1. Business‑facing role ensuring controls, smooth month end, and data support.
2. Hands-on accountant strong in systems management, controls and partnering.
About Our Client
The employer is a reputable organisation within the FMCG industry, known for its strong presence and commitment to excellence. As a part of a medium-sized team, the company offers a professional environment where skills in accounting and finance are highly valued.
Job Description
You will play a critical business‑facing role supporting a complex wholesale sales channel, ensuring robust financial controls, smooth month‑end processes, high‑quality data management, and effective partnering with internal stakeholders and external system providers.
3. Lead day‑to‑day management of the trade spend system, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and data integrity.
4. Oversee and improve processes related to trade spend-the largest cost on the P&L.
5. Work closely with Sales teams to ensure correct promotional planning, approvals, and accruals.
6. Partner with the third‑party client success manager supporting the trade spend platform.
7. Strengthen and maintain financial controls around trade spend, accruals, claims, and promotions.
8. Collaborate with global IT teams on system changes, enhancements, and integrations.
9. Roll out best‑practice processes to Sales and internal users to ensure consistent and compliant use of financial systems.
10. Executelight‑touchmonth‑end processes, including:Extracting and validating trade spend dataReviewing and preparing accrualsEnsuring data completeness and accuracy for management accounts
The Successful Applicant
This position is ideal for a hands‑on, commercially minded finance professional who is comfortable navigating complex sales structures and who has strong systems, controls, and stakeholder‑management experience.
11. Experience in commercial finance, management accounting, or finance business partnering.
12. Strong understanding of trade spend, promotional investment, or customer profitability.
13. Confident working with financial systems, ideally promotional or trade spend platforms.
14. Excellent data accuracy, controls mindset, and ability to challenge constructively.
15. Experience supporting complex sales structures
16. Be immediately available and in commutable distance of Windsor 2x per week
What's on Offer
17. Competitive daily pay ranging from £350 to £415 (inside IR35).
18. Opportunity to gain experience in the FMCG industry.
19. Work within a professional and supportive team in Old Windsor.
20. Chance to enhance your accounting and finance expertise.
If you are eager to advance your career as a Junior Business Partner, apply today and take the next step in the exciting field of accounting and finance.