Junior Commercial Finance Business Partner

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

Job summary

A well-known bakery brand in Greater London seeks a Junior Commercial Finance Business Partner. This role involves producing insightful reporting, analyzing production data, and supporting the finance team to shape decision-making. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented self-starter eager to grow their finance career. Benefits include free food when working, 33 days holiday, and development programs. This is an excellent opportunity for those aiming for a full accountancy qualification.

Benefits

Free food and drink when working

50% off food and drink when not working

33 days holiday

Pension Scheme

Discounts from retailers

24 hour GP service

Cycle to work scheme

Twice yearly pay review

Development programmes

Qualifications

• Confident reviewing your own work.
• Eager to learn and grow as the business expands.
• Able to spot issues and propose solutions.
• Resilient and comfortable working to deadlines.
• Motivated to progress your finance career.

Responsibilities

• Produce weekly and monthly sales and margin reporting.
• Analyse Production Reporter data to improve availability.
• Support evaluation of new products and seasonal ranges.
• Assist with weekly shop re-forecasting.
• Deliver flexible analysis for senior stakeholders.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Analytical

Strong communication skills

Relationship building

Self-starter

Tools

Power BI

Fourth

Stocklink

Job description

About the Role

As our Junior Commercial Finance Business Partner, you will play a key role in providing accurate, insightful reporting across the business. Working closely with the Commercial Finance Business Partner and collaborating with teams including Food, Coffee, Digital, Marketing and Operations, you'll help shape decision-making through high-quality analysis and commentary.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone early in their finance career who wants to grow, learn, and work toward a full accountancy qualification - all while adding real value to an exciting, evolving brand.

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.

Pricing, Range & New Product Support

• 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

• A self-starter, confident reviewing your own work.
• 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