Commercial Finance Business Partner - Staines-upon-Thames, United Kingdom - Seymour John

Seymour John

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Staines-upon-Thames, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Commercial Finance Business Partner

Surrey

£60-70,000 + Bonus + Hybrid Working + 25 Days Holiday + Excellent Personal Development and Promotional Prospects

Business Introduction

Working exclusively in partnership with Seymour John, our client is well-established international business supplying food products into the retail and foodservice sectors with sales growing at an exhilarating pace in the UK due to excellent leadership,teamwork and product offering.

The family ownership creates the perfect platform for healthy long-term decision-making around business development opportunities and investments.

They have invested in a purpose-built UK plant which has recently benefited from a substantial new investmentin highly automated lines.

People Culture

Not too many years ago the business could have been seen by some as a rather traditional business with traditional attitudes.

No longer The business has an extremely forward-thinking leadership and culture which cascades throughout the business.

This isparticularly true in the UK which has modernised its people culture and practices at lightning speed, the reward being some exciting business wins and exciting growth.

The current culture could be described using words like: ambitious, go-getting, responsive, forward-thinking, fast-paced, resilient. They have a vision, they celebrate initiative and they are extremely supportive of each other at an interpersonal level.

They want to inspire people, stimulating personal development and growth. They are a modern family business, always looking to the future, strengthened by the depth of their experience.

The HR community has evolved to deliver this experience with the creation of an Academy, Leadership training and an international mobility programme for those who want to remove all limits to their progress.

The Opportunity

Own the reporting of Actuals, Forecast, Latest Estimate, Budget, and Strategic Plan for the UK commercial business. Ensure that they are logical, errorfree, understandable and in line with group guidance.
Own the analysis of these results and for the proposal of improvement measures. This may involve developing new insights, reports, or KPIs that give better clarity around performance and decision making.
Support closely New Product Development, Tendering Processes, Pricing & Negotiation, and Business Cases or Investments.
Form an excellent working relationship with the Commercial Director and their team to deliver value add around Analysis, Interpretation, Challenge and Advice.
Prepare and contribute to UK business reviews.

In this particular case there is a clearly marked development path up the next level in the business where you could be No 1 in Finance for the whole UK.

Our perfect world would be to find someone excited to evolve their career long term with the organisation.

Point of Contact:

Phil Topper, Director at Seymour John Recruitment Ltd