Supply Chain Finance Business Partner Full Time

We are looking to recruit a Supply Chain Finance Business Partner to play a pivotal role in driving commercial insight and operational performance across the supply chain.

This is a highly visible role, partnering closely with Supply Chain, Operations and Commercial teams, providing robust financial insight to support decision‑making in a complex, high‑volume environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the finance business partner to Supply Chain and Operations teams, providing clear, actionable insight.
• Own and develop financial reporting around inventory, cost of goods sold (COGS) and manufacturing / logistics costs.
• Drive accurate and efficient inventory accounting, including stock valuation, provisions, obsolescence and working capital optimisation.
• Analyse and manage supply chain risks, identifying cost pressures, inefficiencies and mitigation opportunities.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and long‑range planning for supply chain functions.
• Build and improve costing models, including standard costing and variance analysis.
• Challenge operational teams constructively to improve performance, margin and cash flow.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of finance processes, controls and systems.

About You

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
• Strong background in FMCG and/or retail, ideally within food, distribution or multi‑site retail.
• Proven experience working with inventory, COGS and supply chain finance in a fast‑moving environment.
• Commercial, proactive and confident partnering with senior stakeholders outside of finance.
• Comfortable handling complexity, ambiguity and large data sets

Desired Skills and Experience

Qualified Accountant with demonstrable experience of supporting a Supply Chain function within FMCG or Retail environment

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