Finance Business Partner

CEVA Logistics provides global supply chain solutions to connect people, products, and providers all around the world. Present in 170+ countries and with more than 110,000 employees spread over 1,500 sites, we are proud to be a Top 5 global 3PL.

We believe that our employees are the key to our success. We want to engage and empower our diverse, global team to co-create value with our customers through our solutions in contract logistics and air, ocean, ground, and finished vehicle transport. That is why CEVA Logistics offers a dynamic and exceptional work environment that fosters personal growth, innovation, and continuous improvement.

DARE TO GROW Join CEVA Logistics, and you will be part of a team that values imagination and continued learning and is committed to excellence in everything we do. Join us in our mission to shape the future of global logistics. As we continue growing at a fast pace, will you "Dare to Grow" with us?

YOUR ROLE

Our commercial finance team who provide financial expertise to our Air & Ocean product line have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and meticulous Finance Business Partner where you will support operations, finance and business process excellence teams with a focus on the maximisation of revenue and profit.

This pivotal role will see you deployed on various new business win and contract critical projects where you will collaborate with the commercial finance team, operational senior management and clients to meet organisational objectives.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

Reporting into the Head of Finance for Air & Ocean, you will support various new business implementation and critical projects where you will collaborate with senior management to discuss financial and operational KPI data, profitability, spend and forecasting activity. You will assist in profitability and margin discussions, identifying trends and focusing on operational and commercial improvements and liaise regularly with wider functions during new business implementations maintaining control, identifying commercial risks and discuss mitigation.

You will develop, manage and maintain reporting with a particular focus on spend and saving initiatives, green and corporate social responsibility achievements and project pipeline activities and ensure lessons learnt from previous new business implementation projects are shared and considered for future activities.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

To be successful in your application you will be CIMA or ACCA part qualified with experience in accounting and reporting, ideally within a freight forward, third-party logistics or supply chain environment. You will have proven operational and customer-facing experience, with a track record of identifying and implementing improvements, practiced in interpreting complex data, identifying trends and analysing outcomes.

You will build strong stakeholder relationships, unafraid to challenge the status quo and be tactful and diplomatic in your approach when communicating with both financial and non-financial stakeholder groups. You will coach operational management, explaining the impact of operational actions on bottom-line performance and devise tactical and strategic responses to business goals and objectives.

You will be a natural problem solver and influencer with a high attention to detail and able to meet conflicting demands to meet business deadlines. It goes without saying, but you will have proven financial systems and MS package skills, experienced in MS Excel.

This is an excellent role for someone who is already operating in a finance business partnering role and looking for a new challenge or someone who wants to step into a partnering role. The role comes with a competitive salary and package.

WHAT DO WE HAVE TO OFFER?

With a genuine culture of reward and recognition, we want our employees to grow, develop and be part of our journey. We offer a benefits package that includes competitive annual leave entitlement with a fantastic holiday buy scheme, pension and life assurance along with access to an employee benefits platform that offers discounts on gym memberships and money off vouchers for a diverse range of retail, travel and hospitality brands. There's no doubt that you will be compensated for your hard work and commitment so if you'd like to work for one of the top Logistics providers in the world then please do get in touch to find your next role.

ABOUT TOMORROW

We value your professional and personal growth. That's why we share plenty of career opportunities for you to thrive within CEVA. Join CEVA for a challenging career.

CEVA Logistics UK&I is committed to attracting, acquiring and retaining the best possible candidates  in an equal and inclusive way that is consistent with employment legislation and best practice. We aim to select the best available person for  every vacancy irrespective of age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, political beliefs, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment and marital or civil partnership status.

Please note that candidates will be subject to the necessary right to work checks for the UK and Ireland.