The Opportunity
Our client, a highly successful and fast-growing international drinks business, is looking to appoint a Finance Business Partner to support its UK and International Commercial teams.
This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially focused finance professional to partner with key stakeholders across sales, supply chain and finance, providing the insight and analysis needed to drive strategic decision-making and business performance.
The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in supporting commercial initiatives, improving forecasting accuracy and identifying opportunities for growth across UK and international markets.
Key Responsibilities
Reporting into the Commercial Finance team, responsibilities will include:
- Partnering with UK and International Commercial teams to provide financial insight that supports strategic decision-making.
- Delivering commercial analysis across pricing, promotional activity and return on investment (ROI).
- Producing weekly and monthly management information (MI) and performance reporting.
- Supporting the budgeting and forecasting process through the preparation of financial models, templates and reporting.
- Consolidating international sales P&Ls and providing clear financial visibility across multiple markets.
- Developing rolling forecasts to monitor business performance and identify emerging trends.
- Analysing commercial performance to identify risks, opportunities and areas for improvement.
- Playing a key role in the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process, ensuring alignment between Commercial, Supply Chain and FP&A.
- Enhancing reporting capabilities through tools such as Power BI, Adaptive Planning and Excel.
- Working collaboratively with stakeholders across Finance and the wider business to improve processes and support commercial objectives.
About You
Our client is seeking a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys partnering with stakeholders and using data to influence business decisions.
You will ideally have:
- A degree with a strong academic background.
- Part-qualified status (CIMA, ACCA, ACA/CA or equivalent).
- Previous experience in a Finance Business Partner, Commercial Finance or Financial Analyst role.
- Experience working within a fast-paced, commercially driven environment.
- Strong commercial awareness and an analytical approach to problem-solving.
- Advanced Excel skills with experience managing and analysing large datasets.
- Experience using reporting and planning tools such as Power BI, Adaptive Planning or similar.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
Personal Attributes
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
- A naturally inquisitive mindset with a passion for continuous improvement.
- Confidence to challenge constructively and influence decision-making.
- A proactive and self-motivated approach.
- Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to work effectively across multiple functions.
- The ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Why Apply?
This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established, growing organisation where finance is viewed as a true commercial partner to the business. The role offers broad exposure across UK and international operations, the opportunity to influence key business decisions, and genuine scope for professional development and career progression.
If you're looking to take the next step in your commercial finance career and enjoy partnering with stakeholders to drive business performance, we'd be delighted to hear from you.