Job Description

This role presents an exciting opportunity for a detail-oriented, finance-minded individual to make a meaningful impact within a dynamic and collaborative finance team. You will be based at our Carlisle Head Office, Rosehill on a fixed term 12 month contract.

ABOUT US

Every day we provide rural and agricultural communities with the support they need to succeed. Whether they are after a healthier herd or flock, increased yields, faster growth rates, a decent return on their land or even just a helping hand. We have the people, products, and services to help our customers get from where they are now to where they want to be. This is why every role at Carr's Billington is hugely important to our shared success and why we welcome talent from across all different backgrounds to work across our retail, feed, machinery, fuel and central support divisions.


Carr's Billington Agriculture is a subsidiary company of The Billington Group, who are also the proud owner of Criddle & Co., English Provender Company and Billington Foods.

The Job

As Finance Business Partner you will be responsible for supporting business units from a finance perspective. This will include the production of weekly and monthly KPIs, interrogation of overheads as well as sales and margin analysis.


Assist with the production of weekly and monthly KPI reports in a timely manner to support senior managers with their decision making



Conduct variance analysis and provide commentary to explain key drivers of performance against budget and prior year within sales, margin, overheads and stock



Adopt an ethos of continuous improvement across all areas of business partnering, proactively identifying areas of improvement and developing suitable actions to address these



Act as a key partner between finance and non-finance teams within the business units, translating financial data into actionable insights



Provide ad-hoc analysis to support business cases, capital expenditure requests and performance reviews


Any other task associated with the efficient technical support of a Workshop.

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND QUALITIES REQUIRED

Essential

Qualified or part qualified accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA)


Previous experience within a finance function


Proficiency in Excel and other Microsoft Office products


Experience of using accounting software


Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to clearly explain complex financial information to non-finance stakeholders at all levels


Flexible approach with ability to multitask and effectively prioritise workload


A positive attitude towards improvement and change


Ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining attention to detail

Desirable

Worked in the agricultural sector previously


Used Microsoft D365 previously

BENEFITS

As part of The Billington Group we offer a wide range of employee benefits including:


An attractive salary package.


Annual salary reviews in September each year.


A minimum of 25 days annual leave.


Opportunity to work for a well-established family-owned business with ambitions for growth and innovation.

Your Health

Health Assured:

Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which offers counselling and health and wellbeing advice.

Sick pay:

Generous company sick pay entitlement.

Health Cash Plan:

A health cash plan allowing colleagues to claim back money spent on everyday health care such as optical, dental, physiotherapy and much more.

Your Lifestyle

Staff Discount:

Colleagues are eligible for a generous staff discount on selected products at our Country Stores.

Cycle to work scheme:

A salary sacrifice scheme saving you tax on the purchase of a new bicycle and associated equipment.

Flexible life assurance and critical illness cover:

Choose to increase the level of life assurance cover already provided to you by the company or add critical illness cover, all at preferential rates.

Perks At Work:

Access to an exclusive member's discount website with over 3,500 brands where you can save money and earn cashback on spends from grocery shopping to holidays.

Salary finance benefits:

Savings schemes, preferential rate loans and wage advances all through payroll as well as tools for financial education.

Your Future

Pension:

Enrolment into the Company pension scheme after 3 months of employment.

Training & Development:

Role specific training and ongoing training and development opportunities identified through our annual appraisal process.