Finance Business Partner, Data & Analytics - Digital

Brambles; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus (typically 20%)

Private healthcare (family cover)

25 days holiday + statutory leave

Life Assurance & Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

A global leader in supply chain solutions located in Manchester is seeking a Finance Manager to provide strategic financial leadership and optimize performance. The successful candidate will have over 5 years of experience in financial management within multinational organizations and possess a professional accounting qualification. Responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, and collaborating with teams to drive business growth. This role offers attractive perks, including an annual bonus and private healthcare.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in Financial Management or Business Partnering.
• Strong expertise in forecasting, budgeting, and financial modeling.
• Experience supporting digital or large-scale transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic financial leadership across business functions.
• Own financial budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Collaborate with teams to improve profitability and achieve targets.

Skills

Financial Management

Business Partnering

Financial Modelling

Cost Optimization

FP&A expertise

Education

Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, CA)

Job description

Provide strategic financial leadership and partnership to drive financial performance and support organizational goals across a designated region and/or business functions.

Own the financial budgeting and forecasting processes to provide senior stakeholders with actionable insights for cost optimization and business growth.

Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to optimize costs, improve profitability, and achieve key financial targets.

• Be a strategic partner to the regional business leaders to deliver actionable financial insights, providing recommendations to improve business performance and optimize decision making
• Develop and maintain advanced financial models, including scenario analysis and business case development, to support data‑driven decision‑making and drive business performance improvements.
• Provide financial leadership on strategic projects, such as cost optimization, supply chain initiatives, and capital investments, ensuring long‑term financial sustainability.
• Conduct in‑depth financial analysis to identify risks, opportunities, and key performance drivers, presenting actionable insights to senior management.
• Collaborate with commercial, supply chain, and operational teams to improve profitability, drive cost efficiencies, and meet financial objectives.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards, regulations, and internal policies in the preparation and review of financial statements.
• Develop and monitor KPIs, dashboards, and reporting frameworks to measure and improve financial and operational performance

What We’re Looking For…

• 5+ years’ experience in Financial Management or Business Partnering within a complex, multinational organisation.
• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, CA or equivalent).
• Strong FP&A expertise: forecasting, budgeting, financial modelling, business case evaluation.
• Experience supporting digital, analytics or large‑scale transformation initiatives is a strong advantage.
• Strong commercial awareness, with understanding of supply chain, asset productivity or technology‑driven environments.

The Perks…

💰 Annual bonus (typically 20%)

🏥 Private healthcare (family cover)

🌴 25 days holiday + statutory leave, with option to buy/sell 5 days

❤️ Life Assurance & Employee Assistance Programme