Strategic Finance Business Partner (12 Months FTC)

Because our tomorrow is in your hands. Finance, our way.

Finance at Primark

Our team has created a workplace of inspiration and growth. Be a part of building an inclusive and empowering culture, where every colleague’s unique abilities are recognised and celebrated. Collaborate with a team committed to the wellbeing of our workforce and define what it means to work at Primark.

What You’ll Get 

People are at the heart of what we do here, so it’s essential we provide you with the right environment to perform at your very best. 

Let’s talk lifestyle: Healthcare, pension, and potential bonus. 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays. Because Primark is all about tailoring to you, we offer Tax Saver Tickets, fitness centre and a subsidised cafeteria.  

What You’ll Do as a Strategic Finance Business Partner

In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day:  

• Identify opportunities to grow sales, reduce costs, and improve efficiency, using deep‑dive analysis to highlight trends, risks, and value‑creation opportunities.
• Influence and challenge senior stakeholders on investment cases, ensuring alignment and strong commercial outcomes across functions.
• Present clear, actionable insights and business intelligence to senior leadership, supporting data‑driven decision‑making.
• Partner cross‑functionally to shape strategy, deliver plans, and monitor the impact of strategic projects to ensure commercial results.
• Use strong financial modelling, strategic thinking, and commercial acumen to analyse options, build compelling stories, and guide decisions.
• Build strong relationships across the organisation, driving innovation, encouraging creative thinking, and ensuring initiatives focus on customer and business value.

What You’ll Bring  

Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular: 

• Ideally a qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA) and/or MBA with 5+ years’ post‑qualification experience in a strategic, commercial, or finance role within consulting or industry.
• Experienced in managing, coaching, and delegating to junior team members.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen with the ability to produce and clearly communicate analysis, insights, and strategic recommendations.
• Background in a fast‑paced finance environment, ideally within retail or FMCG.
• Action‑oriented mindset with the ability to identify opportunities, drive cross‑functional change, and deliver measurable improvements.
• Comfortable working in an unstructured, consultative setting with a strong work ethic and focus on value creation.

Does this sound like you? Great, because we can’t wait to see what you’ll bring. You’ll be supported within a team of equally capable people, celebrating who you are and aiding you reach your potential. At Primark, we’re excited about our future - and we’re excited to develop yours.

About Primark 

At Primark, people matter. They’re the beating heart of our business and the reason we’ve grown from our first store in Dublin in 1969 to a £9bn+ turnover business and over 80,000 colleagues and over 440 stores in 17 countries today. Our values run through everything we do. In essence, we're Caring and always strive to put people first. We're also Dynamic, bravely pushing the boundaries to stay ahead. And finally, we succeed Together.  

If you need any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request, during your recruitment journey, such as extended time or breaks between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, mobility access, or assistive technology please contact your talent acquisition specialist. 

All offers of employment are subject to background checks, including right to work, reference education and for some roles criminal, and financial checks. If you have any concerns, please reach out to our talent acquisition team to discuss. 

Our fashion isn’t one-size-fits-all and neither is our culture. Primark promotes equal employment opportunity, we strive to create an inclusive workplace where people can be themselves, access opportunities and thrive together.