Finance Business Partner - Customer
As ‘the UK’s No. 1 Bakery Brand’ we have been baking bread since 1876. Today, we are proudly a fifth-generation family, with the introduction of the sixth generation, supplying over 18,000 retail customers from 11 bakeries and 16 depots, producing a range of over 70 products including gluten and wheat free. Family and values are what makes us different, and we are a proud bunch, join us and you too could be proud to be Warburtons.
The Recipe
To lead the finance support for the customer account teams, providing insight, proactive challenge & influence, in support of delivering the business’s financial targets (Volume, revenue and margin).
Key Accountabilities and Measures
- To be responsible for the provision of insightful business cases and proposals, driving commerciality and providing financial analysis to influence decision making. For all customer specific initiatives, including JBPs, promotional investment and pricing. Monitor performance through to delivery.
- To effectively manage stakeholder relationships, working in partnership with the Customer Business Controllers and influencing relationships with the Customer Team, Commercial Strategy and CFT.
- To be responsible for leading proactive insight, support and challenge with the relevant customer team(s) to give early indication of developing opportunities and issues, in order to achieve the goals and targets set. Maintain an in-depth understanding of actual and forecast performance.
- To be responsible for leading the development of reporting and analysis tools to effectively monitor and give visibility to customer performance against volume, revenue and margin objectives.
- To ensure all relevant controls are consistently adhered to across the areas of influence and that we have clear visibility to our balance sheet position for audit and balance sheet management purposes.
- To lead, motivate, coach and develop direct reports within the commercial finance customer team.
Essential Ingredients
- Significant post qualification experience, including commercial finance exposure at a management level, ideally gained within a FMCG environment.
- A good coach and mentor: Experience of guiding others.
- Qualifications: CIMA or other accountancy qualification. Evidence of CPD.
- Experience of operating in a SAP environment.
- Excellent commercial skills: good understanding of the UK grocery industry.
- Analytical: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to interpret data clearly and concisely, clearly communicating and ensuring understanding of both finance and non-finance colleagues. Strong attention to detail.
- Excellent communication skills: influential; articulate, persuasive.
- Excellent relationship builder- Able to build relationships and influence across a broad range of non-finance and finance stakeholders.
- Strong project management and organisation skills to manage a demanding and varied workload.
- Proficient in Excel.
Extra Dough
At last and by no means least, you will want to know what your breads worth:
- Car allowance
- A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
- Family time is important to us and we know it will be to you, so you’ll have 5 weeks holiday and bank hols. Plus the opportunity to purchase up to an extra weeks annual leave.
- Award winning pension scheme with company contributions of 7%
- Private medical insurance, health screening and life assurance
- Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
- Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service
We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.
