Commercial Finance Business Partner - Co-op Wholesale

Co-op; Scunthorpe; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organisation is seeking a Commercial Finance Business Partner for its Wholesale division. This role involves providing financial insights to drive growth and performance, collaborating with various teams, and making strategic recommendations. The position offers a salary ranging from £65,000 to £75,000, alongside a hybrid working model and competitive benefits.

Benefits

Private healthcare

28 days holiday (rising to 32 in line with service)

Discounts on Co-op products and services

Pension with up to 10% employer contributions

Qualifications

• Experience in finance business partnering within a complex environment.
• Track record of partnering with senior leaders.
• Expertise in financial analysis and complex financial modelling.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial insights to support sales and commercial teams.
• Work as part of cross-functional project teams for strategic planning.
• Present financial analysis to senior management.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Financial modelling

Education

Recognised accountancy qualification (CIMA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent)

Job description

Commercial Finance Business Partner - Co-op Wholesale

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Base pay range

Commercial Finance Business Partner - Co-op Wholesale
£65,000 - £75,000 (Work Level 5) plus great benefits
12 month fixed-term contract / secondment
Hybrid/Remote - in this role you'll split your time between home and the Scunthorpe/Manchester office. (You can find out more about our hybrid working policy at jobs.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy)

We're looking for a Commercial Finance Business Partner to join Co-op Wholesale, where we support over 4,000 convenience stores across the UK. We're entering our next exciting phase of growth, and with that, we've got new opportunities emerging across Co-op Wholesale, like this one.

This role will be pivotal in unlocking the true value of our data-giving the business a clear view of performance and driving growth at every step. You'll translate complex insights into clear, actionable recommendations, helping stakeholders across the business make informed decisions and achieve the right outcomes.

This is a chance to shape the future of Co-op Wholesale. Working closely with the Senior Finance Business Partner, you'll enhance performance, identify growth opportunities, and provide insights that drive key decisions where your impact will be felt throughout the organisation, helping Co-op Wholesale make a lasting mark in the B2B market.

What you'll do
* Work as part of cross-functional project team to provide scenario modelling, challenging stakeholders, building credible business cases, supporting initiatives and trials, and measuring / evaluating their outcome
* Work collaboratively with Co-op Wholesale sales and commercial teams to build long term strategic plans, annual budgets and forecasts
* Review and challenge performance with key stakeholders to drive delivery of targets
* Provide data driven financial insights to support the sales and commercial teams in making smarter, profit-maximising decisions
* Effectively utilising management information tools to understand profit drivers of the business and identify opportunities to drive profitable growth
* Present financial analysis and insights to Co-op Wholesale's senior leadership team as well as to colleagues across the sales and commercial functions
* Collaborate with the Co-op commercial team to get the correct income delivery and margin through to the Wholesale P&L
* Track commercial risks and opportunities to ensure we get the right outcomes for the business

This role would suit people who have
* A recognised accountancy qualification (CIMA, ACA, ACCA, or equivalent)
* Experience in finance business partnering within a complex, commercial environment, working with stakeholders at all levels to drive business performance
* A track record of partnering with senior leaders and influencing key decisions
* Strong analytical skills with expertise in complex financial modelling, using data to improve financial outcomes across the P&L
* Excellent communication, presentation skills, and commercial awareness

Why Co-op?
Here you will do work that matters. We are a commercial organisation with a purpose beyond profit, you'll have an opportunity to help us build a stronger Co-op and stronger communities. You will also get a package that includes
* Competitive salary
* Private healthcare
* Coaching, training and support to help you develop
* Pension with up to 10% employer contributions
* Annual incentive scheme
* Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
* 28 days holiday (rising to 32 in line with service)
* Discounts on Co-op products and services

Building an inclusive work environment
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We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.
If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.
You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.

We reserve the right to remove a vacancy before the scheduled closing date.
As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance

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