Commercial Finance Business Partner

1 month ago


Conwy, United Kingdom Iceland Full time

**Here at Iceland we’re different. We care. We’re not a dull stuffy corporate. We’re one big team. A diverse group of people who get stuck in and work together. If this is how you like to work then please read on.**

We have a new role within our Commercial Finance team and we are looking for a Commercial Finance Business Partner to work closely with our Trading Teams.

You will be the link from core finance to the Buying team and have great commercial influencing skills.

**Summary of the Role**:
Working as part of a high profile, business facing team, this role will support the Trading team with clear and insightful financial information, to help drive category sales and margin growth.

**Purpose of Role \ Key Accountabilities**
- Presenting category sales and margin performance at weekly trading meetings to the Category Buying Managers and the Category Trading Director
- Reporting daily margin performance vs budget at product group level, providing commentary on the week on week movements
- Provide insightful analysis to support and enhance product/promotional sales and margin performance, proactively challenging performance when required.
- Scenario planning the impact to sales and margin for potential price and promotion changes.
- Supporting the Budget and Half yearly company forecast process by working closely with the category buying managers to produce category level budgets for sales, margin and commercial income
- Actively contributing to short, medium and long term margin and Commercial income reforecasts forecasts, with a clear understanding of how current trading performance may impact margin versus budget.
- Supporting trading team with supplier negotiations ensuring deep understanding of supplier profitability as well as impacts of costs and retail movements.
- Lead pricing reviews to measure the competitiveness of our prices within the market and drive appropriate corrective action.
- Review and challenge proposed trade plans for upcoming promotional cycles, identifying risks and opportunities vs budget.
- Provide insightful analysis and review on feature space and deals performance to support future business trading team decisions.
- Acting as the ‘link’ between the trading team and the core finance team on areas such as flagging risk and opportunities on supplier funding and commercial income

**Qualifications/Knowledge/Experience/Technical Skills**
- Strong commercial awareness and numeracy skills with a keen desire to question and challenge information.
- Experience and evidence of helping businesses deliver and monitor financial performance with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
- Advanced Excel skills are essential.
- Part qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) is desirable, but not essential.

Make a difference to your career, we expect a lot but you’ll get a lot back in return. We will help you grow and develop your career and give you the freedom to show that you really care.

**Alongside this we can offer you**:

- 15% discount in Iceland stores
- 30% discount at Club Individual Restaurants
- 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
- Pension (NEST)
- Free onsite parking
- Onsite electric car charging ports
- Subsidised staff restaurant and Costa Coffee
- Access to savings, discounts and cashback through Reward Gateway
- Christmas vouchers
- Refer a Friend Scheme
- Christmas Savings scheme
- Discounted dry cleaning
- Long service awards



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