Commercial Finance Business Partner

3 days ago


Watford, United Kingdom Robert Walters Full time

Excellent Commercial Finance Business Partner required for long term contract to support the commercial and operations finance teams, for this market leader in its field.

Interim Finance Business Partner required for market leading business based in Hertfordshire. The main purpose of this role will be to business partner the Commercial team and also provide back-fill support to cover the current operations finance managers.

Key Accountabilities:

- Business partner to the Commercial Category Director and Category Managers providing financial analysis, support and challenge
- Ownership of business case support and post investment reviews to ensure that expected benefits are being realised. This includes reporting on performance using different KPIs and financial measures.
- Ownership of relevant commercial financial controls (e.g. balance sheet reconciliations, relevant commercial costs, supplier revenue / costs) and drive to continually improve them.
- Owning the budgeting & forecasting process of sales and margin for relevant product categories as well as understanding ongoing risks and opportunities, ensuring all stakeholders are appropriately engaged.
- Proactively working with the members of the Commercial team, to help them improve knowledge, increase profitability and understand category performance

Skills and experience required:

- Recognised accountancy qualifications (ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent)
- 3+ years PQE
- Retail / FMCG experience Business partnering at Director level
- Good presentation skills
- Use of sales, margin profitability analysis, and business model assessments
- Ability to challenge, engage and influence internal and external stakeholders
- Strong communication skills
- Building and maintaining relationships with others to include key stakeholders and non-Finance team members
- Advanced Excel skills



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