Finance Business Partner

OVERVIEW

KERB is a business that empowers other businesses. We focus on the incubation and growth of innovative, independent food businesses. We run brilliant street food markets, workshops, consultancy, bars, a food hall in Central London and have developed a growing, successful corporate catering company, KERB Events Limited.

We are a food-obsessed and people-first company that believes that everyone with a bit of spark should have the opportunity to ignite it. Be it food entrepreneurs or team members, our mission is to create opportunity and joy through great food, from the kerb up.

JOB DESCRIPTION

As the Finance Business Partner, you will report to the Head of Finance to provide commercial financial support. You will actively participate in the development of the finance function to continually improve service levels, cost-effectiveness and add value to commercial activities undertaken. This is an end-to-end role, so the ability to manage tasks and responsibilities is essential.

• Develop action plans with the Operations and Events Teams to improve margins

• Proactively support your colleagues in AR and AP to ensure the accounts are up to date 

• Work with operations and events to assess ways of making cost savings

• Ensure costs are accurately captured and recorded in the correct periods

• Ensure all revenue is captured and recorded and that control processes are being followed by all

• Support the forecasting and budgeting process to ensure robust and challenging targets are set

• Development of system driven business intelligence

• Working with the Head of Finance on the preparation and filing of the quarterly VAT returns

• Assisting with the preparation of the weekly and monthly profit and loss accounts

• Preparing schedules and reports as required including;

• Supporting the Head of Finance with KPI reporting

• Assisting with weekly and monthly reporting to the owners

• Assisting in developing and improving the Management Information Pack

• Event cost/margin and profitability analysis

• Provide input to the financial evaluation of business cases

OVERVIEW

KERB is a business that empowers other businesses. We focus on the incubation and growth of innovative, independent food businesses. We run brilliant street food markets, workshops, consultancy, bars, a food hall in Central London and have developed a growing, successful corporate catering company, KERB Events Limited.

We are a food-obsessed and people-first company that believes that everyone with a bit of spark should have the opportunity to ignite it. Be it food entrepreneurs or team members, our mission is to create opportunity and joy through great food, from the kerb up.

JOB DESCRIPTION

As the Finance Business Partner, you will report to the Head of Finance to provide commercial financial support. You will actively participate in the development of the finance function to continually improve service levels, cost-effectiveness and add value to commercial activities undertaken. This is an end-to-end role, so the ability to manage tasks and responsibilities is essential.

• Develop action plans with the Operations and Events Teams to improve margins

• Proactively support your colleagues in AR and AP to ensure the accounts are up to date 

• Work with operations and events to assess ways of making cost savings

• Ensure costs are accurately captured and recorded in the correct periods

• Ensure all revenue is captured and recorded and that control processes are being followed by all

• Support the forecasting and budgeting process to ensure robust and challenging targets are set

• Development of system driven business intelligence

• Working with the Head of Finance on the preparation and filing of the quarterly VAT returns

• Assisting with the preparation of the weekly and monthly profit and loss accounts

• Preparing schedules and reports as required including;

• Supporting the Head of Finance with KPI reporting

• Assisting with weekly and monthly reporting to the owners

• Assisting in developing and improving the Management Information Pack

• Event cost/margin and profitability analysis

• Provide input to the financial evaluation of business cases