Finance Business Partner – Propositions
Salary: £60,000 to £70,000 plus great benefits (Work Level 5)
Location: Manchester city centre (hybrid – spending 1 or 2 days per week in the office)

We’re looking for a Finance Business Partner to join our Finance team in Manchester. This is a great opportunity for you to help shape strategic decisions and deliver big projects across our retail business - with a focus on promotions and trade planning. You’ll work closely with our financial planning and reporting colleagues, and look for opportunities where we can provide even more value to our propositions team – helping them to deliver against financial targets.

What you’ll do

• Lead and support high-impact projects across promotions and trade planning
• Build strong relationships across the business, and help to shape new ideas
• Provide strategic financial insight and challenge thinking to make sure everyone’s priorities are aligned and clear
• Use financial data to support decision-making
• Collaborate with our finance analysts, managers, and senior leaders to continuously improve the service we provide

What you’ll bring

• Experience in an FMCG environment
• A recognised finance qualification (e.g., CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent)
• Good relationship-building and influencing skills across all levels of seniority
• Strategic thinking and strong analytical skills, with the ability to turn data into action
• A passion for exploring opportunities to innovate and improve service

Why Co-op?

Co-op is a place you can thrive. For over 180 years we’ve focused on making things fairer for our member owners and their communities, and as a colleague we promise to do right by you. You’ll get support for your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing, as well as market-leading policies to help you through life’s big moments – from bereavement and pregnancy loss to fertility treatment and menopause.

You’ll also get access to a wide range of benefits including:

• Private healthcare
• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays 
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions 
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ) 
• 30% discount on Co-op products and 10% off other brands 
• Wagestream – early access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it 
• Virtual healthcare including GP appointments, mental health support, nutrition and fitness advice 
• 24/7 colleague support service 
• Training and support for your development and career progression
• Cycle-to-work scheme

A place you’ll belong

We’re building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone, and our support centre is an inclusive environment where all our colleagues can thrive.

If you have a disability, we’ll make reasonable adjustments to support you through the recruitment process. We’re also proud to be part of the Disability 
Confident scheme - if you’re disabled and you meet the minimum criteria for this job, we’ll guarantee you an interview.

Learn more about our recruitment process at https://jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process

Explore our commitments to diversity, inclusion and wellbeing at https://jobs.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-wellbeing

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes up to 50 minutes