Commercial Accountant / Finance Business Partner

You'll be working for a FTSE Top 25 company, an excellent opportunity for an ambitious Commercial Accountant to really make their mark in a globally renowned and international organization.

• Business partner to develop and build strong relationships so that you are fully involved in their financials.
• Represent finance within customer core teams, focused on driving growth & profitability
• Complete ad-hoc financial analysis on UK management projects to ensure robust financials behind decision making process
• Review pricing structure across all products within the customer to maximize profitability
• Work within the team to develop new tools & systems to improve the return on trade investment
• Review quarterly customer forecasting & annual plans
• Assess and improve the profitability of Category product launches

Essential:

• Qualified CIMA with strong Academic background
• Strong commercial awareness and previous experience of business partnering in a cross functional environment with a preference for experience in the FMCG/Retail industry
• Driven to take on additional responsibility in an organisation that provides a high level of autonomy with ambition to progress your career within commercial finance.
• Proven track record of building relationships outside of the finance function with well-developed communication skills
• Confident at the challenging the status quo and both influencing and challenging decisions at a senior management level
• Multi-tasking - need to be organised, highly efficient and able push multiple projects forward at the same time
• Entrepreneurial - help the commercial team develop new initiatives / spot and resolve problems
• Advanced Excel skills with experience of scenario modelling