Finance Business Partner- Commercial

As a Finance Business Partner - Commercial at Tesco, you will play a pivotal role in crafting the financial landscape of our growing retail business. This position offers an outstanding opportunity to work closely with senior business leaders and make a significant impact on a division with annual revenues exceeding €3 billion. You will be at the heart of strategic decision-making, providing expert financial insights and driving our business forward with your tried commercial competence. This is a temporary, specified purpose contract with an expected duration of 9 months. What is in it for you We offer excellent benefits that help make Tesco a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to: Competitive Salary Life Assurance Pension Scheme* Bonus Scheme* Our Virtual GP service provides free and confidential access to an online GP through video GP consultations, and online prescription service for colleagues. The service is also available to families of colleagues who live at the same address for a reduced cost. 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and family members for in the moment emotional support along with free access to a range of wellbeing services supporting you under our new Wellbeing First approach of Body, Mind and Life. Colleague Clubcard offering 10% discount across stores and online, with 15% discount weekends once a month (Friday to Sunday), and 20% off twice a year. There is also 20% off F&F clothing, all year long, these various discounts can be extended to a family member with a 2nd Clubcard available.* Annual leave starting at 23 days Save As You Earn Scheme* *Entry requirements and rules of the scheme apply You will be responsible for Ensuring the business understands and delivers against performance critical metrics by collaborating effectively with the business leadership team. Identifying and proactively highlighting risks, working diligently to mitigate potential issues. Adhering to and operating within internal control guidelines to safeguard the company's interests. Encouraging a cost-conscious culture throughout the organization. Providing decision support to close performance gaps by crafting informed choices. Applying competence to analyze data and support decision-making within FP&A teams. Reviewing and critiquing key business plans to ensure financial rigor in investment decisions. Assisting the business in understanding year-on-year movements and up-weights on key trading decisions. Constructively challenging and recommending changes to the business, underpinned by sound financial expertise. Reviewing, adjusting, and presenting strategic and operational plans to relevant commercial and operations teams. Leading business and operational plan reviews, ensuring plans reflect current business realities and appraise performance accurately. Driving the working capital agenda to ensure the business comprehends the varying financial impacts. Adhering to all Tesco policies and mentorship, following our Business Code of Conduct and acting with integrity and due diligence at all times. Preparing and reviewing budgets and rolling forecasts. Building financial models and arguments to help the business understand P&L impacts of promotions and investment decisions. Ensuring full governance is in place around the period close process to provide transparency and understanding around accruals and provisions.

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is "Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day". Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of, and for the planet. Through initiatives like the Tesco Community Fund, our association with Children's Health Foundation, our partnership with FoodCloud and our Stronger Starts programme, we have supported over 21,000 community groups, raised over €7.5 million for medical equipment, and provided almost 15 million meals nationwide, to those living in food insecurity. Tesco has operated in the Irish retail market since 1997, and with 170 stores nationwide, we employ over 13,000 people in cities and towns around Ireland, supporting almost 45,000 jobs directly and indirectly. We partner with over 500 Irish suppliers - of which almost three-quarters are small and medium enterprises - which in turn supports almost 13,000 farming families around Ireland. Tesco is the single largest buyer of Irish food and drink in the world, buying €1.6 Billion a year; more than any other single country in the European Union, more than even the USA which you perceive as a massive buyer of Irish food. We work closely with suppliers across Ireland who are dedicated to making the best products for our customers and this is reflected in the numerous awards our products have won over the years including Blás Na hÉireann, World Steak Challenge and Great Taste Awards.