Finance Business Partner in Swindon

Finance Business Partner

Funky Pigeon

Based; Bristol Ashton Gates (hybrid with time split between office and home)

Salary; Competitive plus car allowance

If you’re looking for a finance job that’s more than just numbers, Funky Pigeon adds up. Our finance experts have a say in most things and a huge impact on business decisions. All this makes Finance a great place to learn, explore and progress. Come and join us as a Finance Business Partner at Funky Pigeon & Cult Pens reporting into the Head of Finance, it’s fast-paced and you never know what will happen next.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll provide financial and analytical support to the trading team, producing weekly routine reports along with ad hoc trial analysis, as well as supporting with the production of budgets and forecasts for the P&L. You will also manage the weekly and month end reporting, including journal processing and reconciliations and support with audit requirements and ensure a clean cut off at half year and year end.

• Weekly Reporting & Analysis of Sales and Margin for Cult Pens
• Support with Funky Pigeon’s planning cycles (budgets & forecasts)
• Leading planning cycles for Cult Pens including preparing budget & forecast packs for review meetings along with output reports for the trading teams
• Complete all month end reporting including processing journals, reconciling balances, and interpreting variances across both businesses
• Managing income and aged debt process across Funky Pigeon & Cult Pens
• Managing capex budgets including quarterly sign offs with relevant stakeholders
• Business Partnering with both Financial and Non-Financial Stakeholders, up to exec level
• Adhoc modelling and analysis of offers & promotions
• Other tasks appropriate to the role to support the finance and trading teams

What we’re looking for

• Qualified ACA/CIMA/ACCA
• Someone highly numerate with an analytical background, ideally within retail or e-commerce
• Commercially minded – quick to understand the business and identify risks & opportunities
• Advanced Excel Skills
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment, able to work under pressure and adhere to deadlines
• Pro-active approach and willing to drive improvements
• Occasional travel to Swindon & Tiverton

What you’ll need to show

• Customer focus – Keep customer at the heart of all you do
• Drive for results – Tenacity for ambitious and competitive results delivered with pace
• Value our people – Respect and value our people in an honest, open environment
• Accountability – Personal responsibility for actions and deliver what you say you will

How we reward our teams

• Hybrid working model from home and in the office.
• Flexible Working.
• 25 days holiday, plus your Birthday off, plus Bank Holidays with an opportunity to buy extra days holiday.
• Family friendly leave.
• Company Pension Scheme.
• Sharesave Scheme.
• Annual Bonus based on company and Personal Performance.
• Competitive salary plus car allowance.
• Private Medical.
• Staff discount card for stores and online.

About us:

Now a household name for personalised cards and gifts, it’s a hugely exciting time for Funky Pigeon. We are in a growth phase and we’re building our tech and digital capability to take business to the next level. It’s a cool, fun brand and you’ll be exposed to a fast-paced creative environment surrounded by smart passionate people with a ‘one team’ approach.

We’re based in Bristol with fulfilment centres in Guernsey and Swindon. Wherever you join us, you’ll need to bring a creative approach, loads of ideas, and the ability to get stuck in when things get busy. In this fast-paced online business, there’s plenty of opportunity for innovation and creativity to make sure our customer experience and every card and gift we sell is extra special!

Funky Pigeon are a part of the WHSmith Group. Celebrating 230 years, we’re proud to have grown and evolved into a globally recognised brand present in over 30 countries around the world, and we’re proud to be that air of familiarity people love and trust on their journey, both in life and through life. As a diverse group of over 12,000 colleagues, we are all on the same journey to a better business through our commitments to our planet, people and the communities we serve.

Funky Pigeon are proud to be an inclusive employer, we want our colleagues to feel welcome, and free to be themselves with us.