Finance Business Partner
Job Description
Albert Bartlett is the No.1 Fresh and Chilled potato brand in the UK. We are renowned for quality and expertise across all our categories and have a passion for UK produce1. We aim to be an innovative and improving company that exceeds our customers’ expectations while operating in an environmentally responsible and sustainable way.
Job Description: We are seeking a Finance Business Partner to join our group finance team. The successful candidate will provide high-quality financial advice and analysis to the business through the production, provision, and analysis of daily, weekly and period management information for all costs to gross margin and overhead levels. Through close business partnering across various operational functions, the role will understand and challenge the drivers of performance to continually maximise financial performance.
About The Role
Key responsibilities:
- Timely and accurate production of weekly & period management accounts across business units.
- Undertake regular site visits.
- Identify and measure key success drivers & provide variance analysis to operational and commercial teams.
- Develop and progress site/business budgets and forecasts with key stakeholders and ensure commercial and operational reporting include budgetary comparison and commentary.
- Provide financial support to commercial managers on the preparation of product cost / tender processes / performance reviews.
- Monitor and reconcile stock movements across sites whilst ensuring accuracy on ERP system.
- Contribute and provide financial support to ad hoc projects, as required.
- Identify and develop process improvements that can be made.
- As a team provide cover for holidays and sickness, when required.
Essential Skills
- Part or fully qualified Accountant (ACCA / CIMA / ACA) with a minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar role.
- A strong understanding of management accounting and business partnering gained within an FMCG environment is beneficial, however not essential.
- Good time management skills, ability to prioritise workload and ability to work to strict reporting deadlines.
- Excellent analytical ability with a good attention to detail.
- Commercial and business awareness.
- Experience of ERP systems.
- Strong level of IT literacy, particularly MS Excel.
Skills Needed
About The Company
Now a fourth-generation family business, we’re proud of our history and the legacy that Albert Bartlett left us. Our story began in 1948, when Albert started selling good-quality produce by setting up a beetroot-boiling operation in Coatbridge, Scotland. Today, we’re one of the leading food businesses in the UK, delighting families with tasty Fresh, Chilled and Frozen products. Proudly still a family-owned and operated business, and we remain committed to Albert’s spirit of innovation and passion for quality. We’re also committed to sourcing potatoes for our long-standing network of growers across the UK, spanning from the Black Isle to Jersey. We have a wide and experienced team and are excited to continue growing and creating great tasting products for our customers and exciting futures for our people.
Company Culture
Over 75 years since Albert started the business, we remain proudly independent with the fourth generation of the Bartlett family leading us to success.
Our headquarters are in Airdrie, only four miles or so from our founder’s original business. Albert Bartlett is the No.1 Fresh and Chilled potato brand in the UK and a growing range in Frozen category. We are renowned for quality and expertise across all our categories and have a passion for UK produce. We aim to be an innovative and improving company that exceeds our customers’ expectations while operating in an environmentally responsible and sustainable way. Today, we proudly supply potatoes from our network of farmers and growers across England, Norther Ireland, Scotland and Jersey.
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Closing DateFriday 7th March, 2025
Contract Typefulltime
SalaryBased on Experience