Commercial Finance Business Partner

Commercial Finance Business Partner – Co-op Wholesale

£65,000 - £75,000 (Work Level 5) plus great benefits

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

We’re looking for a Commercial Finance Business Partner to join Co-op Wholesale, 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.

This role will be pivotal in unlocking the true value of our data—giving the business a clearer view of performance and driving growth at every step. You’ll translate complex insights into clear, actionable recommendations, helping stakeholders across the business make informed decisions and achieve the right outcomes.

This is a chance to shape the future of Co-op Wholesale. Working closely with the Senior Finance Business Partner, you’ll enhance performance, identify growth opportunities, and provide insights that drive key decisions where your impact will be felt throughout the organisation, helping Co-op Wholesale make a lasting mark in the B2B market.

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 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 utilise 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 to ensure we get the right outcomes for the business.

This role would suit people who have

• A recognised accountancy qualification (CIMA, ACA, ACCA, or equivalent).
• Experience in finance business partnering within a complex, commercial environment, working with stakeholders at all levels to drive business performance.
• A track record of partnering with senior leaders and influencing key decisions.
• Strong analytical skills with expertise in complex financial modelling, using data to improve financial outcomes across the P&L.
• Excellent communication, presentation skills, and commercial awareness.

Why Co-op?

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

• Competitive salary.
• Private healthcare.
• Coaching, training, and support to help you develop.
• Pension with up to 10% employer contributions.
• Annual incentive scheme.
• Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it.
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 in line with service).
• Discounts on Co-op products and services.

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.

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.