Finance Business Partner

Together; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive finance organization in Greater Manchester is seeking a Finance Business Partner to work closely with the Sales & Distribution leadership team. You will provide insights into costs, lead budgeting processes, and enhance sales performance. Successful candidates will have strong communication skills, experience partnering with senior management, and be a qualified accountant. This full-time role does not offer remote work.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication leadership relationship building and influencing skills at a strategic level.
• An inquisitive mind that can think laterally about any potential consequences for the company.
• Strong written and verbal communication that is articulate and delivered professionally.

Responsibilities

• Provide business partnering service for the Sales & Distribution Director.
• Provide oversight and challenge on product pricing.
• Lead the monthly Trading meeting between the CFO and Sales Director.

Skills

Excellent communication

Leadership skills

Relationship building

Influencing skills

Strong problem solver

Commercially astute

Microsoft Office suite

Qualified Accountant (CIMA ACCA ACA)

Tools

Excel

Word

Powerpoint

Job description

As a Finance Business Partner you will be working in the heart of our busy and growing Sales & Distribution function. The role sits within the Financial Performance team alongside two other business partners but has a dotted line to the Sales & Distribution leadership team where you will be considered a key member. The focus is to provide insight and challenge on their headcount overhead spend sales efficiency and help them deliver the growth in the 5 year plan.

As a Finance Business Partner you will :

• Provide a forward looking business partnering service for the Sales & Distribution Director and their leadership team on which the role holder is considered a member challenging them on what how they are managing their business to drive value for money and improved returns.
• Provide oversight and challenge on product pricing for both on and off rate card decisions reviewing rate adherence by channel to ensure that the overall mix of sales is appropriate.
• Lead the monthly Trading meeting between the CFO and Sales & Distribution Director providing the insight and robust challenge to drive a productive conversation and action orientated outcome to improve sales performance.
• Lead insight on sales efficiency understand trends and variances by area / channel to drive improvement in the sales function.
• Monthly reporting on costs including variance analysis and a view on risks and opps to plan to the Sales & Distribution leadership team. Challenge sales activity spend to ensure that it is delivering results.
• Lead the annual Budget process and quarterly reforecasting process for costs and income for the Sales and Distribution business unit.
• Provide any further adhoc insight ad analysis required by the business area or internally from the Director of FP&A and CFO

Qualifications : Essential :

• Excellent communication leadership relationship building and influencing skills at a strategic level with the ability to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences.
• An inquisitive mind that can think laterally about any potential consequences for the company a self-starting problem solver.
• Strong written and verbal communication that is articulate and delivered professionally can negotiate and generate commitment.
• Commercially astute pragmatic value based decision maker.
• Experience business partnering senior management or executive level stakeholders.
• Strong Microsoft Office suite skills (Excel Word Powerpoint)
• Qualified Accountant (CIMA ACCA ACA).

If you feel you have some of the skills mentioned above but not all please do still apply and we would be happy to have a further discussion with you in regards to your suitability for the role.

Additional Information :

Together embraces diversity and inclusion and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Not only do we welcome difference we celebrate it support it and really value our colleagues for who they are. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds perspectives and skills.

If you feel youd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process please dont hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.

Please note that all successful applicants will undergo relevant employment reference financial and criminal record checks.

Remote Work: No

Employment Type: Full-time

Key Skills

Marketing & Sales,Business Administration,Bid,Instrumentation & Control,HACCP

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1