Finance Business Partnering Lead

Job summary

The role involves serving as a strategic advisor to senior business leaders by providing financial insights, complex analysis, and oversight on large projects. You will also lead and develop junior team members while driving financial strategy and performance across the business unit.

Job details

About the role: The Finance Leader serves as a trusted adviser and primary source of financial decision support for business leaders. Working closely with leadership teams and reporting to the Director of Finance, this role provides commercially focused insight, analysis and challenge to help shape and deliver financial strategy. The position actively contributes to leadership discussions, supports informed decision-making, and drives achievement of short and long-term objectives. Working alongside Business Partnering specialists and Centres of Excellence, the role manages complex commercial, reporting, strategy and financial control matters. Success requires strong technical expertise, commercial acumen, influencing skills, collaboration and the ability to build effective stakeholder relationships. What your days will look like: Partner with senior leaders to provide commercial finance insight, analysis and challenge that supports strategic decision-making and business performance. Lead forecasting, budgeting and planning activities while identifying opportunities, risks and actions that drive sustainable growth and profitability. Shape and influence strategic and operational plans through financial modelling, scenario analysis and performance target setting. Strengthen financial governance and control, evaluate investment performance, and support the development of finance strategy and organisational direction. The role is for you if: A relevant finance qualification such as CA, ACA, CIMA or ACCA (or International Equivalent) Commercially minded professional with strong business acumen and the ability to translate financial information into actionable insights. Demonstrated technical accounting expertise, including knowledge of relevant accounting standards such as IFRS 15. Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills, with excellent attention to detail and a proactive, results-focused approach. Effective communicator and trusted relationship builder, capable of influencing and collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders. Committed to continuous improvement, team development and delivering high-quality outcomes, supported by strong Excel and data analysis capabilities. What you’ll receive from us: No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions. We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.

What you’ll do

The role involves serving as a strategic advisor to senior business leaders by providing financial insights, complex analysis, and oversight on large projects. You will also lead and develop junior team members while driving financial strategy and performance across the business unit.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a relevant finance qualification such as CA, ACA, CIMA, or ACCA. Strong analytical skills, commercial acumen, and a demonstrated application of accounting standards like IFRS 15 are essential.

Benefits

• Empowered flexibility • Private medical cover • 24/7 virtual GP access • Volunteering days

Listed skills

• Problem solving · Preferred
• Leadership · Preferred
• Revenue Recognition · Preferred
• Financial analysis · Preferred
• Stakeholder Management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Financial analysis
• Business partnering
• Strategic planning
• Financial forecasting
• IFRS 15
• Commercial insight
• Stakeholder management
• Financial governance
• Revenue recognition
• Leadership
• Problem-solving
• Accounting standards
• Performance management
• Strategic advisory
• Financial Advising
• Influencing Skills
• Financial Controls
• Self-Starter
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Influencing Without Authority
• Supply Chain
• Financial Strategy
• Chartered Institute Of Management Accountants (CIMA)
• Planning
• Standard Accounting Practices
• Mergers And Acquisitions
• Internal Controls
• Business Partnering
• Decision Making
• Consulting
• Continuous Improvement Process
• Decision Support Systems
• Finance
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Planning
• Forecasting
• Governance
• International Financial Reporting Standards
• Interpersonal Communications
• Problem Solving
• Market Share
• Operations
• Revenue Recognition
• Strategic Alignment
• Association Of Chartered Certified Accountants
• Detail Oriented
• Honesty

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Consulting
• Management & Leadership
• Finance Business Partner
• Financial Manager (General)
• Finance Managers
• Financial Managers