Junior Finance Business Partner

Application Deadline: 1 October 2024

Department: International Supply Chain

Location: Andover

Description Great People Work Here

Are you searching for a career with bags of variety, in an environment that celebrates differences and empowers collaboration, which values individuals and will encourage you to make an impact? Do you want the freedom to explore, and the opportunities to find new ways and to innovate? If so, TwiningsOvo delivers.

We’re looking for people who don’t just come here to get the job done, but who have a real passion for the brand and a desire to do the best job they can. In return, we offer an inspiring package of employee benefits - to show just how much we value you. This role will offer you the scope for growth and the tools to aim high.

This role is the primary Junior Finance Business Partner to the Global Planning, Customer Service and Logistics (PCSL) Leadership Team and the Global Category Leader - Logistics Procurement, reporting to the Twinings Supply Chain FD. Role’s purpose is to provide decision support and financial expertise across PCSL & Logistics Procurement, financial insights to drive best cost, whilst ensuring that risk and volatility is handled and well-understood.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide thorough financial and strategic support, developing the 5 year financial plans for the function.
• Develop insightful analysis to guide data led decisions and drive financial performance.
• Look outside for new ideas and best practice examples.
• Proactively identify and communicate opportunities for efficiencies and cost savings within Logistics, Inventory, Planning – for budget, forecast, indicatives, 5YP e.g. ocean freight routes (Inbound and Outbound), SKU Rationalisation, Inventory Optimisation, NPD phase in/phase out risk mitigation.
• Work with Senior Finance Business Partner - Procurement and Technical to drive the Cost Innovation agenda for Twinings Supply Chain.
• Communicate insights to stakeholders to obtain sponsorship.
• Lead the alignment of annual financial and KPI targets for PCSL that drive value optimisation and best cost, including the ongoing short- and long-term performance of the business.
• Ownership of the actual and forecast financial performance for PCSL – Inventory, volumes, freight and warehousing.
• Build and lead the monthly review of financial performance ensuring availability of clear and consistent information to drive decision making, including KPI performance.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• University Degree in Accounting or Finance (or equivalent: ACCA / CIMA)
• Experience in a fast paced FMCG businesses preferred
• Strong communication and influencing skills, verbal and written
• Previous Supply Chain experience would be an asset
• Working knowledge of SAP, knowledge of Power BI or other visualisation tools would be an advantage
• Well organised and able to get things done, working with a large degree of autonomy and comfortable with a level of ambiguity
• Action orientated
• High levels of curiosity and challenges the status quo
• High levels of energy and driven to make a difference
• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to challenge and maintain positive working relationships
• Sound commercial sense and able to consider the wider business perspective
• Concise communicator, able to influence at all levels and flex style to suit different audiences

Benefits

• Yearly bonus based on personal contribution and financial performance
• Flexible working options
• 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays and the option to buy and sell holidays
• Onsite Gym and Wellbeing Centre
• Perkbox – employee discount scheme with discounts online, in high street stores, cinema, holidays, restaurants and many more
• Pension scheme with your contributions matched for up to 10% of your salary
• Cycle to work scheme
• SimplyHealth Cash plan
• Onsite Staff shop and online staff discounts