Finance Business Partner

KP Snacks • Other • Slough • 1d ago

Finance Business Partner

Slough - Hybrid (2 days per week in the office)

Join our snack-loving team! We're looking for a Finance Business Partner to join our team at KP Snacks. Fancy being part of a group where your ideas matter and your growth is celebrated? Keep reading – this might just be your next career adventure!

We are seeking a Finance Business Partner to join our dynamic team at KP. Reporting to the ‘Senior Sales Finance Manager – C&I, Discounters & Speciality’, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the financial future of our Commercial operations for a portfolio of customers as the Sales Finance Manager. This role offers an exciting opportunity to be the key commercial finance business partner collaborating closely with the Sales Channel Controller & Account Managers, Value Creation, and cross-functionally.

You may have recently qualified or have more experience. This may be your first commercial role, or you may be more experienced. We would like to hear from you, meet you and see how you might fit into our team.

What’s in it for you?

We believe in giving back and making sure you're happy and thriving. Here's a taste of what we offer:

Base salary range £50-63k depending on the skills and experience you can bring
£6k car allowance
Bonus scheme - with an excellent track record of pay out
Annual salary review
Medicash health cash plan, Private healthcare, Digital GP service, Best Doctors (2nd Medical Opinion service) and cancer care
Holiday buy scheme
Electric Vehicle Scheme, Cycle to Work scheme
KP4ME - online benefits, discounts, prizes, competitions and information platform with access to mental, physical and financial wellbeing information and tools

What do our Sales Finance Managers do?

Lead commercial decision support for a group of sales accounts – Joint Business Plan development and management, design of customer rebate structures, promotional management, promotional effectiveness
Partner with sales team on all matters relating to area of responsibility (not exclusively Finance) – embed into Commercial team
Input into pricing architecture – including IPM (recovery of input cost increases)
Deliver period performance reviews (Actuals) & Forecasting – including understanding key metrics and variances / drivers – go beyond the ‘what’ and explain the ‘why’
Our Finance Business Partners are employed to work in our Slough office. Our current dynamic working policy is that we hold the meetings that matter face to face and that we have plan to be in the office 2 days out of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

This role is ideal for someone who is adaptable, eager to make an impact, and passionate about driving growth. There are future development opportunities within Commercial Finance (Sales Finance, Marketing Finance, Value Creation [RGM], FP&A) as well as more broadly across Operations Finance & Financial Reporting

Who are we?

Glad you asked! We're KP Snacks, proud to be part of the Intersnack family. Picture this: over 15,000 of us, spread across more than 30 countries, all working together to create the snacks you love. From Hula Hoops to McCoy's, we're the team behind your favourite munchies.

Here in the UK, we're about 2,400 strong, spread across seven factories and our Slough HQ. But don't let our size fool you – we're as close-knit as they come. We believe in speaking our minds, celebrating our differences, and pushing boundaries together.

Diversity isn't just a buzzword for us. We're on a mission to create a workplace where everyone belongs. So, even if you don't tick every box, we want to hear from you! Your unique perspective could be just what we need. Also, if there's anything we can do to make this process easier for you, just give us a shout.

We're particularly interested in hearing from you if you can demonstrate some of the following knowledge, skills and experience:

Essential:

Accounting qualification (CIMA, ACCA, or ACA)
Strong communicator and able to develop strong relationships and influence others
Demonstrate ownership & accountability
Commercial acumen – interpretation of market data, sales metrics, performance indicators
Able to demonstrate instances of leadership, influence & decision-making in previous roles
Drive change through tenacious and strong work ethic

Desirable, but not essential: