Senior Finance Business Partner – Co-op Wholesale

£60,000 - £70,000 (Work Level 5) plus great benefits

Scunthorpe - We’re now working in a hybrid way, with colleagues dividing their time between home/remote working and the office, typically once a week. You can find out more about our hybrid working policy at colleagues.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy 

We’re looking for a senior finance business partner to join us and provide strategic financial support and business partnering to colleagues in Co-op Wholesale’s sales and commercial team, where we support over 4,000 convenience stores across the UK. We’re entering our next exciting phase of growth, and with that, we've got new opportunities emerging across Co-op Wholesale, like this one.

Your role will be crucial in helping us unlock the true value of our data - providing the business with a clearer view of performance and driving our growth every step of the way. 

From scenario modelling to crafting business cases that shape key decisions, you’ll also provide valuable advice and recommendations to senior management. Your influence will be felt throughout the organisation, helping Co-op Wholesale make a lasting impacting in the industry. Ready to be part of something special?

What you’ll do

• Work as part of cross-functional project teams to support customer tenders, providing scenario modelling, challenging stakeholders, building credible business cases, supporting initiatives and trials, and measuring / evaluating their outcome
• Work collaboratively with Co-op Wholesale's sales and commercial teams to build long term strategic plans, annual budgets and forecasts
• Review and challenge performance with key stakeholders to drive delivery of targets
• provide data driven financial insights to support the sales and commercial teams in making smarter, profit-maximising decisions 
• Effectively utilising management information tools to understand profit drivers of the business and identify opportunities to drive profitable growth
• Present financial analysis and insights to Co-op Wholesale's senior leadership team as well as to colleagues across the sales and commercial functions
• Track commercial risks and opportunities

This role would suit people who have

• Accountancy qualification (CIMA, ACA, ACCA, etc.)
• Experience in finance business partnering with knowledge of the b2b space
• Proven ability to partner with senior leaders and influence key decisions
• Strong analytical skills, with expertise in complex financial modelling and large datasets
• Excellent communication, presentation skills, and commercial acumen

Why Co-op?

Here you will do work that matters. We are a commercial organisation with a purpose beyond profit, you’ll have an opportunity to help us build a stronger Co-op and stronger communities. You will also get a package that includes

• 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
• Wagestream – a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• Grocery Aid – 24/7 access to a range of emotional, financial, and practical support services for you and your family

Building an inclusive work environment 

At Co-op, we’re proud to do things a different way. As one of the world’s largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we’ve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.

We reserve the right to remove a vacancy before the scheduled closing date.

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes.