Finance Business PartnerAnnual Salary: £60,000paCar Allowance: £4,000paDiscretionary Annual Bonus: 10% of annual salaryLocation: MaidstoneJob Type: Permanent and Full-TimeWorking Arrangements: HybridJoin our FMCG client is looking for a Finance Business Partner to join their finance team and play a crucial role in budgeting, forecasting, commercial analysis and decision support. This position requires effective collaboration with Commercial Directors, Procurement teams and the Head of Finance to maximise commercial opportunities and manage risks.Day-to-day of the role:Act as a proactive Finance Business Partner to the commercial teams, providing support, challenge and insight.Deliver timely, accurate, and relevant financial information and analysis to key stakeholders, including monthly and quarterly forecasts, annual budgets, variance analysis and ad-hoc analysis to drive business performance.Manage consignment reconciliation and margin management, analysis and challenge.Present and explain commercial department performance at Weekly Trading Board meetings.Identify risks and opportunities to enable delivery of the targets.Develop, challenge and question the budget/forecast assumptions and KPIs.Provide Monthly Review Packs and commentary.Identify and explain business performance variances and recommend improvements.Handle royalty and rebate calculations and returns, grower loan requests and assess foreign currency requirements to produce forward purchase proposals.Maintain