Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner - FMCG (Rochester)

Location: Rochester Industry: Fast-Moving Consumer GoodsReports to: Head of Finance / Finance DirectorType: Permanent

About the Role

A leading FMCG business in Rochester is seeking a commercially minded Finance Business Partner to act as the key link between Finance and Operations. You will provide financial insight, challenge performance, and support decision-making across production, supply chain, sales, and category teams. This is a highly visible role suited to someone who enjoys influencing stakeholders and driving real business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Business Partnering

• Build strong relationships with operational, commercial, and senior leadership teams.
• Provide financial insight to help non-finance stakeholders understand business performance.
• Support commercial teams with pricing, promotional planning, customer profitability, and margin analysis.
• Act as financial voice in planning meetings, supply chain discussions, and category reviews.

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Lead the budgeting and forecasting cycles for your business units.
• Deliver accurate weekly and monthly management reporting with clear commentary.
• Analyse variances against budget/forecast and provide recommendations for performance improvement.
• Assist in long-range planning and scenario modelling.

Commercial & Operational Support

• Provide financial modelling for new product launches, commercial proposals, and capex.
• Evaluate customer agreements, trade spend, and promotional ROI.
• Work closely with supply chain to understand production efficiencies, waste, and cost-to-serve.

Performance Management

• Track key KPIs across sales, cost, margins, and operational efficiency.
• Highlight risks, opportunities, and actionable insights.
• Drive cost-saving initiatives and support continuous improvement projects.

Skills & Experience Required

• Qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) or studying towards qualification.
• Experience in FMCG, manufacturing, retail, or another fast-paced commercial environment.
• Strong business partnering skills with the ability to challenge and influence.
• Advanced Excel and comfortable with data manipulation; exposure to ERP systems beneficial.
• Strong analytical mindset and commercially aware approach.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of translating financial performance into business language.

Personal Attributes

• Confident, engaging, and proactive.
• Ability to work at pace and manage multiple priorities.
• Comfortable presenting numbers and insight to senior stakeholders.
• Curious, commercially savvy, and focused on value creation.

What the Business Offers

• Competitive salary + bonus.
• Clear progression pathway in a growing FMCG organisation.
• Strong team culture with plenty of exposure to senior leadership.