionable insight into warehouse performance, highlighting trends across productivity, costs, and service levels, and articulating the impact on profit and loss, KPIs, and cash flow.
• Own and develop KPI reporting for warehousing operations, ensuring metrics are relevant, accurate, and drive the right behaviours across site leadership teams.
• Identify risks and opportunities in supply chain areas, proposing potential solutions to optimise business outcomes.
• Collaborate with operational stakeholders to develop and manage budgets and forecasts, with a strong focus on labour planning, volume assumptions, and productivity metrics within warehouse environments.
• Take ownership of the rolling forecast process for designated areas within the supply chain, ensuring accuracy and relevance.
• Complete month-end processes and management reporting for supply chain activities, maintaining high standards of detail and reliability.
• Investigate and challenge performance variances in operational KPIs, working closely with warehouse teams to understand root causes and support corrective actions.
• Prepare suitable presentation materials for results, forecasts, and insights to senior leadership teams and management groups.
• Provide commercial and analytical support for projects, process changes, investment appraisals, including post-investment reviews.

What the successful candidate will bring

• Fully qualified accountant
• Experience within warehouse operations, with an understanding of productivity drivers, labour costs, and operational KPIs
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Commercial acumen paired with forward-thinking analytical skills that support business objectives.

What sets this company apart

This organisation is a recognised leader within their sector, operating at national scale, it combines the stability of a long-established business with ongoing investment in technology, infrastructure, and people. Employees are empowered to make a real impact, working in a purpose-driven environment where operational excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement are at the heart of the culture. It's an organisation that values expertise, encourages progression, and offers the opportunity to contribute to a service that truly matters.

At the Robert Walters Group, we endeavour to contact all candidates to register their details. However, due to the high number of applications we receive, if we have not reached out to you within 72 hours, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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