A leading FMCG business based in North London is seeking a Commercial Business Partner to work closely with senior operational staff and advise upon/influence the decision making process.

Duties & responsibilities:

• Partnering with a variety of stakeholders to provide insightful analysis to highlight business and divisional performance.
• The analysis of costs and wastage, and advising on how to reduce cost leakage.
• Analysing performance and a variety of KPIS, and advising on best courses of action to ensure opportunities are explored/risks averted.
• The production of a monthly management pack to be distributed to key internal stakeholders.
• Regular forecasting, and playing a key role in financial planning for the business.
• The financial appraisal of business cases and capital investments.
• Weekly performance reporting, highlighting key trends and opportunities.
• Working with internal stakeholders to increase commerciality across the business, and to advise on best courses of action to increase margins and revenues.
• Ad hoc projects and reporting as directed by the Head of Finance and other senior staff.
• Ensure a strong controls environment exists within the business.

Candidate requirements:

• Qualified accountant.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Experience gained from a similar role - Management Accountant, FP&A, Business Partner, Finance Analyst, etc.
• Experience of FMCG, Manufacturing, retail, wholesale, etc would be an advantage.
• Proven ability to support senior level stakeholders.
• The ability to work almost entirely unsupervised and autonomously.