Responsibilities

• Partner with executive and senior business leaders to provide strategic financial advice and commercial decision support.
• Lead the annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
• Deliver accurate financial forecasts and performance analysis to drive business outcomes.
• Provide commercial insights and recommendations based on financial and operational data.
• Meet stakeholders to translate financial data into clear business recommendations and Identify, assess, and communicate business risks and opportunities
• Develop and maintain advanced financial models, scenario analyses, and business cases.
• Monitor and manage P&L performance, including revenue, margins, costs, and profitability drivers.
• Challenge assumptions and influence decision-making through data-driven analysis and constructive stakeholder engagement.
• Support investment evaluations, pricing strategies, and commercial initiatives.
• Lead the preparation and delivery of executive-level financial reporting and presentations.
• Coach, mentor, and develop Finance Business Partnering team members to build capability and performance.
• Drive continuous improvement in financial planning, reporting, systems, processes, and performance management practices.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in similar role as a Finance Business Partner or Finance Manager or FB&A Manager for large corporate companies
• Retail and FMCG industry experience will be seen as advantageous
• Extensive experience in Finance Business Partnering, FP&A, or commercial finance roles.
• Proven ability to partner effectively with executive, commercial, operational, and senior leadership stakeholders.
• Strong expertise in budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and performance management.
• Demonstrated experience managing and influencing business and P&L performance.
• Advanced financial analysis, modelling, and scenario planning capabilities.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate financial data into actionable business insights.
• Excellent stakeholder management, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
• Confident communicator with the ability to present to and challenge senior leaders constructively.
• Experience leading, coaching, and developing finance professionals and teams.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and strong experience with ERP, planning, and reporting systems.