Page Personnel Finance Hiring for Finance Business Partner at Coventry Full Time

An opportunity has arisen for a finance business partner to collaborate closely with business leaders to provide strategic financial guidance and support for decision-making. the key objective is to analyse financial data, forecast budgets, and consequently offer insights to optimise the company’s financial performance, ultimately helping drive profitability and growth.

Client Details

A Fortune 500 company supplying Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) to the wholesale and distribution market. A multinational consumer goods business that manufactures and distributes a wide range of products and serves as a key supplier to wholesalers and distributors, ensuring their products reach retailers and consumers globally.

Description

• Primary focus will be centred around the development of the overall business model:
  • Evaluation & project management of organic growth opportunities
  • Financial appraisal and business case development
  • KPI Coordination – Commercial & Financial
  • Identification of new ideas & Project pipeline management
  • Support inorganic growth appraisal
  • Review of potential Disruptor/start-up investments with Ventures team
  • Technological & market research
• General project management, financial modelling/appraisal & business case development:
  • Strategic/Growth opportunities – new sites, increased capacity
  • Large Maintenance Capex – Investments to protect existing operations
  • Working with the Development team to evaluate and secure new sites, acquisitions & new ways of working
• Sustainability/Decarbonisation of our operations project appraisal
• Capex project pipeline tracking – Keeping our database up-to-date with the latest information & developments
• Support coordination of commercial projects & initiatives
• The role is primarily UK focused, but may be some requirement to help coordinate/support tasks & projects across the wider West Europe business (UK, France & Spain)
• Ad-hoc financial analysis

Profile

• A talented and highly motivated Analyst to fill an exciting brand new role within the UK Business Development team, ing to the UK Business Development Manager. Supporting the strategic development & growth of the UK organisation, working alongside all functional areas to prepare and evaluate investment opportunities.

EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS DESIRED:

• Education – University Degree
• Min 2-3 Years experience
• Strong knowledge of MS Office suite – Excel, Powerpoint, PBI & experience using Smartsheets helpful (but not essential)
• Numerical/Analytical mind
• Team player & strong communicator
• Ability to coordinate multiple tasks & network with wide cross section of people
• Proactive, positive & determined attitude
• Clean driving licence

Willingness to travel across UK as required

Job Offer

• Company car
• Laptop/phone
• Pension
• PMI
• Life Assurance
• Career Progression