Job Description
Eutopia Search is proud to be recruiting for a talented Senior Finance Business Partner to join a market-leading FMCG business based in Birmingham, supporting Commercial and Operations teams to unlock growth and drive performance. In this high-profile role, you'll transform data into powerful insights, influence strategic decisions, and act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders — helping shape the future of some of the most recognized and loved brands in the industry.
What You’ll Do
✅ Financial Planning & Forecasting
* Lead financial planning for sales and margin performance within our businesses.
✅ Performance Analysis & Reporting
* Deliver performance reporting, helping teams understand key drivers of sales, margin, and working capital.
* Identify opportunities to improve financial outcomes.
✅ Supplier & Commercial Support
* Provide financial support during annual and inflation-related supplier negotiations.
* Build robust financial models, challenge assumptions, and help maximize profitability.
✅ Business Case Development
* Lead the creation of business cases to support new initiatives and investment decisions.
✅ Insight & Profitability Tools
* Implement and embed product profitability tools to inform better decision-making across the business.
✅ Cash Flow & Working Capital
* Drive a strong focus on cash management across the organization.
* Support initiatives around supplier payment terms and inventory reduction.
✅ Cross-Functional Projects
* Lead and support cross-functional projects that require an end-to-end perspective.
✅ Champion Finance as a Partner
* Promote Finance as a trusted partner, providing challenge, support, and strategic insight to stakeholders.
✅ Continuous Improvement
* Simplify and improve core finance processes and help evolve how we measure and report performance.
Who You Are
✨ Qualifications & Experience
* Degree qualified and ACA or ACMA trained.
* Strong background in business partnering within FMCG or retail, particularly with Trading or Commercial teams.
✨ Skills & Attributes
* A confident communicator and skilled influencer.
* Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic, and sometimes complex environment.
* Willing to “roll up your sleeves” and take a hands-on approach.
* Skilled at managing priorities across multiple stakeholders.
* High emotional intelligence, with the ability to influence and build relationships at senior levels.
* Ambitious, growth-minded, and driven to make things better.
What We Offer
💼 Competitive Package
* £75-85k base salary, cash car allowance, annual bonus circa 10%, and comprehensive benefits