Senior Finance Business Partner
| Posting date: | 12 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £60,000 per annum, plus car / car allowance, 25 days holiday, pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits scheme |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 February 2026 |
| Location: | Coventry |
| Company: | Unipart Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1882 |
Summary
Job Advert
Senior Finance Business Partner
Coventry (CV6 5LZ)
£60,000 per annum, plus car / car allowance, 25 days holiday, pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing
support, and flexible benefits scheme
About the Job
You’ll have an important part to play reporting directly to the Financial Controller, you’ll be at the heart of our financial
operations across key growth areas. We are aiming to expand and diversify beyond our existing internal combustion engine portfolio
into exciting new sectors. You will be instrumental in ensuring robust financial controls are meticulously implemented and
strictly followed.
Here at Unipart we don’t just have a way of working, we have The Unipart Way. It allows everyone in our team to pursue their own
personal and professional goals to a world class level, through Unipart's ‘From Gate to Great’ training and development program.
As the Senior Finance Business Partner, you will drive plant productivity and profitability as we venture into new growth
opportunities. You'll be leading and managing the site finance Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) team, ensuring
the financial engine of the business runs smoothly and efficiently.
As part of your key responsibilities you’ll:
* Ensure divisional leadership are kept informed with a weekly flash of Growth finances and that plant management are provided
with accurate and on time financial KPI’s and are held to account for operational performance
* Provide accurate, on time completion and review of monthly management accounts, supporting group submissions, variance analysis
and review of balance sheet reconciliations
* Support all commercial activities, ensuring accurate sales and margin data is available, interrogate commercial costings to
ensure effective pricing strategies are implemented and support commercial discussions wherever necessary
* Develop and maintain product costing and inventory valuations.
* Create costing for all new growth products and implement them in the ERP system
* Update standard costs annually
* Proactively propose and evaluate cost saving / profit enhancing, continuous improvement or system enhancement opportunities
* Maintain and manage the businesses monthly cash flow forecast and support group treasury in any additional analysis needed
* Manage all site Opex and Capex projects ensuring accurate investment appraisals, cost control and post project reviews are
completed
* Direct and support AP & AR Finance staff to ensure that they are appropriately motivated and trained, to carry out their
responsibilities to the required standards
About You
We’d love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you’d be able to perform well in this
role!
* Qualified chartered accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with a relevant degree in finance or accounting
* Experience of leading and developing teams
* Financial reporting expertise
* Advanced Excel skills with the ability to manipulate large data sets
* Ability to communicate and build strong relationships across all levels
* Strong commercial awareness
* Extensive experience as a Finance Business Partner level in a fast-paced manufacturing facility, with a proven track record of
delivering results at a senior level
* Working knowledge of VAT, Corporation Tax, RDEC and UK GAAP
* Experience with manufacturing ERP systems (IFS desirable)
* Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities
Our recruitment and selection process has been developed to ensure that it is consistent, fair and provides equality of
opportunity - all selection decisions are based solely on technical and behavioural competencies. We do not discriminate on the
grounds of race, colour, or nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital or
civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, religion or belief, age or any other current or future protected
characteristic as defined in the current Equality Act of England and Wales. As an organisation we also promote an environment
which encourages diversity of characteristics and thought, where you feel included, safe and confident to be the best version of
yourself and do your best work every day.
Senior Finance Business Partner
Coventry (CV6 5LZ)
£60,000 per annum, plus car / car allowance, 25 days holiday, pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing
support, and flexible benefits scheme
About the Job
You’ll have an important part to play reporting directly to the Financial Controller, you’ll be at the heart of our financial
operations across key growth areas. We are aiming to expand and diversify beyond our existing internal combustion engine portfolio
into exciting new sectors. You will be instrumental in ensuring robust financial controls are meticulously implemented and
strictly followed.
Here at Unipart we don’t just have a way of working, we have The Unipart Way. It allows everyone in our team to pursue their own
personal and professional goals to a world class level, through Unipart's ‘From Gate to Great’ training and development program.
As the Senior Finance Business Partner, you will drive plant productivity and profitability as we venture into new growth
opportunities. You'll be leading and managing the site finance Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) team, ensuring
the financial engine of the business runs smoothly and efficiently.
As part of your key responsibilities you’ll:
* Ensure divisional leadership are kept informed with a weekly flash of Growth finances and that plant management are provided
with accurate and on time financial KPI’s and are held to account for operational performance
* Provide accurate, on time completion and review of monthly management accounts, supporting group submissions, variance analysis
and review of balance sheet reconciliations
* Support all commercial activities, ensuring accurate sales and margin data is available, interrogate commercial costings to
ensure effective pricing strategies are implemented and support commercial discussions wherever necessary
* Develop and maintain product costing and inventory valuations.
* Create costing for all new growth products and implement them in the ERP system
* Update standard costs annually
* Proactively propose and evaluate cost saving / profit enhancing, continuous improvement or system enhancement opportunities
* Maintain and manage the businesses monthly cash flow forecast and support group treasury in any additional analysis needed
* Manage all site Opex and Capex projects ensuring accurate investment appraisals, cost control and post project reviews are
completed
* Direct and support AP & AR Finance staff to ensure that they are appropriately motivated and trained, to carry out their
responsibilities to the required standards
About You
We’d love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you’d be able to perform well in this
role!
* Qualified chartered accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with a relevant degree in finance or accounting
* Experience of leading and developing teams
* Financial reporting expertise
* Advanced Excel skills with the ability to manipulate large data sets
* Ability to communicate and build strong relationships across all levels
* Strong commercial awareness
* Extensive experience as a Finance Business Partner level in a fast-paced manufacturing facility, with a proven track record of
delivering results at a senior level
* Working knowledge of VAT, Corporation Tax, RDEC and UK GAAP
* Experience with manufacturing ERP systems (IFS desirable)
* Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities
Our recruitment and selection process has been developed to ensure that it is consistent, fair and provides equality of
opportunity - all selection decisions are based solely on technical and behavioural competencies. We do not discriminate on the
grounds of race, colour, or nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital or
civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, religion or belief, age or any other current or future protected
characteristic as defined in the current Equality Act of England and Wales. As an organisation we also promote an environment
which encourages diversity of characteristics and thought, where you feel included, safe and confident to be the best version of
yourself and do your best work every day.