Finance Business Partner

Join C&C Group plc as a Commercial Finance Manager and play a pivotal role in driving profitability and efficiency across our renowned portfolio of brands, including Bulmers, Magners, and Tennent’s. Utilise your financial expertise and stakeholder management skills to deliver impactful insights and strategic improvements in a dynamic and innovative environment.

About the Role

We are on the lookout for a talented Commercial Finance Manager to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will support the Head of Finance - Customer Services and Logistics, along with key stakeholders across our Customer Services and Logistics business areas.

Your mission will be to deepen the understanding of our business and drive a significant change agenda. You'll focus on cost control, commercial analysis, and providing insightful recommendations that challenge the norm and enhance profitability.

Your primary responsibilities will include taking charge of budgeting, forecasting, and analysis while partnering with key stakeholders such as Operations Leadership and Depot Managers.

You'll play a crucial role in supporting the Customer Services & Logistics team by providing insights on KPIs and variances to forecast/budget and previous years' data, all with a relentless focus on the cost base.

Producing and analysing monthly KPI reports to identify anomalies and issues will be a key part of your role. You will also provide recommendations to improve profitability. You'll investigate current ways of working, write executive summaries to inform key stakeholders, and suggest ways to streamline processes and controls.

Your keen eye for business trends will enable you to provide solutions to improve our current position. You will be accountable for budgeting and reforecasting efforts and provide ad hoc analyses for stakeholders, highlighting issues and recommending remedial actions.

About You

We are looking for a qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, or ACA) with strong Excel skills.

Previous analyst experience is desirable, and industry experience is preferred but not essential.

Experience in business partnering or stakeholder management is also preferred.

Join us at C&C Group plc, where you can contribute to a team that values innovative thinking and continuous improvement. Apply now to be part of a company with iconic brands and a commitment to excellence.

About Us

Operating through the Matthew Clark, Bibendum, Tennent’s and Bulmers Ireland brands, the Group has a market leading range, scale and reach including an intimate understanding of the markets it serves.

From grass to glass, and everything in between, we grow, brew, manufacture, market, and deliver some of the world’s favourite drinks. C&C Group’s portfolio of owned/exclusive brands include: Bulmers, the leading Irish cider brand; Tennent’s, the leading Scottish beer brand; Magners the premium international cider brand; as well as a range of fast-growing, premium and craft ciders and beers, such as Heverlee, Menabrea, Five Lamps and Orchard Pig.

We seek to champion and embed sustainability in everything that we do at C&C. While delivering joy to customers, we always shine a light on people and the planet. We have a clear ESG vision delivering to a better world. We respect, support, and develop all our people to be their best, with a focus on results by creating a culture of winning together.

We also recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to delivering on our mission. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. Please let us know if you require accommodations during the interview process.

C&C Group (and inclusive companies) do not accept unsolicited CVs from recruiters or employment agencies in response to any of our roles. For help, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at careers@candcgroup.com. All applications need to come through the candidate portal https://careers.candcgroupplc.com/vacancies/