Finance Business Partner / Commercial Accountant

Commercial Finance Business Partner (6-Month Fixed-Term Contract)Location: Hybrid - Northampton & CorbyHours: Full-time, Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours/weekContract: 6-month fixed-termRate: £500-£600 per dayPertemps are seeking an experienced Commercial Finance Business Partner on a 6-month fixed-term contract to support our clients Finance team in driving commercial and financial excellence.Role OverviewAs a Commercial Finance Business Partner, you will provide high-quality financial insight, support key business decisions, and help deliver sustainable business growth. You will work across 2 sites in Northamptonshire in a hybrid capacity.Key Responsibilities

• Monitor financial performance and identify opportunities for improvement and value creation.
• Deliver accurate, insightful reporting to support strategic and operational decisions.
• Act as a central point for commercial budgeting and forecasting.
• Embed within the commercial team to support early-stage customer price negotiations.
• Lead finance input into cost and pricing models, providing challenge and insight on pricing strategy.
• Support and challenge the NPD (New Product Development) team to bring products to market efficiently.
• Develop and maintain KPIs with a clear understanding of business drivers and levers.
• Mitigate financial risks and identify growth opportunities.
• Drive continuous improvement in processes, tools, and outcomes.

Key Deliverables

• Monthly Integrated Business Planning (IBP) reporting and presentations.
• PVM and VPC reporting to support value-added activities.
• Budgeting and forecasting of ingredients margins.
• NPD tracker analysis and reporting.
• Development of robust costing and pricing models to support the commercial team.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, ACMA, CIMA).
• Strong commercial accounting and commercial costing/pricing experience.
• Experience working with BI systems and advanced Excel skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data management skills.
• Commercially aware with excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Ability to identify process improvements and challenge the status quo.
• Solution-focused, goal-oriented, and able to work under pressure.
• Collaborative team player.

Benefits

• Competitive daily rate of £500-£600.
• Perkbox membership.
• Simplyhealth cash plan.

If you are a skilled finance professional looking to make an immediate impact in a global business on a 6-month fixed-term assignment, we'd love to hear from you.Interested? Please click apply.