Finance Business Partner

Pearson Whiffin Recruitment Ltd; Rochester; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy is seeking a skilled Finance Business Partner to join their organization in Medway. The ideal candidate will possess ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualifications and experience in FMCG or manufacturing sectors. Responsibilities include collaborating with commercial teams, leading the budgeting cycle, and delivering financial insights. This role offers competitive salary and benefits including life insurance and retail discounts.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Life insurance

Gym membership discounts

Referral rewards

Excellent progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a finance business partnering role within Manufacturing/FMCG or similar.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills required.
• Strong financial modelling and analytical skills needed.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with commercial teams for financial insight and guidance.
• Deliver monthly financial reviews and analysis for decision-making.
• Lead the budgeting cycle aligned with long-term objectives.

Skills

Financial modelling

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Organisational skills

Education

ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualification

Part-qualified and QBE candidates considered

Job description

Overview

My client is looking for a commercially minded Finance Business Partner to join their continuously growing organisation based in Medway. Reporting to the Finance Manager, this is a key role where you\'ll partner closely with commercial and operational teams, driving performance, challenging decisions, and providing the financial insight needed to shape the future of the business.

Responsibilities

Duties will include:

• Collaborate with commercial teams to deliver actionable financial insight and guidance
• Influence and drive conversations around cost savings, efficiencies, and pricing strategies
• Delivering monthly financial reviews, offering analysis to support decision-making
• Lead the budgeting cycle, aligning plans with the company\'s long-term objectives
• Benchmark performance against competitors, highlighting key opportunities and risks
• Provide detailed analysis to support both operational performance and financial outcomes
• Ensuring deadlines are met with accurate reporting and robust internal controls
• Oversee preparation of statutory accounts, board reports, and tax submissions

Qualifications

• The successful candidate will: Ideally be ACCA/ ACA/ CIMA qualified; ACA, ACCA, but part-qualified and QBE candidates will be considered
• Have previous experience in a finance business partnering role within the Manufacturing/FMCG or similar sectors
• Possess excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Have strong financial modelling and analytical skills
• Be highly organised, detail-focused, and comfortable working to tight deadlines

Benefits

In return the company is offering a competitive salary depending on experience, life insurance, cash plan, discounts on products, retail and gym memberships, referral rewards, excellent progression opportunities and more!

Additional information

Please note due to the expected high volume of applicants, only suitable candidates will be contacted.

This role is being managed by Polly Alexander, Recruitment Consultant for Pearson Whiffin Recruitment.

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