Imperial Brands Hiring for Junior Finance Business Partner Job at Bristol, England Full Time

About us

We’re a truly international company, forth largest in our industry and operating across 120 markets. An inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by over 27,500 employees. As we embrace a new era of growth, we are transforming. Our ways of working and culture are driven by a challenger mindset, constantly questioning the status quo. Our agility and entrepreneurial spirit, alongside award winning development programmes, enable innovation and success while creating exciting and rewarding career choices.

As we move forward, our customers will be at the heart of what we do, evolving to needs and expectations and committing to a more meaningful contribution to harm reduction by building a successful NGP business. Integral to our long-term success is our sustainability strategy, behaving responsibly and supporting our ambitions, all underpinned by high governance.

Encouraging inclusion at local levels and supporting a developing and robust diversity agenda globally, we’re fully committed to creating and maintaining an environment that celebrates and respects difference.

The role

The Finance Business Partner for People & Culture is responsible for managing the accounting, financial performance and governance of Central Support functions.

In this role you will be part of a small team, providing Finance business partnering support your stakeholder group. You will be supported by the CSF Finance Manager. You will be responsible for supporting stakeholders through key finance processes and events, including year end activities, LE forecasting and the Business Planning process as well as governance and compliance matters.

Principle accountabilities

Stakeholder Group

• Specific cost centres per budget owner
• Central P&C functions
• Global P&C costs (for P&C teams and for P&C types of spend, like recruitment, L&D etc.)

Planning and Scenario Assessment–

• Ad hoc scenario modelling (e.g. employment costs impacts) and business cases for specific initiatives
• Supporting with investment applications
• Value case modelling (assumptions, scenarios, etc) for all P&C strategic priorities including P&C op model
• Preparation of data and analysis for governance meetings, steering committees etc.
• Managing risks and identifying opportunities associated with the spend forecast/plan

Budgeting

• Preparation of required submissions, variance analysis (to previous periods and recent budgets)
• Ensuring P&C op model value case is adequately integrated into the planning cycles, variances analysis
• Engaging regularly with budget holders to determine cost efficiency and effectiveness of their functional area and provide advice and options as to how this could be improved.
• Engaging with budget holders to create the Business plan and in year forecasts for P&L, Capex and working capital

Annual Tracking

• Monthly actual spend reporting with variance analysis
• Benefits tracking (as required)

Recharge

• Management of annual recharge of centrally incurred global HR costs (e.g. licensing, global mobility, transformation) out to the relevant business units etc.

Essential Education, Skills and Experience

• Qualified accountant and able to navigate complex accounting issues
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent communicator – able to effectively engage across a wide range of stakeholders
• Highly organised – capable of delivering high quality & accurate materials in in a tight time frame
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to understand “what if” outcomes and identify and manage risks and opportunities
• Able to prioritise, with strong attention to detail whilst being able to see the bigger picture
• Handle sensitive information in line with GDPR regulations
• Strong SAP and excel skills essential.

It would also be beneficial if you have experience of Microstrategy and Anaplan.

What we offer

Imperial Brands offer a competitive package of salary, bonus scheme, pension, hybrid working and 25 days holiday (with an additional 4 days on top to cover the Christmas period and bank holidays).

Next steps

Interested applicants should apply with their CV highlighting their suitability for the role.