Commercial Finance Business Partner

Job Description

Commercial Finance Business PartnerHome based6 Month Contract - Potential for permanentSalary - £Neg + 10% Bonus (TBC) + 8% matched pension + Private medical (single cover) + 4x Life Cover + 25 days holidayWorking for a household name FMCG company. They seek to recruit a Commercial Finance Business Partner on a 6-month contract, potentially longer for the right candidate. Although this role is offered as home based you will be expected to attend some meetingsonsite at either Manchester, Market Drayton or Droitwich sites.Key facets:

• Partner with Business Unit Heads and the Senior National Account Managerproviding financial analysis and guidance on new and existing business metrics. You will help the business understand financial performance and challenging current and future performanceincluding volumes and selling prices.
• Opportunity to get involved in the re-tender for the Co-op business
• Implementation of new customer volumes with Asda and Morrisons

Role detail:

• Have a detailed understanding of the underlying monthly performance of the customers in the relevant part of the retail sector.
• To investigate variances in customer volumes and profitability on a regular basis.
• To provide input into detailed budget and forecasting process with the Commercial teams in the retail sector, collaborating with the Management Account teams.
• To be responsible for the consolidation of retail financial data from all systems into accurate and relevant information, necessary for the business to make commercial decisions.
• To challenge and influence the commercial team on customer volume and margin assumptions.
• To own the delivery of the account profitability in partnership with the business unit head. To work with the business partner to drive increased value into the customer account.
• To provide evaluation and continuous review of customer profitability by product and location.
• To support the process for retail tenders, ensuring accurate inputs and supporting the commercial head through the process.
• To seek to identify improvements in the Forecasting process working with the financial accounting function.
• To seek to identify and implement improvements in the commercial review process, including the monthly demand review, weekly volume analysis.
• To have key input into the monthly account surgeries providing insight into customer performance and challenging the commercial team as to how to improve results.
• To work with the commercial team to identify all commercial opportunities and areas for improvement.
• To support the retail finance controller in order to achieve their targets and improve profitability.
• To run the monthly management accounts process for commercial finance for relevant retail customers.
• To maintain retail customer contracts ensuring all contractual adjustments are made in a timely manner and that all necessary provisions are made to ensure consistent profitability.
• To provide support to the commercial team providing analysis and insight as a result of customer requests.
• To ensure that members of the Commercial team comply with the GO documentation in terms of rules and principles.
• To ensure that all documentation is appropriately filed and controlled so that access is given only to those that need it however it is readily accessible should we be challenged to provide evidence of authorisation.

Who are they looking for

• Part Qual or Fully Qualified
• Proven experience Business Partnering
• Excellent relationship building and communication skills; able to tailor communications to the audience involved.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills.
• Systems knowledge useful but not essential (Movex/AS400, Access, Cognos, SAP), however, must be able to handle complex data, imperfect processes and data ambiguity!
• Tenacious, motivated and good at spinning plates!
• Able to start at less than 4 weeks notice.

For further information on this opportunity please contact Lee Walker at Seymour John Ltd.