Finance Business Partner

About the role

The Finance Business Partner will support and expand the Commercial Finance operating model, focusing on Gross-to-Net analysis, discount evaluation, budgeting, profitability reviews and decision support. You will work closely with commercial teams to strengthen demand review, distributor inventory monitoring and recurring finance reporting.

Key responsibilities

• Support budgeting, planning and business decision‑making within the Commercial Finance framework.
• Assist in annual budgeting, validate assumptions (sales, pricing, discounts, FOC, profitability) and coordinate with stakeholders.
• Provide analysis for SBU performance reviews, demand planning and customer/SKU profitability.
• Prepare and maintain recurring reports (G2N, discount tracking, channel/customer performance, profitability and reconciliations).
• Conduct discount feasibility analysis based on financial impact and budget alignment.
• Analyze invoice‑level sales data for reporting and insights.
• Monitor distributor inventory risks, including ageing, expiries, slow‑moving stock and potential financial exposure.
• Collaborate with commercial teams, shared services and sales operations to ensure timely and accurate reporting.

Required profile

• ACCA qualification (minimum).
• 7–15 years of experience, including ~5 years in commercial finance, FP&A, business partnering or analytics.
• Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, G2N, pricing, discount evaluation and profitability analysis.
• Preferably previously worked as a Finance Business Partner or in a business‑facing finance role within FMCG, pharma, healthcare, distribution or similar sectors.
• Ability to translate large data sets into actionable insights and confidently challenge business assumptions.

Required skills

• Advanced Excel proficiency.
• Power BI or other data‑visualisation tools (plus).