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I'm recruiting a Finance Business Partner for a leading international, up-scale, multi-site retail organisation who have grown markedly across Europe over recent years. With operations in more than half a dozen countries, they have achieved genuine success by tailoring their offering to suit local markets to great effect and this is an excellent opportunity to join a business who are quite clearly on the up.
Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager, the post-holder will act as a true Finance Business Partner to their marketing function (budget c.£100m), supporting their day-to-day financial & ROI analysis and providing greater insight into their overall marketing performance. Specific duties include:
- Act as a single point of contact to Marketing / the Chief Marketing Officer and their team.
- Build packs for annual budgets & quarterly forecasts including staff costs and campaigns.
- Produce Investment analysis on overall spend as well as specific individual initiatives including ROI on past campaigns as well as future investment decisions.
- Prepare / present monthly results to Marketing leadership including analysis, commentary & insight.
- Track performance of Marketing activity to identify opportunities for improvement both in-year and over the longer term.
- Drive alignment between Marketing strategy and the needs of each site / country Business Partners.
- A range of ad hoc tasks to support the CFO / wider finance team.
The ideal candidate for the post of Finance Business Partner will:
- Be a qualified accountant (ACA / CIMA / ACCA) who has a strong analytical background.
- Possess retail or B2C experience and/or specific exposure to supporting a marketing / sales function.
- Enjoy supporting commercial decision making as well as identifying business risks and opportunities.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively; support, advise & challenge key stakeholders.
- Be a strong influencer and communicator focused on building relationships across the business.
Salary: £65000 - £70000 + 25% bonus + 10% pension + excellent benefits.
