Finance Business Partner
- Recruiter
- Michael Page Finance
- Location
- Homeworking
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Posted
- 14 Jan 2021
- Closes
- 21 Jan 2021
- Ref
- JN -012021-1997583
- Contact
- Jacob Van Dinter
- Job Title
- Finance Business Partner
- Category
- Consumer products / FMCG
- Experience Levels
- Qualified Accountant
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
As finance business partner, you will join the extended leadership team, partnering with the market leads to drive results and business performance, while working on some of the world's most popular brands.
Client Details
Our client, based in uxbridge, are a leading global brand, producing many well known household products
Description
Finance Business Partner
- Ownership of full P&L and Balance Sheet through Forecast/Budget Cycle
- Lead month end reconciliation, providing insightful analysis and reporting
- Ensure close monitoring and evaluation of trade spend through the cycle from a balance sheet and P&L perspective
- Scrutinise in-year financial & budget management
- Modelling and tracking of Strategic Revenue Management, providing recommendations to the market leadership team to drive profitable growth
- Demonstrate exceptional leadership and excellent business partnership skills for strategy, planning & financial analysis as part of the market team
- Collaborate on decisions and recommendations for the brand and channel strategies
- Lead Finance support to Sales teams (Account Managers/Sales Lead):
- Customer performance analysis (drivers of over or under performance vs. objectives, scorecards with key metrics)
- Support customer meeting preparation: shape results & provide Finance insights
- Provide insightful reporting and analysis to support the sales team
- Pro- active use (and development) of analytical techniques and models to influence business decision making.
- In partnership with the Leadership Team, responsible for the preparation and presentation of the proposed monthly market forecast to cluster leadership team.
Profile
Finance Business Partner
- You will be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
- A minimum of 4 years relevant professional experience, ideally in an FMCG company
- Ability to credibly challenge and influence throughout a matrix environment.
- Clear, concise and influential communicator (both in writing and verbally)
- Ability to critically review and improve business processes
- Motivated to add value both within the Finance team and when dealing with the Sales and Marketing functions
- Personal fit with the Company's culture; passionate, driven by quality and achieving results, high level of integrity, team player
Job Offer
- A competitive salary/ day rate
- Excellent exposure with a leading global brand