Senior Finance Business Partner

Imperial Tobacco Group; Bristol; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FMCG company in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Finance Business Partner - IT to drive performance and influence strategic financial decisions. This pivotal role requires a fully qualified accountant with substantial experience in business partnering. Candidates must have excellent analytical skills and proficiency in Microsoft Excel. Join a dynamic team and enjoy a comprehensive compensation package while helping shape the financial strategy of a global organization.

Benefits

Comprehensive compensation package

Bonus scheme

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Substantial relevant experience in an accounting or finance role.
• Self-motivated and highly analytical, comfortable working in ambiguous environments.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to influence non-finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary finance contact for stakeholders, driving performance.
• Maintain accurate and reliable forecasts for decision-making.
• Collaborate with IT for timely and insightful monthly performance reporting.
• Deliver data-driven financial analysis for strategic decisions.
• Uphold financial control integrity through accurate reconciliations.

Skills

Business partnering

Financial analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Microsoft Excel

Education

Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

This role is offered as a 12 month fixed term opportunity,

Company Overview

Imperial Brands is a dynamic, inclusive, and forward-thinking global FMCG business, powered by a team of 25,000 talented individuals. We're currently seeking a commercially astute Finance Business Partner - IT to play a pivotal role in shaping the financial strategy of our Global IT organisation, which operates with a budget exceeding £350 million.

Imperial Brands is a truly international company, fourth largest in our industry and operating across 120 markets. An inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 25,000 employees. As we embrace a new era of growth, we are transforming. Our ways of working and culture are driven by a challenger mindset, constantly questioning the status quo where people can bring their best selves to work. Our agility and collaboration are driving our ambitions, innovation and success all supported by our award-winning development programmes that creates exciting and rewarding career opportunities for all. Encouraging inclusion at local levels and supporting a developing and robust diversity agenda globally, we’re fully committed to creating and maintaining an environment that celebrates and respects difference. As a matter of policy, Imperial Tobacco or its subsidiaries never requests or requires payment as part of any recruitment process. 1901 The year Imperial was founded through the coming together of 13 UK family-run businesses. 25,000 Imperial employees worldwide. 120 Number of markets worldwide in which our products are sold.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary finance contact for stakeholders, driving performance, challenging inefficiencies, and delivering actionable insights within a strong financial control framework.


• Maintain accurate and reliable forecasts to support medium- and long-term decision-making, constructively challenging stakeholders to maximise value and performance.


• Collaborate with IT to ensure timely, complete, and insightful monthly performance reporting, championing process improvements and simplifying reporting structures to enhance transparency and efficiency.


• Deliver data-driven financial analysis to support strategic decisions, identifying and prioritising opportunities for cost efficiency and incremental value.


• Provide robust financial input into ad-hoc projects and investment cases, ensuring optimal returns, accurate depreciation forecasting, and effective tracking of benefits realisation.


• Uphold financial control integrity through accurate monthly reconciliations, timely asset management, and full compliance with internal and external audit requirements.

Qualifications

• Substantial relevant experience in an accounting or finance role, with considerable time spent in a business partnering capacity.


• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).


• Self-motivated and highly analytical, with strong organisational and problem-solving skills; comfortable working in ambiguous environments.


• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and engage non-finance stakeholders.


• Strong team player, capable of collaborating effectively across different locations and functions.


• Advanced Microsoft Excel modelling skills, with high proficiency in other Microsoft Office tools, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.

This is a fantastic opportunity to influence key decisions, drive performance, and collaborate with senior stakeholders across a truly international business. If you're passionate about combining financial expertise with strategic insight in a fast-paced, tech-enabled environment – we'd love to hear from you.

Benefits

In return for playing your part in building our future, you will receive a comprehensive compensation package with salary, bonus scheme and further benefits as well inspiring places to work and collaborate with purpose. Here at Imperial we will give you the opportunity to grow and learn, innovate at pace and be a part of our purpose to forge a path to a healthier future for moments of relaxation and pleasure for our consumers.