Junior Commercial Finance Business Partner

GAIL's; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free food and drink when working

50% off food and drink when not working

33 days holiday

Pension Scheme

Discounts and Savings from retailers

24 hour GP service

Cycle to work scheme

Twice yearly pay review

Development programmes

Job summary

A leading UK bakery company is seeking a finance professional to enhance its reporting, analysis, and business partnering efforts. Responsibilities include producing actionable sales and margin reports, supporting operational teams with timely updates, and helping develop financial packs for stakeholders. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, organized, and eager to grow within the finance sector. This role offers significant benefits, including paid meals and comprehensive holiday allowances.

Qualifications

• Eager to learn and grow professionally as the business expands.
• Resilient and comfortable working to deadlines.
• Motivated to progress in your finance career.

Responsibilities

• Produce weekly and monthly sales, waste, and margin reporting.
• Support the monthly commercial pack and take minutes for meetings.
• Assist with weekly shop re-forecasting and provide updates.

Skills

Analytical skills

Detail-oriented

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Relationship-building

Adaptability

Tools

Power BI

Stocklink

Fourth

Job description

Commercial Reporting & Analysis

• Produce weekly and monthly sales, waste and margin reporting with actionable insights.
• Support the monthly commercial pack and take minutes for commercial meetings.

Stock, Production & Ordering Insights

• Analyse Production Reporter data to identify opportunities to improve availability and reduce waste.
• Review Order Recommender outputs to highlight over‑ or under‑ordering issues across bakeries.
• Analyse product ranges and track category line counts to reduce operational complexity.
• Support evaluation of new products and seasonal ranges.
• Help drive performance metrics including LFL sales, transactions, average spend, availability and NPD share.

Finance Support & Business Partnering

• Assist with weekly shop re‑forecasting and provide timely updates to Operations teams.
• Help develop the bi‑weekly Property Pack, including capital expenditure analysis and investment appraisals.
• Support variance analysis on sales mix and cost performance versus Budget and Last Year.
• Deliver flexible, detailed analysis for the CFO, Head of Finance, Business Partners and wider stakeholders as needed.

ARE YOU THE MISSING INGREDIENT

• Curious and eager to learn and grow as the business expands.
• Detail‑oriented, analytical and able to spot issues and propose solutions.
• Highly organised with strong written and verbal communication.
• Resilient and comfortable working to deadlines.
• Great at building relationships and influencing stakeholders.
• Motivated to progress your finance career and work toward a full accountancy qualification.
• Quick to learn new systems such as Power BI, Fourth or Stocklink.

BENEFITS BAKED IN

• Free food and drink when working
• 50% off food and drink when not working
• 33 days holiday
• Pension Scheme
• Discounts and Savings from high-street retailers and restaurants
• 24 hour GP service
• Cycle to work scheme
• Twice yearly pay review
• Development programmes for you to RISE with GAIL’s