Finance Business Partner

The Role

Are you a commercially minded Finance Business Partner who enjoys making an impact, challenging the status quo and building something new?

We're looking for a Finance Business Partner to join our newly established Services & Solutions (S&S) organisation. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping how finance supports a global business undergoing significant transformation.

You'll work closely with senior stakeholders across the business, providing financial insight, driving performance and helping establish effective financial processes and governance as we evolve our global service delivery model. You'll have the opportunity to influence decisions, strengthen commercial relationships and help develop new ways of working.

Principle Accountabilities

•  Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and performance reporting across relevant S&S functions, providing meaningful insights to support business decisions
•  Act as a trusted Finance Business Partner to senior stakeholders, challenging performance, identifying opportunities and supporting informed commercial and investment decisions
•  Manage financial governance and cost allocation processes, ensuring accurate, transparent and controlled financial arrangements across Imperial Brands and IBH
•  Partner with IBH and internal stakeholders to oversee financial aspects of outsourced service delivery, monitor contractual commitments and support effective resolution of commercial and operational challenges
•  Develop and enhance financial reporting, controls, data quality and operational processes to improve efficiency, transparency and financial performance
•  Support the ongoing transformation of S&S by establishing new ways of working, driving continuous improvement and maximising value across the global service delivery model

Skills and Experience Required

•  Proven experience in finance business partnering, with strong financial planning, forecasting, reporting and performance management capabilities
•  Strong commercial acumen and the ability to translate complex financial information into clear, actionable insights and recommendations
•  Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to influence, challenge and build trusted relationships across different business functions
•  Experience working within a complex business environment, with a sound understanding of financial governance, cost management and operational financial processes
•  Demonstrated ability to work independently, take ownership of deliverables and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment
•  A proactive, pragmatic and solutions-focused approach, with the adaptability to navigate ambiguity, drive improvements and collaborate effectively across diverse teams

What We Offer

In return for playing your part in building our future, you will receive a comprehensive compensation package with salary, bonus scheme and further benefits as well inspiring places to work and collaborate with purpose. Here at Imperial we will give you the opportunity to grow and learn, innovate at pace and be a part of our purpose to forge a path to a healthier future for moments of relaxation and pleasure for our consumers.

Everyone Belongs

Everyone belongs in Imperial. We are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, sexual orientation, religions or beliefs and of neuro divergence. We give fair and equal consideration to all our applicants. Please contact us at recruitment@impbrands.com to let us know if we can provide support in helping you complete an application and/or attend an interview.

About Us

We're a truly international company, fourth largest in our industry and operating across 120 markets. An inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 25,000 employees. As we embrace a new era of growth, we are transforming. Our ways of working and culture are driven by a challenger mindset, constantly questioning the status quo where people can bring their best selves to work. Our agility and collaboration are driving our ambitions, innovation and success all supported by our award-winning development programmes that creates exciting and rewarding career opportunities for all.  Encouraging inclusion at local levels and supporting a developing and robust diversity agenda globally, we’re fully committed to creating and maintaining an environment that celebrates and respects difference.

As a matter of policy, Imperial Tobacco or its subsidiaries never requests or requires payment as part of any recruitment process.