Commercial Finance Business Partner

Quarter4 Limited; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An FMCG company in the United Kingdom is looking for a Commercial Finance Business Partner to enhance their growth strategy. The candidate will be responsible for financial modeling, leading month-end reporting, and participating in quarterly forecasting. A finance professional with significant experience, especially in FMCG, and CIMA/ACA/ACCA qualification is preferred. This role offers excellent hybrid working options and opportunities for career progression.

Qualifications

• Significant post-qualified experience in finance, preferably in FMCG.
• Ability to influence at all levels through strong verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Ownership for the financial modelling of Customer Joint Business Planning agreements.
• Lead the month-end reporting process and create financial packs.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual submissions.

Skills

Financial modelling

Revenue management

Forecasting

Strong communication skills

Education

CIMA / ACA/ACCA Qualified

Job description

An FMCG business is currently looking to expand their Commercial Finance team. My client is currently recruiting for a Commercial Finance Business Partner role offering excellent hybrid working options and excellent progression opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Ownership for the financial modelling of Customer Joint Business Planning agreements, ensuring they are structured to deliver future growth
• Highlight future performance risks and opportunities, proactively planning any commercial remediation that may be necessary to close performance gaps to target.
• Implement revenue management levers to optimise pricing and promotional effectiveness
• Lead the month-end reporting process, creating period packs to be presented to the SLT and business partnering with FP&A to ensure all submissions and deadlines are met
• Create and own the period-end monthly reporting deck reviewed by the UK leadership team
• Lead the quarterly forecasting process, from ensuring financial forecast accuracy through to presenting to the Board.
• Support prior year trade and marketing accrual review and control
• Actively participate in execution of the strategy, from creation through to post implementation tracking
• Maintain a strong control and governance environment, ensuring all processes and outputs are free from material error and in-line with accounting principles on revenue recognition and marketing spend
• Be a key contact to our FP&A for monthly, quarterly and annual submissions
• Champion process improvements, identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance outputs from the UK Commercial Finance team.
  
  

Requirements

• Finance professional with significant post qualified experience; FMCG experience preferred
• CIMA / ACA/ACCA Qualified preferred
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to influence at all levels
  
  

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