Commercial Finance Business Partner

Are you looking for new opportunities and currently working as a Commercial Business Partner within the Finance team of a National or Global Manufacturing company?

Here at JELD-WEN Europe, a global organisation that produces and manufacturers Doors and Doorsets, we’re looking for a Commercial Finance Business Partner for the UK and France.

This pivotal role will drive the strategic financial decision-making and support commercial growth initiatives across the business. You will act as a key business partner to our commercial teams in the UK and France, providing financial insight, analysis, and guidance to optimise revenue, profitability, and operational efficiency.

The role is responsible for leading commercial forecasting, supporting effective pricing decisions and controls, commercial performance reporting, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives and market dynamics. Championing data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement in financial processes to support sustainable business growth.

You will be responsible for managing our UK Pricing Analyst; therefore, we are looking for you to have strong leadership and team management skills. French language skills are desirable, but not essential but you must be flexible to travel to between our UK, Sheffield and Penrith sites and our France, Eauze and Ussel sites.

We offer hybrid working, a competitive salary and bonus scheme, 25 days holiday, 7.5% pension, medicash health care plan, salary sacrifice schemes and opportunities to grow and develop your career.

What your impact will be:

• Embed robust commercial insights into the S&OP process to support informed decision-making and drive improved business performance.
• Lead and continuously enhance the commercial budgeting and forecasting process, ensuring key variances (e.g., volume, price, mix, inflation) are clearly understood and providing value-added analysis to support performance improvement.
• Deliver strategic financial guidance and insights to Commercial, Product Management, and R&D teams to support growth and optimise commercial performance.
• Foster strong partnerships with Commercial and Country FP&A teams, championing a culture of financial ownership, accountability, and transparency.
• Produce and validate high-quality financial reporting and analytics to support variance analysis and deliver actionable insights across the organisation.
• Ensure timely and accurate completion of core financial responsibilities, including period close, SOX compliance, statutory reporting, and year-end audit processes.

What you'll need to succeed:

• Qualified or in final stages of a recognised Finance qualification (e.g., CIMA, ACCA) or equivalent.
• Experience in a business partnering role, preferably within a manufacturing or similar industry.
• Strong analytical skills, comfortable with big data sets and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Proficient in financial software and tools, preferably OneStream / HFM and BI systems (Power Bi / Tableau).
• Good relationship management and influencing skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively.
• Make sense of complex, high quantity and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Continually looking to challenge and facilitate a continuous improvement culture.
• Happy to work on a hybrid basis with onsite attendance in Sheffield required.
• Flexible to travel, with monthly/bi-monthly travel to France required.

Why join us. 

"We are passionate about doors and are one of the world's largest manufacturers in this field. If you want to join us, we provide an international environment, a high level of flexibility, great potential for personal development and the opportunity to work with strong brands".

We act with integrity, invest in people, inspire through innovation, deliver on our promises, and improve every day. We are seeking talented individuals who share this purpose and values and want to excel in their field of expertise. We offer excellent benefits, a collaborative environment in which to apply your talent and a dynamic and growing company, with exceptional career progression opportunities.

About JELD-WEN

Founded in 1960, JELD-WEN is one of the world's largest door and window manufacturers, with more than 18,000 employees operating in 15 countries globally. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, JELD-WEN designs, produces, and distributes an extensive range of interior and exterior doors, wood, vinyl and aluminum windows and related products for use in the new construction and repair and remodeling of residential homes and non-residential buildings. 

Our products and services afford us the opportunity to enter peoples' workplaces, homes, and daily lives. With this privilege comes great responsibility to ensure that the products we deliver are reliable and enrich the places and lives that they touch. We bring beauty and security to the spaces that touch our lives.

JELD-WEN is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.

Unless explicitly requested or approached by JELD-WEN, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.

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