About this role
<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Our Vision is to be the UK’s leading innovator of resource recovery and recycling, transforming waste for a climate-positive future.</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Are you someone who lives and breathes high performance, leads with ambition, and would like to be part of an organisation that looks after tomorrow? Viridor has a redefined purpose, a bold Vision, and an ambitious, market-leading strategy. We are investing in the future, and we need a talented team with exceptional people, who believe in each other, to help us achieve this.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Join us, as we rise to the challenge and <strong>build a world where nothing goes to waste.</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">We have a new opportunity for a Finance Business Partner (maternity cover) to join our team, based in Scotland, working 37.5 hours per week.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">The salary for this role will be subject to experience with participation in an annual bonus scheme, a</span><span style="background-color:white">nd a car allowance, in </span><span style="color:black">addition to our great range of benefits. This role will be covering GRREC, Bargeddie and Dunbar,</span> with an opportunity for hybrid working - a minimum of 2 days on site. </span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The closing date for applications is <strong>31st July 2026</strong><span style="color:#ff0000">. </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:#2d2d2d">We encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early if we receive a high number of applications.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">As a Finance Business Partner, your purpose is to drive the performance of the designated business area through insightful financial analysis and influencing, challenging and supporting Operations and Commercial colleagues, to ensure the financial integrity and control of the designated business area and compliance with relevant legislative and statutory requirements for financial reporting and to focus on and promote business growth opportunities within your given remit. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">What are we looking for?</span></strong></span></p> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Good knowledge of management accounting and strong business analysis knowledge. </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Use of initiative and confident decision making. Proactive and forward thinking. </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">A real team player with the ability to influence and motivate others. </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">IT literate, integrated accounting systems and advanced Microsoft knowledge. </span></p> </li> </ul> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Experience of building effective working relationships with other financial professionals and with non-finance managers / budget holders. </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Report writing and analysis and experience of presenting to finance and non-finance colleagues. </span></p> </li> </ul> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified or equivalent. </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-size:12.0pt"> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Degree qualified or equivalent. </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-size:12.0pt"> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Full driving license. </span></p> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:#333333">To view the profile, which outlines the person specification and list of responsibilities in full, please <a title="" href="https://viridor.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/recruitment/IQByXzWq0BMrQ71uN2uuObuKASJv_Sm2G4_u36S1OLnCkGI" target="_self">click here</a>. </span> </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><strong><span style="color:#333333">How to apply</span></strong></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:#333333">Click <strong>apply</strong> at the bottom of the page and you will be asked to create a profile. Make sure you have an up-to-date CV ready!</span></span></span></span> </p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">We are a Great Place to Work </span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">There has never been a more exciting time to join Viridor. Following the acquisition of the business by the global private equity firm, KKR, the core business has been reshaped to focus on our leading UK Energy from Waste portfolio.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>What can we offer you?</strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify"> </p> <p><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">We invest in our people to reward them for their hard work, and we have a host of company benefits available to you when you join -<a href="https://join.viridor.co.uk/content/Rewards-and-Benefits/?locale=en_GB"> take a look at our Rewards and Benefits</a></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">As an equal opportunities' employer, Viridor is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.</span></span></p> <p> </p>