Commercial Business Partner
StormX Recruitment are delighted to be exclusively assisting this client in their search for a Commercial Business Partner.
This role has been created due to a recent restructure and reports directly into the Head of Business Partnering and FP&A.
– For this role you’ll need to be a qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA or ACA).
– You will also need to have strong commercial experience within an FMCG, manufacturing environment or similar.
– You’ll need to thrive within a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Key aspects of this role will include:
- Partnering with the Commercial team to drive customer profitability.
- Overseeing the completion of accurate reporting and presenting key financial data to rest of business.
- The individual will develop and maintain strong relationships, liaising cross-functionally and demonstrate a continuous improvement approach to establish and enhance existing systems and processes.
Principle Accountabilities for Commercial Accountant:
- Business partner the Commercial team, support them with added value financial information around true customer/product profitability, gap analysis etc
- Challenge margins on weekly profitability, ensuring a true & fair representation of trading delivery
- Support the NAMs in understanding and interrogating weekly performance reporting
- Act as financial link across sites/BUs to help ensure a joined up Commercial approach on decision making
- Help the business make smarter, profit-maximising decisions
- Ensure all costings are signed off and confirmed in good time for launch.
- Liaising with FP&A and Master data to ensure correctly reflected in ERP system and in weekly accounts
- Ensuring accurate financial data around forecasts and budgets in line with the timetables to deliver correctly forecasted commercial profitability.
- Maintaining and monitoring risks and opportunities across the key customers
- Liaising with other business partners and FP&A lead
- Covering the Head of Business Partnering and FP&A when required in key business meetings
Key contacts within the business:
- Commercial team
- FP&A team for data and initial information requests
- Maintain an effective level of communication with all business units at all levels
Experience, Knowledge, Qualifications:
- Excellent problem solving and analytical ability
- Able to work under pressure and successfully prioritise
- Positive and self-motivated mindset, able to work independently
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across various stakeholders
- Proven track record to influence and communicate
- Advanced Excel essential, ACCA/CIMA qualified
Location: Stevenage
Salary: £60,000 - £70,000
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