Finance Business Partner - Urban Pubs

Greene King is the country's leading pub company and Brewer, first established in 1799. At Greene King it's not just pints that we want you to pour, we want people who can share our purpose and Pour Happiness into Lives. We are on a transformational journey for both customers and colleagues which will make us the pride of British hospitality. With over 40,000 people working across our 1,600 pubs, our breweries and two support centres, a career at Greene King has no limits.

Finance Business Partner - Urban Pubs

Based at either : Burton-On-Trent/Bury St Edmunds or 'field based' with regular site presence

We have a fantastic opportunity to join us as Finance Business Partner for Greene King pubs which is the largest trading division within Greene King and includes c. 900 Managed pubs consisting of:

• c. 300 Urban Pubs, a collection of urban centric iconic pubs driven by an industry leading pipeline of innovation

• c. 600 Local Pubs, a collection of community pubs creating occasions for customers to 'Stay Local'

Our collection of pubs embodies the Great British Pub, the true spirit of a city centre hub and some who are the only place to watch the next big game. Our teams are bursting with energy, passion, and excitement for the iconic pubs they represent, never taking themselves too seriously and revelling in creating experiences like no other. Never accepting the status quo, the team want to always push boundaries to drive innovation and have new experiences.

At Greene King it's not just pints that we want you to pour, we want people who can share our purpose and Pour Happiness into Lives. The Business Partner role will support the Urban Pubs Business Unit Director providing insight, analysis and challenge to support decision making and to drive the profitability of the Business Unit. Leading the financial analysis of the investment in Urban Pubs, as well as supporting the wider Greene King pubs finance processes. This is an exciting role with the opportunity to help drive the performance of a region and being a key cog in decision making for the Business unit across Sales Driving, Capital Expenditure, Labour management & Cost Control.

Key Accountabilities:

• Alignment to a Business Unit ('BU'), working closely with the Business Unit Director ('BUD'), providing insight, financial analysis and support.
• Support will range from business performance analysis to cost control, with the ultimate aim of helping to deliver the BU P&L targets and drive profitability.
• Experience the business by being out in trade regularly to understand implications of decisions and opportunities.
• Reviewing and interrogating investment business cases (Project justifications) during the Investment appraisal process, with recommendations for improvements as well as opportunities/threats highlighted.
• Timely and insightful analysis with recommendations to key customers, ensuring informed business decisions are made.
• Finance Lead for the Urban Pubs leadership team on weekly and periodic performance reviews.
• Provide support to the Financial Controller and Finance Director on ad-hoc analysis.
• Review period accounts ensuring accuracy and completeness
• Creation of P&L budgets / forecasts.
• Provide support across the wider Managed Finance teams in the annual budget process
• Other ad hoc duties as required.

About you...

Fully/or part qualified in CIMA/ACCA/ACA or equivalent with experience of working in a commercially facing finance role preferably from within a retail business. You will be confident with Excel and ideally have experience of using COGNOS 10. We are looking for a confident communicator with a proactive can do attitude and a passion for pubs with plenty of energy!

What you can expect from us?

• Competitive salary, bonus and pension contribution scheme
• Private Medical insurance
• Discounted Health Screening
• Option to purchase discounted Dental Insurance
• Life Assurance
• 33% discount for you on food and drinks across all our managed sites and 15% for your friends and family
• 50% discount for you at Greene King Hotels/Inns and 25% discount for your friends and family
• Access to company perks portal for regular retailer discounts
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) and the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
• Free onsite parking
• An employee health, wellbeing advice and guidance service
• As one of the industry's leading apprenticeship providers, we can offer training and development at any stage of your career, whatever step you decide to take

Corporate Social Responsibility

We also want to be a positive force for good, having a social purpose that threads through every part of our business, whether it be through caring for the planet, caring for our communities through our hugely successful partnership with Macmillan (raising over 10 million pounds!) or caring for our people, creating life opportunities for all through innovative social mobility programmes. We are on an incredible journey and our goal is to be the pride of British hospitality.

Inclusion and Diversity

At Greene King we're setting the bar for Inclusion & Diversity. We are on a journey towards Everyday Inclusion where everyone feels welcome, can thrive and truly belong.

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