Finance Manager - Sales
London, GB
Company Description
We are FBC UK, Fox's Burton's Companies! ……And we bake the UK's most incredible biscuits (we might be slightly biased, but we will leave that for you to judge).
FBC UK was a match made in heaven, with two of the top UK biscuits manufacturers (Burton's Biscuits and Fox's Biscuits) coming together to create one unique, integrated company.
We are home to famous iconic brands, including Maryland, Fox's, Jammie Dodger & Rocky, to name just a few. We are proud manufacturing partners to some of the biggest UK retailers and household names. We bake our incredible biscuits at eight bakeries across the UK, located at Isle of Arran, Livingston, Blackpool, Llantarnam, Edinburgh, Kirkham, Batley & Dorset and our HQ in St Pauls. Together, we employ circa 4,000 amazing colleagues across all our locations.
Whilst we know that we have delicious products we also know that that the key ingredient to our success is our people, and the passion we have for our brands. You could be the jammy to our dodger, party ring to our Fox’s or the choc-chip to our Maryland?! We knead people with innovative ideas, an entrepreneurial spirit, and the commitment to drive FBC UK to success.
We are committed to building an inclusive workforce that feels empowered to build a fulfilling and successful career. By embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) we create a supportive environment for people to thrive and strive to have more positive impact.
We understand that having formal and on-the-job learning opportunities is key to our colleagues’ professional and personal growth. We are committed to providing an environment where everyone can learn from each other and grow through a variety of learning experiences.
Our colleagues make our business special. With strong community values, we believe FBC UK is a more prosperous and fun place to work when people feel free to be themselves. We believe in the power of being authentic, entrepreneurial and supporting each other whilst meeting our business goals.
About the Role
To business partner the Commercial team (Sales & Marketing) by leading, influencing and providing recommendations on business performance, proposed plans and required actions across the 4 strategic pillars (Branded / Retailer Brand / Global Brand / Contract). To develop, implement and review strategy as well as developing the Commercial Finance Analyst.
Main Responsibilities
As a Commercial Finance Manager, you will provide strategic financial insight, challenge, and guidance to support business performance and value creation across forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning processes. You will deliver accurate and actionable financial reporting and analysis, identifying risks and opportunities while recommending corrective actions to influence key business decisions. Partnering closely with Sales, Marketing, and Customer Development teams, you will help develop and execute plans to meet and exceed budget and P&L targets, ensuring commercial decisions are supported by robust financial analysis.
A key part of the role will involve leading customer, channel, and product profitability analysis, providing recommendations to improve margins, optimise investments, and maximise profitability. You will evaluate commercial proposals, business cases, and investment opportunities, ensuring alignment with company objectives, governance standards, and approval processes. In addition, you will oversee account-level balance sheet management, including trade investments, customer deductions, and recovery of invalid deductions.
You will play an active role in identifying commercial opportunities, driving process improvements, and supporting value-creation initiatives across the business. Working collaboratively with colleagues across Finance and other functions, you will build strong relationships to ensure a clear understanding of financial performance and strategic priorities. You will also monitor and challenge the delivery of key strategic and transformational projects, ensuring expected financial benefits are realised.
The role includes leading and supporting finance transformation initiatives such as acquisitions, systems enhancements, process simplification, and technology improvements. You will provide high-quality financial modelling, scenario planning, and decision support for strategic opportunities and investments. As a people leader, you will develop, coach, and support the Commercial Finance Analyst, strengthening analytical capability and financial business partnering across the team while maintaining strong financial governance and compliance with internal controls and company policies.
Who we are looking for
- Degree and Chartered Accountant (ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
- FMCG & Commercial Finance experience
- Strong analytical, business partnering and stakeholder management skills
- Proven ability to influence decision-making and drive results through others
- Excellent communication, prioritisation and problem-solving capabilities
- Strong under pressure
Diversity Statement
FBC UK is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at FBC UK. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.
