Finance Business Partner

Barden are exclusively partnering with a global food innovator with a as they seek a highly skilled Finance Business Partner to join their finance team. This person will play a vital role in driving financial performance and supporting strategic decision-making. This position involves delivering insightful analysis, robust forecasting, and proactive business partnering to enable operational and commercial excellence across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted finance partner to operations leadership, influencing strategic and day-to-day decisions
• Provide clear financial insights, challenge, and commercial guidance to drive accountability and performance
• Translate financial data into actionable insights for non-finance stakeholders and build financial awareness across teams
• Partner with Operations to deliver continuous improvement, cost optimisation, and efficiency initiatives
• Lead financial evaluation of capital investments to ensure strong return on investment
• Develop and maintain KPI reporting to enhance operational performance and transparency
• Own Bill Of Materials (BOM) accuracy, stock reporting, and support resolution of manufacturing and inventory issues
• Manage operations cost centres, including month-end close and variance analysis
• Deliver in-depth analysis of manufacturing performance with actionable recommendations
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and long-term strategic planning aligned to operational goals
• Contribute to cross-functional projects and support finance team priorities during peak periods

Key Requirements

• Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA) with 3+ years PQE.
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with ERP systems and BI tools is an advantage.
• Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Commercially astute with excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Proven experience as a business partner to non-finance functions.
• Highly motivated, adaptable, and forward-thinking.
• International experience is a plus.