Job Title:  Commercial Finance Business Partner

Function: Finance

Location: Head Office, Glasgow - Hybrid working - 2 days per week in office.

Job Level: (Internal Reference Only) 4

Contract: Full Time / Permanent - 35 hours

Role Reports to: Name & Job Title

Date vacancy will close: Friday 22nd May 2026. Where we receive high numbers of applications we may close vacancies early.  If you think this is the right opportunity for you please don't delay in applying!

Who we are:

Born in Glasgow, made in Scotland and enjoyed around the world. Whyte and Mackay is home to a collection of multi-award-winning global whisky brands led by The Dalmore, Fettercairn, Jura and Tamnavulin. Our mission is to be a driving force in whisky, renowned for building brands that stand-out.  Enabled by our brilliant community of 675 colleagues, reaching across 17 countries and counting.  We're led by our values, continuing to grow and invest and looking for great talent to join our brilliant community.  Ready to hear more?

What the opportunity looks like:

The Commercial Finance Business Partner is responsible for providing timely and accurate commercial information to the Sales & Marketing functions within the business. This includes planning, budgeting/forecasting, reporting, analysis, and general commercial and financial support. This role will add value to the wider business through strong analytical skills and commercial insight.

• Ensure integrity of the P&L for own area of responsibility from the revenue (and Sales volume) line through to brand contribution.

• Ensure the completeness and accuracy of financial accruals.

• Prepare and review detail variance analysis at month-end to ensure any movements versus plan and prior year are fully understood across Finance, Sales & Marketing functions.

• Attend/Support at Quarterly Business Review meetings with all senior stake holders & Executive Board. Present performance including full year forecast along with associated risks & opportunities.

• Support Sales and Marketing teams in customer negotiations, new product proposals, analysis of promotional mechanics, and ongoing customer data requirements.

• Co-ordinating the planning processes for annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and strategic 5-year plans for area of responsibility.

• Challenge the Sales and Marketing team inputs as appropriate to drive accurate and realistic forecasting at all times.

• Work closely with brand teams to monitor strategic marketing spend versus signed off plans.

• Lead and take part in strategic projects across the business from a Finance perspective.

Skills and experience that will help you be a success:

For this role we're looking for:

• CA/CIMA/ACCA Qualified or minimum 5 years qualified by experience.

• Robust communication skills, both verbal and written. Must be comfortable to engage with stakeholders across all levels of the business and convey financial information to non-financial colleagues.

• Organised, methodical with a high attention to detail and the ability to prioritise in a busy working environment.

• Highly analytical and able to examine and utilise data to provide key insights to a high level of accuracy.

• Ability to build strong relationships across all areas of the business.

We believe that everyone has the potential for growth in our roles!  You may feel you don't tick every box for this role, but if you believe you have relevant experiences that could help you succeed we'd much rather you apply rather than rule yourself out based on any self-limiting beliefs!  

Why join us:

We offer a competitive salary, bonus package, life assurance, competitive pension, excellent product allowance, 35 days annual leave, plus enhanced family friendly policies. Our Rewards & Benefits page has further information.

Our application process:

If you like what you’ve read and want to explore this opportunity further, please apply before the closing date listed at the top of the advert.  

Our team read each and every application, therefore you'll hear back from us in due course.

Candidate guidance on the use of AI in the application and screening process can be found on our career site.

Should you require any adjustments to our recruitment process to help you be at your best then please contact us at HRTeam@whyteandmackay.com and we'll do what we can to support.