Financial Planning & Analysis

Summary

Join Zepz as a Finance Business Partner and play a pivotal role in providing strategic financial insights and partnering with key stakeholders to drive business performance. You will manage cost centre reporting, deliver accurate forecasts, and influence decision-making to optimize financial outcomes. This role requires a proactive, detail-oriented professional with strong analytical skills and a deep understanding of cost management in a high-growth environment. You will analyze financial data, challenge business tracking versus budget, enhance financial reporting, serve as a strategic financial advisor, identify and implement process improvements, and partner with cross-functional teams. Zepz offers a remote-first work environment and various benefits including unlimited annual leave, private medical cover, retirement schemes, life assurance, and competitive parental leave schemes.

Requirements

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
• Previous experience in a finance business partner / FPA role / managing cost centre budgets
• Strong ability to analyse complex financial data, identify trends, and create detailed reports that inform strategic decision-making
• A proactive team player who collaborates well with others and can demonstrate the ability to influence stakeholders
• Ability to work effectively in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment while maintaining focus on quality and deadlines

Responsibilities

• Analyze financial data to track trends, identify areas of concern, and proactively generate actionable insights to improve cost efficiency and enhance overall business performance
• Challenge business on tracking vs budget, and ensure adherence to targets
• Enhance financial reporting and storytelling by translating complex data into clear, compelling narratives for executive leadership and key stakeholders
• Serve as a strategic financial advisor to stakeholders, understand their goals and objectives, guide decision making and ensure financial alignment with company goals
• Identify and implement process improvements to streamline reporting, improve forecasting accuracy, and drive better decision-making
• Partner with cross-functional teams to analyze key business metrics, identify trends, and uncover opportunities to drive top-line growth and profitability

Benefits

• Unlimited Annual Leave: Feel free to make the most of your time off and maintain a healthy work-life balance!
• Private Medical Cover: ​​You can opt-in to a Private Medical Insurance scheme. This provides you with access to thorough medical coverage, so you can feel confident in your health and well-being
• Retirement: We offer pension schemes to help you plan for and secure your future
• Life Assurance: Life assurance is available to give you peace of mind and protect your loved ones in case of the unexpected
• Parental Leave: We offer competitive parental leave schemes to ensure you are spending as much quality time with your new bundle of joy as possible
• We are also remote-first as an organisation, offering flexibility for you to work where you need to be most productive