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Finance Business Partner - Sales


Company : AG Barr Group


Location : bath, south west england


Created : 2025-12-19


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Job Title: Finance Business Partner - SalesLocation: Any AG Barr Hub ( Cumbernauld, Milton Keynes,Middlebrook, London)Contract and working pattern: Permanent, 37.5 hours, Hybrid WorkingAre you ready to Be Your Best Barr None? Lets Grow!!!We are all about Being Your Best Barr None and having a career with real Moments that Matter!Employing around 850 people across the UK, we are proud to be a responsible business that takes care of our people, values diversity, gives something back to our communities and works to minimise our environmental impact.For 150 years AG Barr has been building great brands and is home to some of the nations favourite flavours.At our core is IRN-BRU, launched in 1901 and still going strong today, the vibrant RUBICON fruit based brand, Boost making every moment better with a caffeine kick, hydration hit or tasty treat, and FUNKIN where real fruit means authentic taste.We also have a number of exciting owned brands within our portfolio including MOMA, which crafts quality oats into great tasting oat drinks and porridges.There's never been a better time to join us!What we’re looking for…As a Finance Business Partner looking our Sales division - you will provide excellent finance management and partnership to business leaders and sales teams to drive business performance in an FMCG Commercial environment.An opportunity to have a balance of support and challenge in your work, you will work closely with the sales team to maximise the return on investment in customer joint business plans, trade terms and promotions. This will include ownership and governance of the Commercial P&L including £100m of cost on behalf of the Commercial function.Your responsibilities will include...Business PartneringSupport the Sales Director and their Sales Leadership team to execute the functional strategy by bringing an unrelenting focus on driving business performancePerform ROI appraisals on new business opportunities to grow with their customer., support on the development of Annual terms and JBP ensuring that we balance commercial growth, financial profitability and company strategySupport on individual customer pricing negotiations, making sure we maximise profitability while optimising business opportunity to grow our distributionInfluence delivery of Commercial’s performance targets by providing clear, value adding reporting, analysis and insight to business partners with constructive challenge, coaching and building awarenessBusiness Performance ManagementOwn and enhance the end to end business performance management cycle (period close, forecast, R&O, action planning).Provide timely, accurate and relevant standard reporting to the Commercial function.Drive a financial performance review process which manages performance against the annual budget / plan.Continuously improve the performance management cycle and associated outputs through both greater insight and improved efficiency.GovernanceLead rock solid financial controls within Commercial.Educate on and lead processes to ensure a strong financial control environment exists around Commercial Investment.Educate and and support the delivery of key Governance KPIs for CommercialEnsure that all financial accounting and control activities for each area of responsibility within the Commercial P&L and B/S are completed accurately and timely.LeadershipCoaching and development of more junior members of the team. People leader responsibilities for up to 2 graduate or qualified accountants.What you’ll bring...Qualifications & Relevant Experience:Qualified Accountant with 3+PQE and strong financial analysis skillsExperience in a Commercial FMCG environment business partnering sales teamsFunctional Skills:Financial accounting and reportingBusiness planning, management reporting and analysisAccounting information systemsCommercial understandingBusiness and negotiation skillsPeople managementCommunication verbal and writtenRisk management and internal controlTax strategy planning and complianceCorporate finance and treasury managementWhat we offer…We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive culture where your voice can be heard. Our skilled, loyal and committed people are critical to the future success of AG Barr which is why we are continually investing in our employees to develop their talent.We look after our employees by offering a competitive salary and benefits package which includes;Annual bonus linked to business performanceDefined contribution PensionUp to 34 days holidayFlexible holiday tradingFlexible cash pot to spend on benefitsHealthcare Cash PlanFlexible benefits e.g. discounts & cashback, gym memberships, technology purchases etcLife assuranceSave as you earn schemeStaff sales discountFree AG Barr products throughout your working day and staff salesAnnual salary review Ongoing professional development and access to Learning and Development programmes and contentAnd much more! To find out more about what it is like to work for AG Barr, please visit our careers platform here.We are an equal opportunities employer and happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that may be needed for successful candidates with a disability, health or mental health condition.While we have highlighted our ideal requirements for this role, we are realistic that the successful candidate probably won't meet every single requirement in this advert, but we are big advocates of people growing in role. So even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to submit an application - you may be just what we are looking for! Apply now!Speculative CVs from agencies will not be accepted.Latest closing date for applications is 06th January 2026.Please note, we may close vacancies early where we receive significant numbers of applications, so apply now!