Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner
£60,000 to £65,000 plus excellent benefits including private healthcare (Work Level 5)  
Location: Manchester/Scunthorpe (hybrid working – typically two to three days per week spent across our Manchester and Scunthorpe offices, with at least one day each week based in Scunthorpe)

Co-op Wholesale is growing, and we’re looking for people who want to shape what comes next. As a Finance Business Partner, you’ll own financial planning, reporting, and performance management for your area. We’ll look to you to collaborate with colleagues you’re partnered with and provide them with clear financial insights to support their decision-making. If you’re passionate about using finance to support smart decisions and drive meaningful change, this could be the role for you.

Why this role matters

We’re building something big at Co-op Wholesale. With a refreshed structure and exciting plans ahead, we’re creating new opportunities to strengthen our proposition for our independent retailers, key accounts, and a growing corporate client base. To do this, we need to provide clear financial insights to help our colleagues make informed decisions that deliver real value. This is where you come in.

This is your chance to bring new ideas to life and make a real impact across Co-op Wholesale. Be part of it.

What you’ll do

• Own financial planning, reporting and performance management for your area
• Partner with colleagues across the business to provide financial insight and challenge to drive the business forward
• Deliver cross-functional projects with clear, data-led analysis
• Use financial data to identify risks, opportunities, and areas for improvement
• Contribute to long-term planning and forecasting
• Build strong working relationships with stakeholders across different teams
• Continuously look for ways to improve our planning and reporting processes

What you’ll bring

• A qualified or part-qualified finance professional (CIMA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent)
• Experience working in a finance business partnering or commercial finance role
• Strong analytical skills and a good understanding of financial planning and reporting
• Confidence in working with stakeholders and communicating financial information clearly
• A proactive mindset and a collaborative approach to problem-solving
• Good Excel skills and familiarity with financial planning tools

If you’re looking for a role where you can grow your skills, work with great people, and help build a stronger Co-op, we’d love to hear from you.

Why Co-op?

At Co-op, we’re owned by our members. And because we’re owned by you, we can do right by you. So when you join us, you’re not just taking a job, you’re joining a movement. We’re an organisation that puts people and communities first, and we’re powered by purpose. We want this to be a place where you can thrive, so you’ll also receive:

• 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)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Stream app – giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn

A place you’ll belong

We’re building diverse and inclusive teams that reflect the communities we serve.

We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to creating a workplace where colleagues can feel like they belong, supported by our inclusive policies and the ways we work.

We’re proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme and offer interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for a job. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, we’ll support you.

Learn more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process and our inclusion commitments at jobs.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes up to 50 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.