Finance Business Partner

American Golf; Burtonwood; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a qualified Finance Business Partner. This role involves supporting commercial decision-making through detailed financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting across various business functions. Ideal candidates will possess strong analytical skills, advanced Excel capabilities, and the ability to communicate financial insights clearly. The company values collaboration and is committed to creating an inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with a strong technical accounting foundation.
• Strong analytical skills to translate complex data into actionable insights.
• Experience with large data sets and building financial models.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in budgeting and forecasting across several functions.
• Produce weekly trade packs and monthly board packs with actionable insights.
• Consolidate market data to support commercial decision-making.
• Deliver pre- and post-promotional analysis for performance assessment.
• Build strong working relationships with Category Managers.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Confident communication

Advanced Excel skills

Commercial awareness

Data visualization tools

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

At American Golf, we support our retail and commercial teams with clear, insightful financial information that helps drive strong decision-making and sustainable performance.

Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner to join our Financial Planning & Analysis team at our Retail Support Centre in Warrington. Reporting to the Head of Financial Planning and Analysis, this role plays a key part in supporting trading, commercial, and operational teams across the business.

Working closely with senior leaders and stakeholders at all levels, you will provide timely financial insight, robust analysis, and constructive commercial challenge. You will help ensure budgets, forecasts, and trading decisions are well informed, balanced, and aligned to business objectives.

This role is well suited to a qualified finance professional with strong analytical capability, commercial awareness, and the confidence to work with non-finance stakeholders.

Who We Are

At American Golf, our culture is underpinned by our core values, which guide how we work together and how we support the business :

• Passion – for golf, retail, and delivering a strong customer experience
• Respect – for colleagues, stakeholders, and diverse perspectives
• Integrity – in the way we analyse, challenge, and communicate
• Drive – to continuously improve performance and outcomes
• Expertise – through strong technical knowledge and ongoing development

We are looking for someone who demonstrates these values consistently in their approach to work and collaboration.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Play an integral role in the group budgeting and forecasting process across Retail, Commercial, Marketing, People, and Warehousing functions.
• Produce weekly trade packs and monthly board packs, including variance analysis, performance commentary, and actionable insight.
• Consolidate and analyse monthly market data to support commercial decision-making.
• Partner with Category Managers to provide commercial insight that supports buying decisions, margin management, and category planning.
• Deliver pre- and post-promotional analysis to assess performance, profitability, and return on investment.
• Analyse true product cost of sale, identifying opportunities to reduce costs and improve margins.
• Provide recommendations on trading, pricing, and promotional activity to support performance improvement.
• Support retail stores with analytics, MI, and performance insight to help drive sales and margin.
• Build and maintain financial models for new store openings and trading scenarios.
• Manage and analyse OTB / WSSI on a weekly basis, highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Monitor performance against targets and KPIs, providing ongoing support to trading teams.
• Build strong working relationships with Category Managers and wider commercial teams.
• Communicate financial information clearly and confidently, tailoring insight for different audiences.

What You'll Bring

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) with a strong technical accounting foundation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insight.
• Advanced Excel skills, with experience handling large data sets and building financial models.
• Confident communication skills, with the ability to explain financial concepts to non-finance stakeholders.
• A proactive, dependable approach, able to work independently while contributing effectively within a team.
• Strong commercial awareness, ideally gained within a retail or consumer-focused environment (desirable).
• Experience using data visualisation tools such as Power BI or Tableau (desirable).
• An interest in the sports or retail sector (desirable).

At American Golf, we are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive working environment where everyone feels valued. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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