Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner - EMEA

Reporting to: Head of Finance, International

Contract: Permanent, Full Time

Spectrum Brands is a global consumer products company with a portfolio of trusted, market-leading brands, including Remington, Russell Hobbs, Black & Decker, George Foreman and PowerXL. Operating across multiple categories and channels, we combine strong brand heritage with a focus on growth, innovation and expanding our direct-to-consumer presence.

This is a high-impact, commercially focused finance business partnering role within the Home & Personal Care business, supporting the EMEA region. Working in a fast-paced and collaborative environment, you will have real scope to influence performance, strengthen decisions and shape commercial outcomes.

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Finance, International, you will be the lead finance partner for your assigned EMEA business area. You will provide clear commercial insight, robust challenge and forward-looking analysis to help stakeholders improve profitable growth, cash delivery and decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• P&L performance: Lead financial planning, forecasting and performance management for the assigned business area, ensuring a clear understanding of revenue, margin, operating costs and key value drivers.
• Insight and action: Analyse variances, trends, risks and opportunities, identify root causes and translate findings into practical actions.
• Commercial partnering: Partner with Sales and cross-functional teams to influence pricing, promotions, customer strategy, product mix and trade investment.
• Profitability: Build a clear view of customer, channel and product profitability, including cost-to-serve, to support disciplined choices about where and how to grow.
• Budgeting and forecasting: Support the wider Business Finance team in leading regional planning cycles, aligning stakeholders and ensuring plans are based on robust, transparent assumptions.
• S&OP: Connect demand, supply and financial performance so that operational decisions are commercially and financially sound.
• Investment appraisal: Evaluate customer plans and other investments, providing clear visibility of expected returns, risks and strategic alignment.
• Influence and communication: Present performance to senior stakeholders, shape a clear narrative and build financial capability across non-finance teams.
• Governance and cash: Maintain strong controls across rebates, trade terms and working capital, balancing commercial pace with appropriate financial rigour.

About You

You will be a commercially minded finance professional who combines strong technical foundations with the confidence to influence decisions and turn analysis into action.

Essential

• A recognised professional accounting qualification, such as ACA, ACCA or CIMA, with strong post-qualification experience in commercial finance.
• Experience managing and explaining P&L performance within a complex business environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to move quickly from data to insight and action.
• Proven business partnering skills, including the ability to build credibility, challenge constructively and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Clear and persuasive communication skills, including confidence presenting to senior stakeholders and explaining finance to non-finance audiences.
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach, with the ability to work autonomously, manage competing priorities and maintain attention to detail.

Desirable

• Experience in a fast-paced consumer goods, retail or multi-channel environment.
• Experience of S&OP, customer investment appraisal, pricing, promotions or trade spend management.
• Strong systems capability and confidence working with financial planning, reporting and analytical tools.

This is a highly influential commercial finance role for someone who wants to shape performance, work closely with commercial teams and contribute to a business that values ownership, pace and impact.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday + Bank holidays
• Company Pension
• Annual Bonus
• Life Assurance
• Private Healthcare
• Colleague discount
• Hybrid working (3 days onsite, 2 days WFH)