Finance Business Partner Logistics

Danone; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nutrition company is seeking a Finance Business Partner for its UK&I Logistics team. This role involves ownership of month-end reporting and logistics costs management, alongside collaborative financial forecasting and insights generation. The ideal candidate will be CIMA or ACCA qualified with over 2 years of experience in finance. The role offers a salary between £50,000 and £60,000, plus bonuses. The company values diversity and provides various flexible benefits.

Benefits

Flexible benefits

Excellent rewards

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in a finance role.
• Ability to build relationships cross-functionally.
• A curious and self-starter mindset.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of Month End Reporting for Logistic Costs.
• Review and reconciliation of Logistics Costs.
• Monthly Reporting & Insights with KPI animation.

Skills

Financial analysis

Reporting and forecasting

Team collaboration

KPI management

Education

CIMA or ACCA qualified

Tools

Essbase

Job description

Short Intro and About the Job

The Danone UK & Ireland category business units have come together to form one UK&I Central Business Unit, comprised of all our key categories (Dairies, Plant Based, Early Life Nutrition, Medical Nutrition and Waters). With annual turnover totally €1.7bn, this new UK&I sales unit is a key strategic driver for the global Danone business.

The role will be part of the UK&I Finance team; a large, commercially focused finance team supporting the business with its growth ambitions, comprised of Commercial Finance, Operations Finance, and FP&A.

The Operations Finance team are responsible for the reporting, animation and forecasting the operational costs of the business, including, cost of goods sold, warehousing, material writes offs and secondary transport.

Role Focus

Working as part of the Operations finance team of 4 people and closely with the Senior Finance Business Partner - Logistics, this role will be the key Finance business partner for the UKI Logistics team and is responsible for helping to report, animate and drive efficiencies in our Logistics Costs (€130m per year) whilst taking responsibility for month end reporting of Actual costs and the monthly Rolling Forecast for all Logistics costs.

The role will work closely with Logistics budget holders across all categories and the wider UK&I Commercial finance team.

Responsibilities

Ownership of Month End Reporting and monthly Rolling Forecast preparation for UK&I Logistic Costs, including:

• Accruals, Journal posting.
• Review and reconciliation of Logistics Costs including key insights and commentary.
• Monthly Reporting & Insights, KPI animation and Dashboards.
• Monthly Actuals, Budget and Forecast reviews to understand, challenge and build with Logistic Budget Holders.

Project Lead for

• Logistic Cost KPI Tracking, Reporting and Animation
• Essbase Management for Logistics
• Supporting productivity agenda for UKI Logistics

About You

The prefect candidate for this role will be.

• A curious, self-starter looking to understand our business and processes with a continuous improvement mindset.
• The role would suit a qualified (CIMA, ACCA) professional with 2+ years' experience who is looking to grow in the role.
• Ability to work as part of a close-knit finance team and build relationships cross functionally.

Please note that the salary on offer for this position is between £50,000 & £60,000 + bonus & benefits

About Us, We offer and What's next

About Us

At Danone UK & Ireland, we are committed to delivering better health through better nutrition for millions of consumers and patients in our communities.

We have a range of flexible benefits and excellent rewards, click here to find out more: https://careers.danone.com/uki/en/Why-Danone/our-learning-rewards.html

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is deeply embedded in Danone's DNA, representing our core values and beliefs. We embrace diversity as a driving force for positive change, nurturing an inclusive workplace where every individual is valued.

The closing date for applications is 03/02/26, you will therefore hear about your application after this date