Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner – Permanent.

Here at Iceland we’re different. We care. We’re not a dull stuffy corporate. We’re one big team. A diverse group of people who get stuck in and work together. If this is how you like to work then please read on.

Role Summary

This role will support the New business ventures team with clear and insightful financial information, to help drive sales and margin growth.

Purpose of Role \ Key Accountabilities

• Full end to end responsibility for the Commercial Finance support to the MD and the Sales teams of New business ventures.
• Reporting daily margin performance vs budget at product group level, providing commentary on the week on week movements
• Provide insightful analysis to support and enhance product/promotional sales and margin performance, proactively challenging performance when required.
• Scenario planning the impact to sales and margin for potential price and promotion changes.
• Supporting the Budget and Half yearly company forecast process by working closely with the category buying managers to produce category level budgets for sales, margin and commercial income
• Actively contributing to short, medium and long term margin and Commercial income reforecasts forecasts, with a clear understanding of how current trading performance may impact margin versus budget.
• Supporting trading team with supplier negotiations ensuring deep understanding of supplier profitability as well as impacts of costs and retail movements.
• Supporting the sales teams with sales and cost models to support new customer negotiations
• Review and challenge commercial proposals, identifying risks and opportunities vs budget.
• Acting as the ‘link’ between the trading team and the core finance team on areas such as flagging risk and opportunities on supplier funding and commercial income

Qualifications/Knowledge/Experience/Technical Skills

• Successful candidates will have a track record of working in a fast paced environment. FMCG / retail experience advantageous
• Strong commercial awareness and numeracy skills with a keen desire to question and challenge information.
• Experience and evidence of helping businesses deliver and monitor financial performance with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Advanced Excel skills are essential.
• Part qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) is desirable, but not essential.

Alongside this we can offer you:

• A very competitive salary with an excellent benefits package
• 25 days holiday, plus 8 days bank holiday
• 15% store discount, 30% club individual restaurant discount.
• Free parking
• Highly subsidised restaurant onsite with our own Michelin Star Chef!
• Subsidised Costa onsite
• Discounted gym membership
• Charity fundraising events
• Educational sponsorship
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• Long service awards
• Reward & recognition.