Competitive Salary & Company Benefits | Leicester / Petersfield
Monday to Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm (potential for flexibility on start/end times based on 7.5hrs/day)

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERTISE

Applies a strong foundation of financial expertise acquired through formal education and professional experience.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Fully qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, or ACA)
• Strong Excel capabilities
• Proficient in financial systems
• Power BI experience preferred
• Minimum 1 year post-qualification experience
• Experience supporting commercial teams in a business partnering role
• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry is a plus, but not required

THE ROLE – FINANCE BUSINESS PARTNER – COMMERCIAL

As a Finance Business Partner for the commercial teams, you will play a vital role in providing clear, actionable financial insights to support strategic decision-making and operational execution. By working closely with sales, marketing and operations functions, you will ensure financial clarity and alignment across forecasting, budgeting, and performance management. Your analysis will be crucial in helping the business achieve its commercial goals and broader strategic ambitions.

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Budgeting & Planning
• Support the annual budgeting process and quarterly forecasting cycles, delivering accurate, data-driven financial projections.
• Commercial Decision Support
• Deliver in-depth financial analysis and recommendations to inform and enhance commercial decisions across the sales cycle.
• Rebate Management
• Track rebate accruals and provisions, proactively identifying risks and opportunities to ensure accurate financial recognition
• S&OP Process Involvement
• Collaborate with Operations and Supply Chain teams to provide forecast data and assess the impact on inventory planning, purchase decisions, and capacity
• Inventory & Obsolescence Analysis
• Review stock positions regularly, contributing to stock review processes by highlighting potential risks and flagging concerns around obsolescence early.
• Customer & Partner Engagement
• Support customer meetings, tenders, and pitches with relevant financial insight, analysis, and data to strengthen commercial outcomes
• Performance Reporting
• Produce monthly analysis of sales performance, including forecast updates, key risks, and opportunities, for presentation to the Head of FP&A and CFO
• Market & Competitor Insight:

Maintain and report on product and portfolio-level market share, including competitive analysis to support strategic commercial planning.

This role is perfect for someone who is organised, a strong communicator, and passionate about building a career in finance. You will gain hands-on experience with multi-entity operations, working across different areas of the business to support our finance function. If you have a keen eye for detail and a desire to work in a supportive and engaging environment, we’d love to hear from you!

• As well as a fantastic, inclusive company culture, where employees are truly valued and a competitive salary, we also offer an ever-improving benefits scheme to support your physical and mental well-being which include:
• Generous Pension Scheme.
• Discretionary Company Bonus scheme.
• Brand new state of the art open plan offices in Leicester / Head office based in Petersfield
• Life Assurance cover and Employee Assistant Program.
• 25 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays.
• Learning and Development opportunities.
• Excellent opportunities for progression.
• Fantastic Company events and celebrations throughout the year