Commercial Finance Business Partner - 9 Month FTC

We are not supporting candidates who require sponsorship for this position.
We utilise our Preferred Agency Supplier Partners as and when we require additional support.
We are committed to improving diversity and equality throughout Weetabix especially within our Recruitment processes.
We are always looking to enhance our current teams with diverse skills, experience, backgrounds and personalities ; so if your skills and experience look a little different and you believe you can add value to the role and/or Weetabix, then we would love you to drop us your CV or apply! No candidate will ever meet 100% of the desired qualifications, skills and/ or experience, but we are ambitious to attract the right talent for how we want our business to grow.
You might not be right for the role, yet but we are always looking for talented people!
Closing date: 7th April
Working pattern: Hybrid but you will need to flexible depending on team tasks and resources. Weetabix Wednesday is a non-negotiable where we all come into the office for business partnering and meetings.
The successful candidate will collaborate effectively with the Marketing team and provide support to the Marketing Finance Managers by delivering top-notch analysis and insights. This will empower the Business to proactively make financially informed decisions armed with the best available information.
The recipe!
(Please note the responsibilities listed below are not exhaustive)
The purpose of this role is
Provide accurate and timely reporting of financial results with variances to budget and forecast explained and challenged
Analyse performance and providing key inputs into the monthly KPI and Brand reviews
Support the process for new product development, ensuring that business plans are challenged, financially robust, reflect the sensitivity of financial outcomes and that key stakeholders are managed
Post month-end journals and support with Commercial Finance month-end
Support other areas of Commercial Finance as and when required
Contribute to robust Financial Control by managing spend tracking, conducting balance sheet reconciliations, and performing variance analysis to ensure everything is on track
Requirements
Non-negotiables
Possess excellent analytical skills/ advanced Excel skills
Capability to work independently within a well-defined framework weekly.
Demonstrate an In-depth understanding of the commercial landscape
Ability to identify and implement continuous improvement ideas through co-operation with business areas
A solid understanding of processes, practices, and procedures in the realm of financial operations.
Nice to haves
Qualified or actively studying to be a qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA)
Please note that upon submitting your application, you will be asked a series of questions to provide more details on your skill set.
Benefits
Competitive salary & Annual Flexible benefits & Shift Allowance (Factory based Manufacturing / Engineering roles only)
Please note for internal candidates moving into Office based roles the Shift Allowance is not guaranteed in the final package.
Annual bonus 7.5 %
Excellent Double-matched ER contributed pension scheme up to 12% from us
Annual Salary review
Bupa Healthcare plan
Access to 24/7 counselling service (in partnership with Grocery Aid)
To support our employees we also offer:
Maternity Pay / Paternity leave
Dependants and Carers Leave
Additional Time Off for Fertility Treatment
Neonatal Care Leave
Flexible Working Policies
Working Parents Support Group
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Please Note: Our company policy is not to advertise salaries as we want to benchmark all candidates based on skills and experience that need to be evidenced upon application and screening.
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