Senior Finance Business Partner

Born in 1971, the roots of Mulberry are in Somerset, England. For more than fifty years, Mulberry has been a British lifestyle brand, internationally acclaimed for quality and design capturing the Mulberry Spirit.
Sustainability has been part of the Mulberry ethos since the brand's inception, in recognition of our purpose-driven approach, in 2024 we proudly achieved B Corp Certification. 
Today, we are a global brand, but our values remain the same; we are committed to improving our impact on people and the planet. If these are values you share, we would love you to join our team.
The Role:
Reporting to the Director of Commercial Finance and FP&A, this role acts as a strategic partner to the Chief Operating Officer team and key stakeholders. You will provide expert insight across the full operational cycle—from sales forecasts and manufacturing KPIs to management reporting, focusing on how operations impact stock and gross margin.   You'll bridge operations and finance, working closely with Manufacturing, Purchasing, and Tech teams to support forecasting, budgeting, and the delivery of actionable targets. The role owns reporting for the COO and CFO, helping explain variances and their financial impact.   You'll also support stock accounting and valuation with the Group Financial Controller and Finance Operations team. Experience in manufacturing finance (UK and international) is highly desirable. Supply chain, fashion, or luxury sector experience is a bonus.
Hybrid working applies to this role - 3 days per week from the office, maximum 2 days per week from home.   Duties and Responsibilities:   ·       Work with Commercial Finance & B&M to create a SKU level Budget – from sales to purchased & manufactured units. ·       Review this 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 be able to benchmark performance and operational metric. ·       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 more detailed monthly reporting pack, with actionable insights for where we see variances to expectations so we can quickly course correct (if adverse) or take advantage of benefits (if favourable). ·       Work closely with the stock team in finance to ensure margin adjustments relating to purchasing and manufacturing are fully aligned to the 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.   Team:
·       Working indirectly, create a strong working relationship with members of the Purchasing, Production, Tech and Finance teams, as well as our external third parties in the manufacturing space. ·       Create a positive and inclusive environment when working with these teams; one which is collaborative, respectful and supportive, where everyone feels valued and good performance is rewarded and recognised   Sustainability:   ·       As a certified B Corp, we are committed to using business as a force for good. You'll be encouraged to incorporate environmentally and socially responsible practices into your work, supporting our Made to Last strategy across Climate, Circularity, and Community. ·       Help foster a culture where diversity is celebrated and every individual feels valued, respected, and included. Champion equity, empathy, and understanding in all interactions - internally and externally.   Skills & Experience Required:
· Qualified through CIMA or ACCA ideally or equivalent with strong commercial finance and activity based costing skills, ideally gained through a commercial finance background · Post qualification experience in a multi entity, multi jurisdiction environment would be ideal · Strongbusinesspartnerexperiencedevelopingoutstandingrelationshipsacrossbusinessareas · Experience in all aspects of month end management accounting and KPI deliverables, to ensure the work for this subject area can tie back to overall financial plans and KPIs · The ability to demonstrate a collaborative, problem-solving · Experience of systems transformation and implementation, and the ability to move from an excel based, more manual set up to one of system excellence as we go on the journey. Mulberry is an equal opportunities employer and we are passionate about hiring and developing the best talent. All hiring decisions are made only on the basis of qualifications, skills or experience and as they relate to the particular role. If you need us to make any adjustments to our application or interview processes to enable you to be at your best, please email us at [email protected].

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