Finance Business Partner Analyst

Overview The Finance Business Partner Away From Home Channel will act as the dedicated finance lead for the AFH business, partnering closely with Sales, Revenue Growth Management, Supply Chain Finance, FP&A and other key stakeholders to drive profitable growth, disciplined trade spend management and strong financial governance. The role is responsible for translating commercial levers (including pricing, pack and channel mix, customer terms, promotions and trade investments) into clear financial outcomes. It will support strategic decision-making through robust planning, forecasting, performance reviews, customer/channel profitability analysis, scenario modelling and clear risk and opportunity identification. This is a strategic commercial finance role, focused not only on reporting, but on influencing decisions, challenging assumptions, strengthening channel profitability and ensuring AFH plans are financially sound, compliant and aligned with PepsiCo’s growth priorities. Responsibilities · Own the financial performance narrative for the AFH Channel by explaining monthly results versus plan, forecast and prior year, including key drivers such as volume, price/rate/mix, promotions and customer-specific impacts. · Identify, quantify and communicate channel-level risks and opportunities, ensuring clear linkage between commercial actions, market dynamics and financial outcomes. · Partner with Sales, Revenue Growth Management and DX teams to support profitable channel strategy execution and validate the financial implications of pricing, promotions, customer plans and commercial investments. · Challenge commercial assumptions and ensure AFH plans are financially sound, executable and properly reflected in planning systems and financial forecasts. · Govern trade spend and customer investments, including promotions, retail media, off-contract spend and incremental funding, ensuring appropriate financial rationale, ROI logic, pre-approval discipline and post-evaluation follow-up. · Support customer and channel profitability analysis, including scenario modelling and financial input for negotiations, customer plans and non-standard deal assessments. · Own AFH planning and assumptions validation across volume, mix, rate, promotional assumptions, contract changes and customer/channel dynamics. · Collaborate with IBP/Demand Planning, Sales and RGM to ensure commercial assumptions are logical, executable and aligned with business priorities. · Drive transparency and business insight by identifying anomalies, inconsistencies and financial risks, and by triggering corrective actions with Sales, Supply Chain Finance, FP&A and RGM. · Support AFH-specific financial decision-making, taking into account the channel’s complex logistics, heavier OPEX cost base and multiple sub-channel dynamics. · Ensure strong cross-functional alignment with Commercial Finance, Commercial Analytics & Governance, D&A / Trade Spend Control, FP&A, Supply Chain Finance, Marketing, ICC/GBS, Accounting, Legal and Procurement where relevant. Qualifications · University degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration or a related field. · Minimum 7+ years of professional experience in finance roles within a multinational environment. · Strong commercial finance, business partnering and financial planning experience, preferably in FMCG or a similarly complex commercial environment. · Strong business understanding, analytical capability and commercial acumen. · Ability to challenge stakeholders, influence without authority and drive decisions across Sales, RGM, Finance and planning communities. · Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to align multiple functions around financial priorities, risks, trade-offs and corrective actions. · Strong performance storytelling skills, with ability to translate data into clear recommendations, “so what” insights and decision-quality outputs. · Proactive mindset, curiosity, continuous improvement orientation and ability to identify risks early. · Strong ownership, discipline in timelines and ability to manage deliverables within forecast, DMR and planning calendars. · Fluent English & Polish required. · Strong MS Excel and MS PowerPoint skills. · Experience with Power BI, Power Query, data visualization tools, and AI-powered analytics solutions will be considered a strong advantage Compensation and Benefits: • The expected starting compensation range for this position is 184,000 PLN annually. • Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. • This role is eligible for an annual bonus of 10% of annual salary, based on performance and eligibility. • In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility.