Senior FP&A Business Partner: Product & Operations Insight

Fresh People; Sittingbourne; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Fresh People is seeking an experienced Senior Finance Business Partner to join a large, fast-paced, product-led operation based in Sittingbourne with responsibility across multiple Kent sites. You will provide analysis and insight across operational and commercial performance, helping senior management understand what is driving performance and where improvements can be made.

The role requires strong FP&A, Finance Business Partnering and Power BI skills, with a focus on turning complex data into

Qualifications

• Strong FP&A and finance business partnering experience.
• Experience in product-led environments such as food manufacturing or FMCG.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills.
• Ability to interrogate large datasets and translate into commercial recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Analysing operational performance across sites, customers and SKUs
• Using Power BI, Excel and other BI tools to identify trends, risks and opportunities
• Reviewing labour planning, productivity and operational efficiency
• Providing clear FP&A and commercial analysis to support senior decision-making
• Identifying opportunities to improve cost recovery, reduce waste and protect margin
• Analysing product, packaging and other operating cost movements
• Supporting forecasting, management reporting and performance analysis
• Developing dashboards and improving the accessibility and quality of management information
• Working closely with Finance, Operations, Planning, Packaging and site leadership teams
• Providing constructive commercial challenge to operational stakeholders
• Leading, coaching and developing two Finance Business Partners
• Supporting the Finance Director with projects and ad hoc commercial analysis

Skills

FP&A

Finance Business Partnering

Business Analysis

Data interrogation

Power BI

Product-led environment

Education

Qualified accountant status (CIMA/ACCA or equivalent)

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Anaplan

Prophet

Job description

Fresh People is seeking an experienced Senior Finance Business Partner to join a large, fast-paced, product-led operation based in Sittingbourne with responsibility across multiple Kent sites. You will provide analysis and insight across operational and commercial performance, helping senior management understand what is driving performance and where improvements can be made.

The role requires strong FP&A, Finance Business Partnering and Power BI skills, with a focus on turning complex data into