Finance Business Partner - Impulse (L10)

PepsiCo, Inc.; Reading; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global food and beverage leader is seeking a Finance Business Partner in Reading to provide financial and analytical leadership. You will partner with teams to drive revenue, manage forecasting, and contribute to strategic decision-making. Ideal candidates should be finance professionals with FMCG experience preferred and strong analytical skills. This role offers opportunities for growth and development within a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Strong academic background and post-qualified experience in finance.
• FMCG experience is preferred.
• Proactive self-starter who can lead and drive the agenda.

Responsibilities

• Maximise annual net revenue, market share, and profit delivery.
• Provide best-in-class financial support with reporting and analysis.
• Lead period close and monthly forecasting.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Collaboration skills

Time management

Communication skills

Education

Finance professional qualification

Job description

Finance Business Partner - Impulse (L10)

Job ID: 422519

Posted: 2025-12-18T10:58:46+0000

Location: Reading

Department: Finance

Overview

We're looking for a high performing Finance Business Partner to join our Commercial Finance team in Reading. As a business partner, the post holder will provide collaborative financial and analytical leadership to the Impulse customer teams and to build and deliver the annual net revenue, profit, and share plans.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Impulse teams to maximise annual net revenue, market share, and profit delivery.
• Provide best-in‑class financial support through optimised reporting, customer performance analysis, and strategic insight.
• Deliver strategic recommendations to unlock future growth, including optimization of pricing / promotional activity, trading terms, and new business proposals.
• Identify performance risks and opportunities, stewarding robust investment evaluation processes to ensure informed decision‑making and value creation.
• Lead period close and monthly forecasting for the channel, delivering clear performance insights and applying learnings to drive continuous improvement in future planning cycles.
• Manage internal GTM allocations to ensure timely and accurate reporting and insight is available for each sub channel.
• Build strong cross‑functional relationships, including coaching and capability development of Impulse Commercial teams and Commercial Planning Analysts, while driving future‑fit ways of working across teams.
• Direct Line Management for 1 UK Business Partner and dotted‑line coaching and mentoring for 2 ICC based Business Partners.
• Lead cross-functional Impulse initiatives, coordinating across Business Partners to deliver analytical insights and actionable recommendations that support strategic decision‑making.

Qualifications

• Finance professional with strong academic background and post‑qualified experience.
• FMCG experience is preferred.
• Highly analytical and numerate, self‑motivated and independent, with excellent collaboration skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to influence at all levels.
• Strong prioritisation and time management.
• Vocal and bold, comfortable challenging others & voicing opinions.
• Proactive self‑starter who can lead & drive the agenda, influencing others and drive for results.
• Strong collaboration & matrix management skills required.
• Planful, comfortable with the detail but able to step back and call the “so what”.
• Leverages understanding of key business drivers to deliver result.
• Shares knowledge across wider team, involves others with different experiences and values different perspectives.