Finance Business Partner

CEVA Logistics provides global supply chain solutions to connect people, products and providers all around the world. We are supply chain experts. We live and breathe logistics every day. Above all, we believe that this is a people business. That’s why we are building a global culture of teamwork and respect. We encourage initiative, and we engage and empower our diverse workforce to grow their careers within CEVA.

CEVA Logistics offers a broad range of end-to-end, customized solutions in both Contract Logistics and Freight Management thanks to our approximately 98,000 employees at more than 1,000 facilities in 160 countries worldwide. With the recent acquisition of the former Ingram Micro Commerce & Lifecycle Services business, we are building one of the world’s leading end-to-end eCommerce service offerings through the dedication and passion of our people—the heartbeat of our organization. As we continue growing at a fast pace, will you “Dare to Grow” with us?

YOUR ROLE

Our commercial finance team who provide support to several CEVA operations have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and commercially astute Finance Business Partner where you will support and maintain financial control for specific sites within your aligned Business Unit ensuring clear, conscious and accurate accounts are produced for CEVA and the client.

This critical role goes beyond producing analysis and reports, you will take a leading approach to conversations with operational counterparts providing insights, improvements, and decisions, where you will challenge the status quo ensuring efficiencies, success and progression to long term strategic goals and objectives.

This hybrid role will see you working across multiple sites and office locations, therefore candidates must be comfortable with traveling and must hold a full UK driving license.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

Reporting into the Financial Business Controller, your main areas of focus will be:

• Take ownership of accurate and timely weekly and monthly management accounts, with a focus on past, present, and future performance, risk, and contingency planning.
• Improve profitability and margin within the Business Unit challenging trends, performance and KPIs with Business Unit Director and operational teams.
• Drive operational and commercial improvements across the Business Unit.
• Maintain control over the balance sheet including reviewing and approving monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Identifying opportunities for organic growth and renewal, understanding the customers plan, industry, and associated risks.
• Assume commercial ownership of the Business Unit assisting with new business bids, renewals, Capex/ICAP processes.
• Interpret customer contracts, regularly reviewing to highlight revenue leakage and scope creep.
• Create, deliver, and agree monthly operating plans highlighting risks and contingencies identified to the Business Unit.
• Approve annual budgets and forecasts in conjunction with operational management.
• Produce and present monthly and quarterly client performance, KPI and attendance reporting.

In addition, you also take responsibility for leading and developing a diverse team of Finance Business Analyst where you will instill a high performance and continuous improvement culture that drives success and engagement.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

To be successful in your application you will be Qualified or Part-Qualified in CIMA or ACCA with a significant commercial background in financial accounting and reporting, ideally within a commercial, contract logistics or third-party logistics experience. You will have proven leadership and project management experience with the ability to identify and implement improvements within an operational and customer facing role.

You will be highly numerate with the ability to analyse and interpret complex financial data to identify trends and positively influence decisions when needed. You will be an excellent communicator able to build wider business relationships to explain complex issues and information to financial and non-financial colleagues, be a logical thinker and natural problem solver.

It goes without saying that you will be IT literate with good working knowledge of accounting and reporting software’s and proficient with MS Excel.  

Salary and Package details:

• Up to £63,000 per annum (DOE)
• Car Allowance - £6,000 per annum
• Management Bonus
• Private Medical Cover
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• 26 days annual leave
• Plus, access to our employee assistance programmes, multiple salary sacrifice, and discounted vouchers scheme.

WHAT DO WE HAVE TO OFFER?

With a genuine culture of reward and recognition, we want our employees to grow, develop and be part of our journey. We offer a benefits package that includes competitive annual leave entitlement with a fantastic holiday buy scheme, pension and life assurance along with access to an employee benefits platform that offers discounts on gym memberships and money off vouchers for a diverse range of retail, travel and hospitality brands. There’s no doubt that you will be compensated for your hard work and commitment so if you’d like to work for one of the top Logistics providers in the world then please do get in touch to find your next role.

ABOUT TOMORROW

We value your professional and personal growth. That’s why we share plenty of career opportunities for you to thrive within CEVA. Join CEVA for a challenging career.

CEVA Logistics UK&I is committed to attracting, acquiring and retaining the best possible candidates  in an equal and inclusive way that is consistent with employment legislation and best practice. We aim to select the best available person for  every vacancy irrespective of age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, political beliefs, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment and marital or civil partnership status.
Please note that candidates will be subject to the necessary right to work checks for the UK and Ireland. IND1