Finance Business Partner

Role Overview:

Full-time, Permanent – Hybrid (Llansantffraid SY22)

Wynnstay Group is seeking a commercially minded Finance Business Partner to support with operations across the group, working across Retail and Manufacturing.

Reporting to the Group Commercial Accountant, you’ll work closely with colleagues across the business to turn financial information into practical decisions. You’ll help our commercial teams understand customer, product and margin performance; work with managers on costs and productivity. Working Capital Analysis.

This is a visible, hands-on role. You’ll spend time with the people behind the numbers, learn how each part of the business operates and provide insight that helps teams identify opportunities, manage costs and improve performance. You’ll build trusted relationships, ask thoughtful questions and offer constructive challenge.

The role offers variety and the opportunity to shape how finance supports the business. It could suit someone close to qualifying or recently qualified, or a qualified accountant looking to move into a broader commercial and operational role.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with sales colleagues to understand performance across customers, products, sales and margins.
• Identify opportunities for commercial growth and improved profitability, supporting sales planning and forecasting.
• Work with manufacturing managers to understand production costs, material usage, waste, labour and productivity.
• Investigate performance trends and variances with operational teams, helping turn findings into practical improvements.
• Partner with logistics colleagues to understand transport and distribution costs, vehicle utilisation, route efficiency and third-party haulage.
• Help develop clear, useful performance measures across Sales, Manufacturing and Logistics.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, planning and performance reviews across the Feed business.
• Improve financial reporting so stakeholders can readily understand what is happening, why it is happening and what action they can take.
• Spend time with operational teams to understand their processes, challenges and opportunities.
• Support month-end, year-end and wider finance requirements.
• Contribute to business projects, process improvements and the continued development of finance partnering at Wynnstay.

What we’re looking for:

Essential:

• Strong finance fundamentals and confidence working with financial statements, management information and analysis.
• The ability to explain financial information clearly and use it to support decisions.
• A commercial mindset and curiosity about how a business operates.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, including the confidence to ask questions and challenge constructively.
• A proactive approach and the ability to balance priorities across different teams.
• A professionally qualified accountant or near qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Desirable:

• Experience in finance business partnering, commercial finance or management accounting.
• Experience working with stakeholders outside Finance
• Exposure to manufacturing, retail, supply chain, logistics or another operational environment.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, profitability analysis or cost and performance improvement.
• Solid accounting background
• Enjoys working with people and interested in the commercial aspect of the role.

We’re interested in people with the potential, energy and approach to grow into the role. You don’t need to have worked in Feed or have experience in every area from day one.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Employee Assistance Programme with BUPA
• Company profit related pay scheme
• Life Assurance at 2× salary
• 25 days’ annual leave plus UK bank holidays
• Employee discount at Wynnstay Stores
• Opportunity to join a supportive, values-led organisation with a turnover of £583 million and over 800 colleagues nationwide

If you share our values and want to be part of a business that works together to support people, communities and the future of farming, we welcome your application to Wynnstay Group. If you require reasonable assistance or would like more information, please contact careers@wynnstay.co.uk.