Junior Business Partner

We are seeking an experienced interim finance professional to support the commercial finance team during a period of transition. This role combines key elements of Finance Business Partnering with responsibility for the management, control, and optimisation of the trade spend system.

Client Details

The employer is a reputable organisation within the FMCG industry, known for its strong presence and commitment to excellence. As a part of a medium-sized team, the company offers a professional environment where skills in accounting and finance are highly valued.

Description

You will play a critical business-facing role supporting a complex wholesale sales channel, ensuring robust financial controls, smooth month-end processes, high-quality data management, and effective partnering with internal stakeholders and external system providers.

• Lead day-to-day management of the trade spend system, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and data integrity.
• Oversee and improve processes related to trade spend-the largest cost on the P&L.
• Work closely with Sales teams to ensure correct promotional planning, approvals, and accruals.
• Partner with the third-party client success manager supporting the trade spend platform.
• Strengthen and maintain financial controls around trade spend, accruals, claims, and promotions.
• Collaborate with global IT teams on system changes, enhancements, and integrations.
• Roll out best-practice processes to Sales and internal users to ensure consistent and compliant use of financial systems.
• Executelight-touchmonth-end processes, including:
  • Extracting and validating trade spend data
  • Reviewing and preparing accruals
  • Ensuring data completeness and accuracy for management accounts

Profile

This position is ideal for a hands-on, commercially minded finance professional who is comfortable navigating complex sales structures and who has strong systems, controls, and stakeholder-management experience.

• Experience in commercial finance, management accounting, or finance business partnering.
• Strong understanding of trade spend, promotional investment, or customer profitability.
• Confident working with financial systems, ideally promotional or trade spend platforms.
• Excellent data accuracy, controls mindset, and ability to challenge constructively.
• Experience supporting complex sales structures
• Be immediately available and in commutable distance of Windsor 2x per week

Job Offer

• Competitive daily pay ranging from £350 to £415 (inside IR35).
• Opportunity to gain experience in the FMCG industry.
• Work within a professional and supportive team in Old Windsor.
• Chance to enhance your accounting and finance expertise.

If you are eager to advance your career as a Junior Business Partner, apply today and take the next step in the exciting field of accounting and finance.