Senior Finance Business Partner

Mulberry England; Northmoor Green or Moorland; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned British lifestyle brand is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to support its operations and financial reporting. This role involves creating SKU budgets, monitoring costs, and producing insightful reports for effective decision-making. The ideal candidate will have strong commercial finance skills, post-qualification experience in a complex environment, and a collaborative mindset. This position offers a hybrid work model, blending office and home work for a well-rounded work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial finance and activity based costing skills gained through a commercial finance background.
• Post qualification experience in a multi-entity, multi-jurisdiction environment.
• Experience of systems transformation and implementation.

Responsibilities

• Create a SKU level Budget from sales to purchased and manufactured units.
• Monitor overhead costs and spending for future sensibility.
• Produce weekly insights reports and monthly detailed reporting packs.

Skills

Commercial finance skills

Activity based costing

Problem-solving mindset

Collaboration

Education

Qualified through CIMA or ACCA

Job description

Senior Finance Business Partner

The Willows, Bridgwater or The Rookery, ChilcomptonFinance / Permanent Full-Time / HybridBorn in 1971, the roots of Mulberry are in Somerset, England. For more than fifty years, Mulberry has been a British lifestyle brand, internationally acclaimed for quality and design capturing the Mulberry Spirit.Sustainability has been part of the Mulberry ethos since the brand's inception, in recognition of our purpose-driven approach, in 2024 we proudly achieved B Corp Certification.Today, we are a global brand, but our values remain the same; we are committed to improving our impact on people and the planet.If these are values you share, we would love you to join our team.The Role : Reporting to the Director of Commercial Finance and FP&A, this role acts as a strategic partner to the Chief OperatingOfficer team and key stakeholders. You will provide expert insight across the full operational cycle—from sales forecasts andmanufacturing KPIs to management reporting, focusing on how operations impact stock and gross margin.You’ll bridge operations and finance, working closely with Manufacturing, Purchasing, and Tech teams to support forecasting,budgeting, and the delivery of actionable targets. The role owns reporting for the COO and CFO, helping explain variances and their financial impact.You’ll also support stock accounting and valuation with the Group Financial Controller and Finance Operations team.Experience in manufacturing finance (UK and international) is highly desirable. Supply chain, fashion, or luxury sectorexperience is a bonus.Hybrid working applies to this role - 3 days per week from the office, maximum 2 days per week from home.

Responsibilities

• Work with Commercial Finance & B&M to create a SKU level Budget – from sales to purchased & manufactured units.
• Review this weekly and monthly to assess shape and variances.
• Translate the SKU Budget into a KPI driven manufacturing and purchasing plan, working closely with Purchasing and Manufacturing Leads.
• Collate information from UK sites as well as overseas, to be able to benchmark performance and operational metric.
• Monitor overhead costs and spending, to ensure overhead rates are sensible now and in the future.
• Produce a weekly key insights report, as well as a more detailed monthly reporting pack, with actionable insights for where we see variances to expectations so we can quickly course correct (if adverse) or take advantage of benefits (if favourable).
• Work closely with the stock team in finance to ensure margin adjustments relating to purchasing and manufacturing are fully aligned to the KPI reporting, and the financials and operational narrative flows.
• Management and development of two roles within stock accounting and analysis, to develop strong ways of working, controls and insight.

Team

• Working indirectly, create a strong working relationship with members of the Purchasing, Production, Tech and Finance teams, as well as our external third parties in the manufacturing space.
• Create a positive and inclusive environment when working with these teams; one which is collaborative, respectful and supportive, where everyone feels valued and good performance is rewarded and recognised.

Sustainability

• As a certified B Corp, we are committed to using business as a force for good. You’ll be encouraged to incorporate environmentally and socially responsible practices into your work, supporting our Made to Last strategy across Climate, Circularity, and Community.
• Help foster a culture where diversity is celebrated and every individual feels valued, respected, and included. Champion equity, empathy, and understanding in all interactions - internally and externally.

Qualifications

• Qualified through CIMA or ACCA ideally or equivalent with strong commercial finance and activity based costing skills, ideally gained through a commercial finance background.
• Post qualification experience in a multi entity, multi jurisdiction environment would be ideal.
• Strong business partner experience developing outstanding relationships across business areas.
• Experience in all aspects of month end management accounting and KPI deliverables, to ensure the work for this subject area can tie back to overall financial plans and KPIs.
• The ability to demonstrate a collaborative, problem-solving mindset.
• Experience of systems transformation and implementation, and the ability to move from an excel based, more manual set up to one of system excellence as we go on the journey.