Finance Business Partner

Description:

Reporting into senior finance leadership, you will take ownership of key financial processes while partnering with stakeholders across the business globally to provide meaningful insight and support continued growth.

Business Partnering

• Partner with operational and senior stakeholders to support commercial decision-making and drive financial performance across a portfolio of business activities.
• Provide insightful financial analysis and challenge to support strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, and investment decisions.
• Deliver meaningful commentary on financial performance, highlighting risks, opportunities, and key trends to aid decision-making.
• Proactively identify areas for cost optimisation, process improvement, and operational efficiencies across the business.
• Support stakeholders in understanding financial impacts, improving financial awareness, and promoting accountability for performance.
• Work collaboratively with finance and non-finance teams to provide forward-looking insight and recommendations that support business objectives.
• Present financial results, forecasts, and performance updates to senior management and key stakeholders as required.
• Provide financial support for business initiatives, commercial proposals, tenders, and ad hoc projects.

Financial Control & Reporting

• Review and validate budgets, forecasts, and financial plans to ensure accuracy, completeness, and alignment with business objectives.
• Monitor financial performance and key performance indicators, investigating variances and recommending corrective actions where necessary.
• Ensure robust financial controls, governance, and risk management processes are maintained across the business.
• Support compliance with internal policies, accounting standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Drive best practice in financial management, forecasting, and reporting processes.
• Support month-end and year-end processes, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.

Candidate Profile

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Strong business partnering experience with the ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders.
• Commercially minded with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, project-driven or operational environment.
• Strong financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and controls experience.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate financial information for non-financial audiences.
• Proactive, collaborative, and able to build strong working relationships across the business.