Finance Business Process Owner

Key Responsibilities

• Jointly own and govern end to end financial planning processes with Group FP&A
• Lead the design and rollout of the global FP&A SAC tool to deliver measurable business benefits.
• Collaborate with finance and senior leaders to ensure the financial planning landscape aligns with both strategic objectives and operational needs for [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].
• Champion the use of SAP to deliver standardized and user-friendly financial planning and reporting across global business units.
• Partner with Group FP&A to drive best-practice principles aligned to ABF requirements, end to end data, reporting and planning.
• Pro-actively work closely with business units and group FP&A to identify gaps or inaccuracies in global master data structures impacting FP&A.
• Collaborate with Group Finance to understand expected changes from either ABF or senior leadership which may impact global master data.
• Support the BUs and group finance to drive the consistency and integrity of financial data through system accountability.
• Collaborate with data governance teams to ensure data integrity and consistency.
• Proactively own and drive the adoption of standardized global FP&A practices across all business units and regions.
• Monitor, understand and report on monthly key performance indicators (KPIs) to track adoption progress.
• Identify areas for improvement and optimisation through discussion with local business units.
• Challenge existing business processes to fully leverage system capabilities.
• Ownership of global planning training repository to support adoption globally.
• Gather, document, and validate business requirements for enhancements and automation.
• Translate financial planning and data needs into clear functional specifications.
• Support solution design, testing, and rollout of enhancements.
• Champion automation, standardization, and digitization across FP&A processes.
• Own delivery plans and timelines for continuous improvement of the FP&A solution.
• Build strong relationships with business leaders and key stakeholders.
• Champion the transformation programme throughout the organisation.
• Act as a liaison between finance users and technical teams.
• Escalate strategic, cross-GPO issues as needed.
• Conduct training and change management support for process and tool rollouts.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Finance, including commercial financial planning, forecasting, budgeting and reporting.
• Operational experience in designing and delivering change / continuous business process improvements.
• Strong organisational skills and a proactive approach.
• Ability to work in a fast-changing environment and deal well with ambiguity.
• Excellent relationship-building, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong presentation, facilitation, and communication skills; comfortable delivering training.
• Ability to lead regular meetings, ensuring goals are met and actions are completed.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders across multiple regions.
• Strong analytical capability, with confidence working across finance processes and enabling technology.
• Proven track record of challenging the status quo and delivering results.
• Passionate about the company’s vision for its future.
• Highly credible with strong business acumen.
• Experience in project planning, project management and delivery.
• Experience working with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), or similar financial planning tools.
• Strong understanding of global finance master data structures (e.g., chart of accounts, cost centres, profit centres).
• Knowledge of data governance / master data management practices and operating models.
• Experience using process mapping and continuous improvement methodologies (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma).

Benefits

• Yearly bonus based on personal contribution and financial performance
• Flexible working options
• 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays and the option to buy and sell holidays
• Onsite Gym and Wellbeing Centre
• Perkbox – employee discount scheme
• Pension scheme with contributions matched up to 10%
• Cycle to work scheme
• SimplyHealth Cash plan
• Onsite Staff shop and online staff discounts
• Electric Car Scheme
• Access to LinkedIn Learning
• Access to ABF Networking

About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] has become one of the world’s most renowned tea companies over its 300-year history. We take pride in our tea from bud to cup and have been working with some of our tea estates around the world since the early 18th Century. More than 300 years later, we still sell tea from Thomas’s shop, and we still work hard to bring the most innovative new blends to tea lovers around the world. Now, we have over 500 varieties and our teas are cherished all over the world.

Our approach to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], we believe in the power of diversity to drive innovation and meaningful work. We are committed to building a workplace where people from all backgrounds feel safe, valued, and empowered.