Senior Finance Business Partner in Manchester

Location: Manchester (hybrid working)

Salary: £65,000 - £70,000

Duration: Permanent

Do you have proven experience business partnering with senior non-financial stakeholders?

Do you have experience of using multiple sources of information and analysis to create a compelling summary of the findings?

Do you have experience of answering complex business questions and creating a hypothesis for senior stakeholders?

Can you demonstrate how you have influenced and challenged business decisions and impacted performance positively?

Do you have experience of managing multiple stakeholders with competing demands and in some instances tight timescales?

This is a truly great commercial and value-adding role where you are able to immerse yourself within the company and gain great exposure at a key time in driving their strategic plan, delivering further improvements and changes that will make a real impact on the whole business.

This is a senior and visible position working closely with senior stakeholders across the business to help set the strategic direction, provide robust commercial insight that will identify opportunities to maximise performance and drive initiatives for profitable growth.

The role's main purpose is to develop and deliver clear and robust value add reporting, commercial insights and advice to the Operations team which drive performance improving actions and decision making. Model complex problems and business scenarios and deliver compelling storytelling across performance reporting. You will influence and challenge directly effective performance and risk management with your operational partner to deliver improved value for the business units. There will be a small element of travel with the role which will enable you to be close to the business and the operational challenges the business is facing.

The successful applicant will be a qualified Accountant (ACA or ACCA or CIMA) who is coming from a similar commercial role where you can provide evidence of where you have influenced, challenged and directed senior stakeholders to maximise the performance of the business.

You will have to demonstrate being an effective business partner, decision maker, having commercial awareness and being the finance lead where you have driven value add and commercial insight/benefit. Experience in FMCG, multisite, distribution, logistics, supply chain or retail sectors is essential.

The role requires an ambitious and proactive individual who enjoys applying a strong commercial focus, with the ability to build robust and productive relationships, providing support and challenge across all functions and liaising with senior management.

We are looking for someone with sparkle, drive & energy to come in and really drive some significant improvement. The individual in this role needs to have strong analytical skills, business partnering and influencing skills in order to be a success in a complex area of the business with multiple stakeholders. You will have a creative and innovative approach to problem solving and analysis; delivery orientated - able to work in pressurised environments, meet multiple deadlines and manage own priorities.

You will also be able to demonstrate business acumen and ability to gain knowledge across the breadth of a variety of functions. Good communication skills - able to translate financial information and create successful business relationships. You will also be able to take a 'big picture' view with demonstrable internal consultancy and influencing skills, while possessing a keen eye for the detail.

If you consider yourself to be a committed, motivated individual, who can demonstrate the above skills then we would be pleased to hear from you.

If you would like to apply for this role or would like to find out more, please apply online or contact Jonathan Moss at Sellick.

We are only able to consider applications from those who are eligible to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship.

Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances.