Senior Finance Business Partner

Mulberry; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading British lifestyle brand is seeking a strategic finance professional to collaborate with senior executives and oversee key financial insights and operational metrics. The role focuses on developing budgets, monitoring performance, and ensuring alignment between purchasing, manufacturing, and financial narratives. Candidates should have a CIMA or ACCA qualification along with strong commercial finance skills. The company offers a hybrid working arrangement, with three days in-office and two days from home.

Benefits

B Corp certification

Hybrid working benefits

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Qualifications

• Qualified through CIMA or ACCA ideally or equivalent with strong commercial finance and activity based costing skills.
• Post qualification experience in a multi‑entity multi‑jurisdiction environment.
• Strong business partner experience developing outstanding relationships across business areas.

Responsibilities

• Create a SKU level budget from sales to purchased & manufactured units.
• Produce a weekly insights report and detailed monthly reporting pack.
• Monitor overhead costs and spending.

Skills

Commercial finance

Activity based costing

Collaborative problem-solving

Relationship management

Education

CIMA or ACCA qualification

Job description

Role Overview

Mulberry has been a British lifestyle brand internationally acclaimed for quality and design for over fifty years. In 2024 we proudly achieved B Corp Certification and remain committed to improving our impact on people and the planet. This role acts as a strategic partner to the COO, CFO and key stakeholders, providing expert insight across the operational cycle from sales forecasts and manufacturing KPIs to management reporting, focusing on how operations impact stock and gross margin.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with Commercial Finance & B&M to create a SKU level budget from sales to purchased & manufactured units.
• Review 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 benchmark performance and operational metrics.
• 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 detailed monthly reporting pack with actionable insights for variances.
• Work closely with the stock team in finance to ensure margin adjustments relating to purchasing and manufacturing are fully aligned to 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.

Qualifications

• Qualified through CIMA or ACCA ideally or equivalent with strong commercial finance and activity based costing skills.
• Post qualification experience in a multi‑entity multi‑jurisdiction environment.
• Strong business partner experience, developing outstanding relationships across business areas.
• Experience in all aspects of month‑end management accounting and KPI deliverables to tie to overall financial plans and KPIs.
• The ability to demonstrate collaborative problem‑solving.
• Experience of systems transformation and implementation; moving from an Excel‑based manual set‑up to system excellence.

Experience & Skills

Experience in manufacturing finance (UK and international) is highly desirable. Supply chain fashion or luxury sector experience is a bonus.

Working Conditions

Hybrid working: 3 days per week from the office, up to 2 days per week from home.

Benefits & Values

As a B Corp certified company, we are committed to using business as a force for good. You will be encouraged to incorporate environmentally and socially responsible practices in your work and support our Made to Last strategy across Climate, Circularity and Community. We champion diversity, equity, empathy and inclusion in all interactions.

Equal Opportunity

Mulberry is an equal opportunities employer. All hiring decisions are made only on the basis of qualifications, skills or experience and as they relate to the particular you need us to make any adjustments to our application or interview processes to enable you to be at your best. For any adjustment to the application or interview process please email us at emailprotected.