Head of Finance Business Partnering

Overview

In this role you will lead a team of Finance Business Partners to drive strategic decision-making across a capital-intensive manufacturing business. You will partner with senior leaders to benchmark performance, challenge plans, and identify risks and opportunities. You’ll own the business planning, forecasting, and monthly performance reviews, shaping transformational initiatives and governance. Expect a high-visibility position that influences across functions and delivers measurable improvements. This is a hybrid, leadership-focused opportunity to scale financial partnering and impact the wider organisation.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working
• competitive day rate
• umbrella or PAYE options
• immediate start
• potential longer-term engagement

Responsibilities

• Partner with operational and functional leaders to provide strategic guidance and challenge
• Identify, evaluate, and communicate risks, opportunities, and emerging business challenges to key stakeholders
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Finance Business Partners with clear objectives
• Oversee business planning, forecasting, and performance reviews; contribute to monthly leadership reviews
• Maintain KPIs and reporting frameworks; support business transformation and change initiatives
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to achieve strategic priorities and improvements
• Build strong relationships with senior leaders and operational teams
• Influence decision-making through insights and data-driven recommendations
• Represent the finance partnering function in key governance forums

Key requirements

• Fully qualified accounting qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ACA)
• Strong strategic thinking and commercial acumen
• Stakeholder management and influencing with senior leadership
• Experience in managing and developing high-performing teams
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to build relationships across all organisational levels
• Significant experience in a Finance Partner, strategic analysis, or management reporting role
• Ability to start at short notice

• stakeholder management
• influencing
• leadership
• finance business partnering
• strategic analysis
• management reporting

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