BAT is evolving at pace into a global multi-category business. Our purpose is to create A Better Tomorrow™ by Building a Smokeless World.
To achieve our ambition, we are looking for colleagues who are ready to join us on this journey! Tomorrow can’t wait, let’s shape it together!
BAT UK IS LOOKING FOR A FINANCE BUSINESS PARTNER
JOB TYPE: Fixed term until 1/07/2028
FUNCTION: Operations
SALARY RANGE: Competitive salary package + excellent benefits + market leading bonus
LOCATION: Southampton, United Kingdom
Role summary
What are the key objectives and expectations from this role?
This role is a key member of the team in GLP, working in partnership with the Business ensuring financial implications are being considered, leading the Annual Transfer Price calculation, and building a key control environment enabling the Business to sign off on all relevant controls.
Preparation of GLP Group and Statutory reporting, including key accounting processes to ensure the integrity of the financial documents and completeness and accuracy of all related transactions as well as budgeting processes and the preparation of financial and non-financial information to aid decision making.
What is the direct impact of this role on the team or organisation?
This position is tasked with Business Partnering Demand to ensure ongoing leaf supply across the Group and ensuring the integrity and accuracy of Transfer Prices. It ensures a key control environment which is SOx compliant as well as helping to maintain complete and accurate financial reporting and deliver a robust budgeting process.
Reports to
Senior Finance Manager – GLP
Number of Direct Reports
N/A
Core Relationships
Internal – GLP Directors, Group Tax, GLP Sourcing & Supply Chain teams, Internal Audit, Group Statutory Accounting, Group Treasury, End Markets, Legal and HR
External – KPMG, Leaf Suppliers, Logistics Suppliers, DHL, Banking Partners
Travel Required
Up to 10% of the time in domestic and international Travel
Role duties and accountabilities
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Ownership of Control Navigator, ensuring timely completion across the Business.
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Business Partnering across the Demand and Supply Teams ensuring ongoing leaf supply and understanding of the Transfer Price process and impacts.
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Performs month end quarterly close, ensuring the completeness and accuracy of financial information and interrogation of any unexpected variances.
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Provides resilience and accuracy across our budgeting processes, ensuring assumptions are robust and challenge where necessary.
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Responsible for the completion of SOX Controls, and liaison with audit teams in the review and testing of these controls.
- Sharing insightful financial analysis showing the financial implications of decisions and helping the business unit get approval for commercially viable cases, budgets and investment proposals.
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Building financial and commercial awareness within areas supported and challenging business managers to improve performance.
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Drives continuous improvement across the team ensuring processes and ways of working are fit for purpose.
Experience, skills, knowledge
ESSENTIAL
Experience Required
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Solid understanding of SOX including experience in develop, implementation and execution of control environments.
- Experience dealing with auditors and other external partners.
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Proven experience in strategic analysis & planning and execution, performance measurements, project evaluation and commercial competence.
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Experience in a global FMCG or similar dynamic operating environment
Technical / Functional / Leadership Skills Required
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Detailed understanding and knowledge of relevant finance systems (i.e., SAP / BPC).
- Able to influence and challenge more senior partners.
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Ability to simplify sophisticated situations and synthesise, communicate and present complex information
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Insightful, comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty, pro-active, collaborative and consultative.
Education / Professional Qualifications / Certifications Required
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Degree educated or relevant professional qualification with at least 5 years’ relevant finance experience encompassing either finance business partnering or financial accounting and reporting
Beneficial
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Experience in US GAAP reporting is seen as an advantage given upcoming potential requirements in GLP.
BELONGING, ACHIEVING, TOGETHER
Collaboration, diversity and teamwork underpin everything we do here at BAT. We know that collaborating with colleagues from different backgrounds is what makes us stronger and best prepared to meet our business goals. Come bring your difference!
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
What we offer you?
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We offer a market leading annual performance bonus (subject to eligibility)
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Our range of benefits varies by country and includes diverse health plans, initiatives for work-life balance, transportation support, and a flexible holiday plan with additional incentives.
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Your journey with us isn't limited by boundaries; it's propelled by your aspirations. Join us at BAT and become a part of an environment that thrives on internal advancement, where your career progression isn't just a statement – it's a reality we're eager to build together. Seize the opportunity and own your development; your next chapter starts here.
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You'll have access to online learning platforms and personalized growth programs to nurture your leadership skills.
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We prioritise continuous improvement within a transformative environment, preparing for ongoing changes.
WHY JOIN BAT?
We’re one of the few companies named as a Global Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute – certified in offering excellent employee conditions.
At BAT, we champion collaboration, inclusion, and partnership as the bedrock of our values. We wish to foster an environment where every individual can thrive, irrespective of factors such as gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, skills, experience, education, socio-economic and professional background, as well as diverse perspectives and thinking styles. We recognise that our strength lies in embracing talent from all walks of life, empowering us to develop our culture of inclusivity and better achieve our business objectives.
We view career breaks not as obstacles but as opportunities and encourage everyone, without hesitation, to apply. Through our Global Returners program, we provide support to professionals seeking to re-enter the workforce after an extended absence, be it for family care, parental leave, national service, sabbatical, or starting their own venture.
Come bring your difference and see what is possible for you at BAT. Learn more about our culture and our award winning employee experience here.
We take pride in being a Disability Confident Employer. If you need any reasonable adjustments or accommodations to be made during the recruitment process to support you performing at your best, please inform the recruitment partner who will be in touch should your profile be selected for the role you applied for. We are wholeheartedly committed to optimising your prospects of success by making suitable arrangements so that you may showcase your full potential.
