Company: Reed
Location: Maidstone
Job Description:
Finance Business Partner – FMCG industry
Salary: £60,000 + £4,000 car allowance + up to 10% bonus
Location: Maidstone (Hybrid)
Job Type: Permanent & Full-Time
Are you a commercially minded finance professional looking to make a real impact? Our FMCG client is seeking a Finance Business Partner to join their high-performing finance team. This is a key role supporting budgeting, forecasting, commercial analysis, and decision-making across the business.
About the role
As a Finance Business Partner, you’ll work closely with Commercial Directors, Procurement, and the Head of Finance to maximise commercial opportunities, drive performance, and support strategic decisions. You’re pivotal in delivering insight, challenging assumptions, and supporting growth.
What you’ll do
- Act as a proactive business partner to commercial teams — providing insight, challenge and strategic support
- Deliver accurate and timely financial information, including monthly/quarterly forecasts, budgets, variance analysis and ad-hoc reporting
- Manage consignment reconciliation, margin analysis and commercial performance reviews
- Present commercial performance updates at Weekly Trading Board meetings
- Identify financial risks and opportunities to help ensure targets are met
- Develop and scrutinise budget/forecast assumptions and KPIs
- Prepare Monthly Review Packs with clear commentary and recommendations
- Oversee royalty & rebate calculations, grower loan requests and foreign currency purchase proposals
- Maintain strong financial controls and support wider finance projects
What you’ll bring
- Strong background in FMCG or fresh produce
- Experience in management accounting or financial analysis
- Confident partnering with and influencing non-finance stakeholders
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive “can-do” attitude
- Excellent communicator with strong organisational and interpersonal skills
- Proven experience in process improvement and stakeholder management
- Advanced Excel skills
Rewards
- Up to 10% discretionary bonus
- Defined Contribution Pension (3% employer / 5% employee)
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Posted: March 8th, 2026