Commercial Business Partner

Overview:The Commercial Business Partner will work with decision makers within our Education business, helping define strategy and tactical direction, evaluating new business opportunities, leading pricing decisions and presenting apetito’s world class offering in a commercially compelling manner.This is not a typical commercial finance role – we are seeking a credible B2B professional who is a […]

Overview:
The Commercial Business Partner will work with decision makers within our Education business, helping define strategy and tactical direction, evaluating new business opportunities, leading pricing decisions and presenting apetito’s world class offering in a commercially compelling manner.
This is not a typical commercial finance role – we are seeking a credible B2B professional who is a resilient self-starter determined to drive their own and the teams success.
The apetito B2B business units are growing rapidly and a pro-active, dynamic and value adding Commercial Business Partner will support the operational management teams.
You will lead the budgeting and forecasting for the relevant business units, helping to identify and shape new opportunities for growth. You will foster an environment of continuous improvement by identifying and delivering efficiencies ensuring that teams work in as lean and an effective manner as possible.
You will promote a culture of continuous improvement by identifying and implementing efficiencies, ensuring that the Commercial Finance team operates in the most lean and effective manner possible.
This role is working 37.5 hours per week.
Competitive Salary + Bonus + Benefits
Who we are:
apetito is the UK’s leading food supplier to the health and social care sectors serving more than 1,300 care homes, health care and education settings.
Our meals are expertly crafted by our dieticians and chefs, and then frozen to lock in the goodness.
Wiltshire Farm Foods, our sister company, is the UK’s largest ready meal supplier cooking and delivering over 330 different delicious frozen ready meals across the UK.
Responsibilities:
Develop strong bonds with key business stakeholders to collectively identify and deliver value adding initiatives
Continuous development of key business intelligence focusing on areas which provide Business Unit Managers with a deeper understanding of the financial dynamics of activities
Presentation of key financial performance, including exception reporting to Operational Managers and Senior Management
Support and enhance the routine financial reporting of apetito’s commercial businesses and operational activities – incorporating period-end, budgets and forecasts
Automate, streamline and improve the efficiencies and effectiveness of Commercial Finance processes.
Routine support and involvement in various areas of the Commercial Finance and wider Finance team to ensure all departmental objectives are met within the required timescales
Be an effective team member and contributor to other ad-hoc support / project work
About you:
Essential:
A Levels or equivalent
A minimum of 2 years’ experience in an accounting role clearly demonstrating the commercial impact they made
Newly qualified, passed finalist, or studying towards finals for professional accounting qualification
Excellent Microsoft Office skills – particularly, Excel and PowerPoint
Confident and capable communicator
Experience of working with business partners providing more than just MI
Evidence of how they have added value to a role above the standard responsibilities
Ability to critically review existing business processes/systems
Diligence and attention to detail
Generates enthusiasm and energy
Deadline focused, and looks for opportunities to exceed expectations
Committed to continuous improvement
Ability to work independently and pro-actively
Desirable:
Previous experience of SAP
Flexible and keen to get involved in various areas of the finance team
Compelling influencing skills
Company Benefits:
Competitive salary – accredited Living Wage employer
25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays
Option to purchase up to 5 additional days holiday per year
Discretionary annual bonus scheme
Pension scheme – employer matched contributions up to 4%
Life assurance scheme worth at least 1x annual salary
Subsidised canteen
Free parking
Free turkey or voucher at Christmas
apetito perks scheme including salary sacrifice options and retail discounts
Our Values:
As a family-owned business, we take great pride in being a company that makes a real difference and is dedicated to creating outstanding meals to be proud of.
We develop a range of products designed to enhance health and well-being for all our customers.
We are driven by a passion for service and dedicated to feeding some of the UK’s most vulnerable people.
We proudly support British food and farming, focusing on using the best ethical and sustainable produce in alignment with our goal to reach Net Zero by 2040.
Our ethical standards are recognised by the ETI and we are an accredited Living Wage employer.
Learn more about apetito’s commitment to a more sustainable future.
We embrace inclusion, empowering individuals from diverse backgrounds.
Our commitment to making a real difference extends to customers, communities, and staff and we’re on a mission to build an inclusive workplace where everyone reaches their full potential.