I'm recruiting a Finance Business Partner for a leading international, up-scale, multi-site retail organisation who have grown markedly across Europe over recent years. With operations in more than half a dozen countries, they have achieved genuine success by tailoring their offering to suit local markets to great effect and this is an excellent opportunity to join a business who are quite clearly on the up.

Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager, the post-holder will act as a true Finance Business Partner to their marketing function (budget c.£100m), supporting their day-to-day financial & ROI analysis and providing greater insight into their overall marketing performance. Specific duties include:

• Act as a single point of contact to Marketing / the Chief Marketing Officer and their team.
• Build packs for annual budgets & quarterly forecasts including staff costs and campaigns.
• Produce Investment analysis on overall spend as well as specific individual initiatives including ROI on past campaigns as well as future investment decisions.
• Prepare / present monthly results to Marketing leadership including analysis, commentary & insight.
• Track performance of Marketing activity to identify opportunities for improvement both in-year and over the longer term.
• Drive alignment between Marketing strategy and the needs of each site / country Business Partners.
• A range of ad hoc tasks to support the CFO / wider finance team.

The ideal candidate for the post of Finance Business Partner will:

• Be a qualified accountant (ACA / CIMA / ACCA) who has a strong analytical background.
• Possess retail or B2C experience and/or specific exposure to supporting a marketing / sales function.
• Enjoy supporting commercial decision making as well as identifying business risks and opportunities.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively; support, advise & challenge key stakeholders.
• Be a strong influencer and communicator focused on building relationships across the business.

Salary: £65000 - £70000 + 25% bonus + 10% pension + excellent benefits.