Senior Finance Business Partner

Overview

In this role you will act as the main financial partner for a key division, delivering commercial insight and challenging performance. You will lead planning and quarterly forecasting, analyse drivers of revenue and profitability, and translate financial data into actionable recommendations. Working with the FP&A team, you will drive meaningful MI and seek opportunities to improve processes and automation. This is a growth-focused, acquisitive business where your partnering stance shapes strategic decisions and value creation.

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with operational leaders to provide commercial insight and constructive challenge
• Lead monthly performance reviews and analyse financial and operational performance
• Own budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes
• Analyse key commercial drivers including revenue, profitability and pricing models
• Provide financial insight and recommendations to support business performance
• Interpret financial information into clear insights for non-financial stakeholders
• Collaborate with FP&A to develop meaningful management information (MI)
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and reporting, including automation and continuous improvement

Key requirements

• Fully qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA
• Commercial finance mindset with stakeholder influencing ability
• Experience partnering with senior stakeholders and driving decision-making
• Comfort interpreting financial and operational data and turning it into practical recommendations
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, and MI development
• Ability to work closely with the wider business and contribute to the commercial finance function
• Knowledge of performance management and financial analysis for a division

• Commercial mindset
• Stakeholder management
• Influencing and challenge
• Budgeting and quarterly forecasting
• Financial analysis of revenue, profitability and pricing
• Management information (MI) reporting

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