Job Description

Job reference 325090

Finance Business Partner - North West Region

Competitive salary, Car allowance of 5,500, full family healthcare, 18% annual bonus potential, 27.5 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising with serve and a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates

Permanent, Full time


This role will cover Manchester, Liverpool and Preston. It supports hybrid working, with a requirement to attend operations sites on an ad-hoc basis



Explore finance at Royal Mail, where tradition meets innovation. We are a 7.8 billion turnover company with a global reach, where finance professionals can explore unparalleled opportunities.



This is a team driving financial growth and shaping the future of a UK icon. Whether it be budgets, forecasts, variance analysis, controls, or company-wide transactions this is an exceptional environment where you can make your mark.



Are you a qualified accountant with excellent stakeholder management skills? Are you passionate about driving financial improvement and enhancing performance? If so, we would love to hear from you. We are looking for a Finance Business Partner to join our Operations Finance Team.

About the Role

Reporting into the Head of Field Ops Finance North you will deliver a highly professional and thorough framework of performance management, control, and productivity optimisation your area.



You will:

Influence and challenge operational teams through robust financial insight and commercial acumen. Monitor and evaluate performance to ensure initiatives deliver their intended value. Promote a culture of accountability and high performance, leveraging productivity and benchmarking analysis. Provide clear, independent assessments of risks and opportunities, with sound escalation where needed. Maintain and improve internal control frameworks across your remit. Play an active role in leadership meetings and national finance forums, contributing strategic and operational insight.

About You

You are a confident and proactive finance professional who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. You will bring:

Full accountancy qualification (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) or equivalent experience. Strong business partnering skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and challenge constructively. A solutions-focused mindset, capable of navigating complexity and driving change. Sound judgement and the ability to provide reliable, data-driven advice. A collaborative and resilient approach, able to both lead and support in a matrixed environment. A strong understanding of internal and external drivers that impact operational and financial performance.

Extra Benefits

Family friendly support

- enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave

Discounts and offers

- there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills.
Supportive and generous company

sick pay

Your Wellbeing

- you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It's free, and it's for everyone. Available only to perm employees

Next Steps

The next stage of the selection process will be a face to face or virtual interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions.



Trust forms the foundation of everything we do in Royal Mail. We want to be transparent about what kind of qualities we are looking for and build trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. The first step is your interview, and we mean 'your' interview. We want to give you the opportunity to shine. To enable you to do this, we will provide you with your interview questions ahead of the interview taking place. This will allow you time to prepare, and ensure you have your best examples in mind. Royal Mail Group values both trust, and our people.



We don't expect every candidate to meet the full criteria for the role. If your experience looks a little different from the job requirements, but you feel you have the relevant skills to bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you.



Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve.



We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.



We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.



For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/



Closing Date: Thursday 5th June. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.


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