Commercial Finance Business Partner - York | Hybrid Working Options Available

Silven; York; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a successful multisite food business as a Commercial Finance Business Partner. In this role, you'll collaborate closely with the sales team and Commercial Director, offering financial insights that drive commercial decisions and strategy. This pivotal role is perfect for a qualified accountant seeking to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant required, preferably ACA/ACCA/CIMA.
• Experience in business partnering in food or FMCG environment desired.
• Excellent analytical skills to interpret complex data.

Responsibilities

• Analyse sales data and identify trends for growth.
• Provide financial advice to support pricing strategies.
• Lead financial reporting and present at commercial meetings.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Proactive Approach

Education

Fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Job description

• Location: York | Hybrid Working Options Available
• Job Type: Finance
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Salary: up to £57,000 (DOE) + Benefits
• Date Posted: 19/05/2025
• Expiry Date: 20/06/2025

Commercial Finance Business Partner

York | Hybrid Working Options Available

Salary: up to £57,000 (DOE) + Benefits

We’re partnering with a successful, multisite food business who are looking for a Commercial Finance Business Partner to join their team. This is a key role offering plenty of variety, from analysing sales to customer profitability and driving commercial decisions and strategy.

About the Role

Reporting to the Head of Commercial Finance, this is a true business partner role where you’ll be working closely with the Commercial Director and sales team to provide financial insights and guidance.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Analysing sales data and performance, identifying trends, opportunities for growth, and improved profitability.
• Providing sound financial advice to support pricing strategies, ensuring the commercial teams can maintain margins and be fully aware of wider market conditions.
• Working with the wider finance team to support forecasting, budgeting and S&OP processes.
• Leading on financial reporting and presenting at commercial meetings.
• Being the ‘go to’ person for commercial queries, providing advice and guidance on anything from payment terms through to key commercial decisions.
• Proactively looking for new and improved ways of working and cost-saving opportunities.

About You

This is an ideal opportunity for a qualified accountant who thrives in a commercial, sales-focused environment and using data to shape business decisions. A background in food would be ideal, but we’re keen to hear from anybody with the following:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA).
• Experience of working in a business partnering role, ideally in a food, FMCG, or manufacturing environment.
• Excellent analytical and reporting skills, able to break down complex data into easy to understand formats.
• Strong communication skills, able to work closely with, and influence, finance and non-financial colleagues and stakeholders.
• Proactive approach, able to identify trends and identify areas for improvement.

Why Apply?

This is your chance to join an established and successful food business where you can make a real impact on performance.