Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Contract: Permanent
We have an exciting new opportunity at our Global HQ in Newcastle upon Tyne for a Finance Business Partner – Working Capital & Liquidity to join our finance team!
As the Finance Business Partner – Working Capital & Liquidity you will drive commercial insight, liquidity optimisation, and return on investment across the Group by owning working capital and cashflow performance. The role ensures strong balance sheet discipline, high-quality forecasting, and clear liquidity visibility, enabling the senior Mayborn leadership team and shareholders to make informed, value-creating decisions.
This will be a predominantly internally focused, transformational role responsible for defining, embedding, and governing global working capital and liquidity frameworks. The Finance Business Partner – Working Capital & Liquidity partners closely with Finance Business Partners (FBPs), Supply Chain, Commercial, and Treasury teams to translate financial data into actionable insights and sustainable cash improvements.
What you will be doing:
Working Capital & Cashflow Ownership
- Own group-wide working capital performance, including inventory, receivables, payables, and provisions.
- Lead short-, medium-, and long-term cashflow forecasting, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and risk visibility.
- Drive cash conversion cycle improvements in partnership with Supply Chain, Commercial, and Operations teams.
- Monitor liquidity headroom, stress scenarios, and key cash risks.
Forecasting, MI & Planning
- Own cashflow, balance sheet, and working capital inputs into Group MI, forecasting, AOP, and Strategic Plan.
- Develop high-quality, decision-driven MI that clearly links operational actions to cash outcomes.
- Provide scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis to support strategic and tactical decisions.
Frameworks, Governance & ROI
- Define and embed global working capital and cash governance frameworks across regions and functions.
- Partner with FBPs to ensure consistent application of ROI frameworks across Category, NPD, Marketing, Capex, and other investments.
- Track benefits realisation and challenge underperforming initiatives.
Business Partnering & Influence
- Act as the central point of expertise on cash, working capital, and liquidity for the Group.
- Partner with regional and functional FBPs to drive accountability and execution of cash initiatives.
- Support senior leadership with clear recommendations, trade-offs, and decision options.
Balance Sheet & Technical Ownership
- Own goodwill tracking, impairment modelling, and restatement analysis.
- Support balance sheet integrity through robust forecasting, controls, and governance.
- Collaborate with Financial Control and Treasury on covenant monitoring and external reporting requirements.
People Cost & Incentives (Support)
- Partner with People and FBPs on people cost forecasting, incentive modelling, and affordability analysis.
- Ensure alignment between commercial objectives, incentives, and cash outcomes.
Measures of Success
- Measurable and sustained improvements in working capital and cash conversion.
- Increased accuracy and credibility of cashflow and balance sheet forecasts.
- Improved ROI and investment efficiency across the Group.
- High-quality MI that directly informs SLT and shareholder decisions.
- Strong adoption of global cash and ROI frameworks across the business.
What skills and experiences you’ll need to ace this job:
- Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent).
- Strong experience in commercial finance, FP&A, or working capital roles within complex, international organisations.
- Deep understanding of cashflow, balance sheet dynamics, and liquidity management.
- Proven track record of driving working capital improvements through influence rather than control.
- Advanced financial modelling, forecasting, and scenario analysis capability.
- Ability to translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights.
- Confident communicator with experience influencing senior stakeholders.
- Proactive, structured, and outcome-focused mindset
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