Commercial Finance Business Partner

Marc Daniels; Ribble Valley; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment firm is seeking a Commercial Finance Business Partner in Ribble Valley. The role involves financial modelling, reporting, and strategy execution. Candidates should have significant finance experience, preferably in FMCG, with strong communication skills. This position offers excellent hybrid working options and progression opportunities.

Qualifications

• Finance professional with significant post qualified experience.
• FMCG experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ownership for the financial modelling of Customer Joint Business Planning agreements.
• Highlight future performance risks and opportunities.
• Implement revenue management levers to optimise pricing.
• Lead the month-end reporting process.
• Create and own the period-end monthly reporting deck.
• Lead the quarterly forecasting process.
• Support prior year trade and marketing accrual review.
• Actively participate in execution of the strategy.
• Maintain a strong control and governance environment.
• Be a key contact to our FP&A for submissions.
• Champion process improvements.

Skills

Strong verbal and written 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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