Commercial Finance Business Partner

Role Summary

Reporting to the Senior Commercial Finance Business Partner and working closely with both the Commercial team and the wider Finance team, the Commercial Finance Business Partner will play a key role in providing commercial insight into the financial performance of the business. The successful candidate will help ensure a clear understanding of business performance and profitability, while supporting better decision-making across the Group. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same, and success in the role will require a hands-on, detail-oriented, and flexible approach, together with strong organisational and communication skills.

Main Responsibilities

• Build relationships and liaise continuously with key Commercial, Operational, and Finance staff across the Group, ensuring that data and information are interpreted and challenged in a timely manner.
• Make recommendations regarding business improvement and profitability enhancement.
• Drive improvements in financial processes and reporting to facilitate faster and better decision-making.
• Prepare costings for both existing and new product lines.
• Work with Commercial, Operational, and Finance staff to ensure accuracy in the budgeting, forecasting, and five-year plan processes.
• Carry out any other duties or provide cover in a fully flexible manner as part of an interdependent team.

Candidate Requirements

• Fully qualified or part-qualified accountant with membership of an internationally recognised professional accounting body such as ICAI, ICAEW, ACCA, or CIMA.
• Strong commercial and business acumen; industry experience is preferred but not essential.
• Curious in nature and a problem solver, with an interest in the workings of a manufacturing business.
• A people person, able to communicate financial data and concepts to non-financial personnel in order to drive profitability.
• Good financial modelling and data analysis skills.
• Ambitious, self-motivated, and able to work under pressure and sometimes to tight deadlines and the drive and determination to make an impact in a fast-paced business environment.

Why Dale Farm?

Dale Farm offers a competitive salary commensurate with the responsibilities of the role, together with a comprehensive benefits package. This includes 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, a contributory company pension, Life Assurance, access to wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Programme, and enhanced maternity and paternity leave. We are also committed to supporting the learning and development of our employees throughout their careers.

We are proud to promote an open and supportive culture which is based on our core values:

Teamwork | Positivity | Resolve | Ambition | Curiosity | Accountability

You can find out more about our organisation on our LinkedIn and Facebook Career pages and on our company website where you will find the link to apply

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The closing date for applications will be confirmed.

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