KennedyPearce are hiring a commercially focused business partner with FMCG experience. This role sits within a succesful commercial finance team and will be the go to person for the Sales team. This person will ideally be qualified with 3-5 years experience within commercial finance. Hybrid working and a great London office.

The role:

• Timely distribution of financial information (plan and actual) to every budget holder by sending out reports, by allowing system access and by presenting the information in regular meetings.
• Builds a solid relationship with budget holders based on mutual respect and trust.
• Is driven through a service mentality: sharing insights, supporting budget spends and appraisals, highlighting R+Os, providing financial simulations and business cases proposals.
• Coordinates the monthly sales investment accrual process + channel reviews.
• Supports a true bottom up planning process by finding a balance of long term vision and inclusive challenge with close analytical support to contribute high forecasting accuracy of business plan.
• Aggregates/consolidates the individual plans to a total channel plan.
• Business partner for the Commercial Channel Manager and their direct reports.
• Use facts, figures and analysis to identify and prioritise performance improvement plans.
• Prepares scenarios and simulations with the input from the commercial teams and models the impact.

Experience Needed

• 3-4 years' experience in controlling, FP&A, finance business partner role in consumer goods/ FMCG
• Sales finance experience including Price and Mix variance analysis
• Qualified finance professional (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent, QBE).