Robert Walters
Finance Business Partner - Sales
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Join a high-profile National Sales division as a Finance Business Partner
Provide commercially focused financial insight and challenge to senior sales leaders. You'll partner closely with the sales function to drive performance, improve profitability, and support strategic decision-making, while working within the wider finance team of a large, established organisation. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional looking to make a visible impact.
What you'll do
- Act as the key finance partner to the National Sales leadership team, providing insight, challenge, and commercial support.
- Own and drive the financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting process for the sales division.
- Provide clear analysis of sales performance, revenue, margins, costs, and profitability.
- Translate financial data into actionable commercial insight for senior stakeholders.
- Partner with sales leaders to identify opportunities, manage risks, and improve financial performance.
- Lead monthly performance reviews, explaining variances and agreeing appropriate actions.
- Support commercial decision-making, including pricing, investment cases, customer profitability, and strategic initiatives.
- Develop and maintain meaningful KPIs and reporting to support sales performance.
- Challenge assumptions and promote strong financial discipline across the division.
- Work collaboratively with wider Finance, Commercial, and Operations teams on business-wide initiatives.
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What you'll bring
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent), or significant relevant commercial finance experience.
- Proven experience in a Finance Business Partnering or commercial finance role.
- Strong commercial awareness and the ability to understand and influence business performance.
- Experience partnering with senior stakeholders, ideally within a sales, commercial, or customer-facing environment.
- Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to turn complex financial information into clear recommendations.
- Confident communicator who can constructively challenge and influence at all levels.
- Strong Excel and financial modelling skills; experience with Power BI or similar reporting tools would be advantageous.
- A proactive, hands-on approach with the ability to operate effectively in a large, complex organisation.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and managing competing priorities.
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Package
- £55,000 base salary
- Performance-related bonus
- Private Medical Insurance
- Hybrid working - 3 days on site in Northampton
- Opportunity to work closely with senior commercial leaders within an established organisation
- Strong scope for professional development and career progression
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