Finance Business Partner - Commercial

Vacancy Information

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Commercial Finance Business Partner to join us here at Greggs.  

In this role you’ll maximise commercial value by shaping and optimising promotions across all customer channels, providing financial insight and forward-looking analysis to drive incremental sales, protect margin and support our wider commercial strategy.

We can offer you:

• Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 12.5% of your salary

• Pension scheme with matching employer contributions up to 7%

• Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products

• Profit share - We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our colleagues who have at least 6-month service, or more, each year

• 25 days (5 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service (in addition to bank holidays), plus 1 additional floating day

• The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave twice a year

• Colleague share plans, giving you the opportunity to save and invest in Greggs, with the chance to buy Greggs shares at a discounted rate

• Private Medical Insurance which is free for you and subsided for your dependants

• Income Protection should you become unable to work due to long-term sickness

• Death in service benefit which provides a lump-sum payment equal to 4 times your year's salary

• Virtual GP, Physiotherapy and Lifestyle Consultations - we provide access to a fantastic total wellbeing app for you and your family

• Employee Assistance Programme - we provide all colleagues with access to an EAP helpline providing mental health support as well as financial and legal support

• Savings and discounts, including digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons and lifestyle offers

• Career progression and learning and development opportunities

• A company who cares about our communities; the environment and being a better business! Click here to read about The Greggs Pledge

• Colleague Networks - internal groups where colleagues and their allies can share their own experiences, offer feedback on the way we do things at Greggs, and provide support to one another

What you'll do

• Partner with Commercial and Customer Directors and their senior teams to shape and optimise promotional strategy across all channels
• Assess the end‑to‑end financial impact of promotions, including incremental sales, margin impact and overall return on investment
• Act as the Finance expert on customer data, sharing best practice across the wider Finance team
• Work cross-functionally to understand the impact of promotions on sales, marginand profitability. Provide financial challenge and support on all new and existing promotions and evaluating their performance
• Ensuring accurate weekly and monthly forecasting and reporting
• Support the Pricing Manager with supplier funding for promotions and price changes where relevant
• Deliver analysis that highlights risks, opportunities, behavioural trends and commercial levers to improve performance
• Develop and enhance reporting for growing channels such as the App and B2B increasing their visibility and insight
• Produce high‑quality business cases with clear assumptions, commercial rationale and expected returns
• Collaborate across Finance, BI and B2B teams to define KPIs, shape strategy, support contract commercials and ensure performance issues are understood and addressed

About you

You will fit right into this role if you: 

• Are a qualified accountant (CIMA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent) with at least three years post-qualified experience
• Are commercially astute and recognised as a trusted finance expert with strong judgement and the ability to challenge constructively
• Communicate clearly and influence effectively, simplifying complex data and shaping decisions with clear commercial insight
• Take a proactive, opportunity‑led approach — spotting trends early andidentifyingcommercial levers to drive profitable sales
• Have excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail
• Can collaborate effectively across functions and have experience influencing at Director level
• Bring advanced IT skills, including Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Teams. SQL experience is desirable.
• Are self‑motivated, able to work under pressure, and comfortable using your own initiative
• Are supportive of an inclusive culture – recognising and valuing that difference is good
• Want to develop and are ready to work alongside some great people and have lots of fun on your Greggs journey!

About Greggs

Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes Greggs so special is our culture – the way we are, the way we behave and the way we support each other. We're hard-working, but above all else we're family; and it doesn't matter who you are, where you're from or what your favourite bake is, we’d love you to join us!   We want everyone to feel welcome at Greggs and our colleagues to be able to be themselves at work, whatever their background, preferences, or views.