Finance Business Partner

About Us

We are a leading manufacturer, supplier, and installer of high-quality, sustainable kitchen furniture across the UK. Based in West Sussex, we operate with a clear set of values: quality, partnership, curiosity, sustainability, and respect.

As part of the Ballingslöv Group, we combine the stability and scale of a European parent company with the agility and customer-focused approach of a local business.

The Role

We’re looking for a commercially minded Finance Business Partner to join our team and act as a trusted advisor across the business.

You will play a key role in driving performance through insightful analysis, constructive challenge, and decision support, partnering closely with operational and commercial teams to improve profitability and support strategic objectives.

Business Partnering & Insight

• Build a deep understanding of business performance drivers and influence key decisions
• Provide clear analysis of historic, current, and forecast financial performance
• Challenge assumptions and support better decision-making across sales, pricing, cost, and margin
• Partner with teams to drive improvements in profitability, cash conversion, and operational efficiency

Performance & Reporting

• Deliver monthly performance insight, highlighting trends, risks, and opportunities
• Own revenue, order intake, and margin reporting
• Provide analysis on manufacturing performance (labour, materials, overheads, capacity)
• Support management accounts, forecasting, and group reporting

Financial Planning & Control

• Support budgeting and forecasting processes
• Develop business cases and evaluate investment opportunities
• Strengthen financial controls and improve data quality
• Drive continuous improvement and automation of reporting processes

About You

You’re a commercially curious finance professional who enjoys working closely with the business to drive real impact.

Essential

• Strong financial and business analysis experience
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels
• Confident in challenging assumptions and shaping decisions
• Studying towards ACCA, CIMA or ACA
• Strong Excel and presentation skills

Desirable

• Experience in manufacturing or construction environments
• Familiarity with systems such as Sage

Key Behaviours

• Commercial mindset – you think beyond the numbers
• Collaborative and relationship-focused
• Proactive, inquisitive, and solutions-driven
• Able to balance attention to detail with strategic thinking

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a growing, values-led business with sustainability at its core
• Work in a collaborative environment where your insights genuinely shape decisions
• Opportunity to develop your career in a commercially focused finance role