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I'm recruiting a Finance Business Partner for a leading international, up-scale, multi-site retail organisation who have grown markedly across Europe over recent years. With operations in more than half a dozen countries, they have achieved genuine success by tailoring their offering to suit local markets to great effect and this is an excellent opportunity to join a business who are quite clearly on the up.

Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager, the post-holder will act as a true Finance Business Partner to their marketing function (budget c.£100m), supporting their day-to-day financial & ROI analysis and providing greater insight into their overall marketing performance. Specific duties include:

Act as a single point of contact to Marketing / the Chief Marketing Officer and their team.
Build packs for annual budgets & quarterly forecasts including staff costs and campaigns.
Produce Investment analysis on overall spend as well as specific individual initiatives including ROI on past campaigns as well as future investment decisions.
Prepare / present monthly results to Marketing leadership including analysis, commentary & insight.
Track performance of Marketing activity to identify opportunities for improvement both in-year and over the longer term.
Drive alignment between Marketing strategy and the needs of each site / country Business Partners.
A range of ad hoc tasks to support the CFO / wider finance team.

The ideal candidate for the post of Finance Business Partner will:

Be a qualified accountant (ACA / CIMA / ACCA) who has a strong analytical background.
Possess retail or B2C experience and/or specific exposure to supporting a marketing / sales function.
Enjoy supporting commercial decision making as well as identifying business risks and opportunities.
Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively; support, advise & challenge key stakeholders.
Be a strong influencer and communicator focused on building relationships across the business.

Salary: £65000 - £70000 + 25% bonus + 10% pension + excellent benefits