We’re looking for a Commercial Finance Business Partner to play a key role in supporting commercial decision-making across the business. Working closely with Sales, and wider operational teams, you’ll provide insight, challenge, and analysis to drive profitable growth.
This is a highly visible role, suited to a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys influencing stakeholders and translating numbers into actionable insight.
- Commercial Support Specifics (amongst others)
- Revenue, pricing and margin management
- NPD process support: ensure the innovation processes are fully supported in terms of financial implications of proposals.
- Support to the demand planning team in testing demand plan assumptions and financialising the plans.
- Ad-hoc commercial support as requested by Head of commercial finance, senior finance business partners or Sales Director/NAMs
- Support the weekly sales process
- Review the forecast for to ensure accuracy and provide commentary and understanding on any variances. Support understanding and tracking of any opps and risks
- Ensure any gaps to budget/forecast are understood and use network across the business to work with Sales Team on recovery plan
- Work with the Sales Team on their budgets and long term plans to ensure alignment with the business’s strategic direction Financial Performance Reporting
- Review the month end performance and ensure reported numbers are accurate
- Provide insight and variance analysis on actual performance vs comparatives
- Support month end reporting to ensure accurate and timely information, and also ensuring product margin analysis and trade investment KPI’s are understood
- Conduct monthly balance sheet reviews with Sales to ensure no exposure with our accruals and no surprises at year end
- Studying for ACCA or CIMA or fully qualified
- Excellent understanding of financial analytics and experience in presenting complex financial issues to nonfinancial executives
- Highly IT literate. Knowledge of ERP systems including planning components.
- Excellent report building skills. In particular, Excel and PowerPoint skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills, able to influence and persuade
- Ability to structure and manage day to day issues as well as some developmental projects
- Structured and systemised approach
- A commercial, focused and interrogative attitude.
- A keen eye for details and a willingness to be hands-on
What we offer you in return
- Matched pension scheme up to 10%
- Death in service
- Cycle to work scheme
- Retailer discount platform
- Staff discount
- And plenty more!
