Finance Business Partner

Hybrid – majority remote based with a requirement to come into Ashford, Kent office or Maidenhead, Berkshire office. Likely frequency will be 1-2 times a month. There will be some adhoc European travel too.

The Finance Business Partner – FP&A for EMEA serves as a strategic partner to commercial and regional leadership, driving financial performance, operational insight, and data-driven decision-making across the region. The role provides expert analysis, forecasts, and recommendations to enable growth, profitability, and efficiency, while leading cross-functional financial reviews and ensuring alignment with corporate objectives.

Expected Responsibility Split by business/functional area:

• DACH & UKI 20%
• Regional Cost Centers 30%

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Financial Leadership

• Act as the trusted finance advisor for regional leadership, supporting business strategy with financial insights and recommendations.
• Provide forward-looking analysis on sales, profitability, and key business drivers across all certain EMEA markets.
• Partner with commercial teams to identify growth opportunities, optimize resources, and support critical business decisions.
• Lead and coordinate the monthly close and regional financial consolidation across EMEA Distributor markets, UK&I and DACH.
• Ensure timely pump confirmations, consolidation of results, and preparation of executive-ready reporting by WD4 afternoon.
• Facilitate and drive regional review calls, aligning financial and operational insights across markets.

Planning & Forecasting

• Own the preparation and validation of quarterly forecasts, annual operating plan (AOP), and long-range plans, including sales and margin uploads in OneStream.
• Analyze variances versus forecast and prior year, providing actionable insights to stakeholders.
• Support scenario planning and business impact modeling for key initiatives and market dynamics.

Business Partnering & Insight Generation

• Build strong relationships with country finance teams and commercial leaders to understand local market trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Translate financial data into clear, actionable insights to support strategic decisions and operational improvements.
• Lead ad hoc financial projects and analytics that enhance decision-making capabilities across the region.

Systems & Process Excellence

• Serve as sub-region owner for PowerBI and OneStream, ensuring data integrity, reporting efficiency, and adoption of best practices.
• Drive process improvements in reporting, forecasting, and analysis to enable timely and accurate business insights.

Knowledge, Skills & Qualifications

• Strong business acumen with strategic and analytical thinking.
• Proven experience in financial planning, forecasting, and reporting in a complex, multi-market environment.
• Ability to influence and partner with senior leadership across geographies.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and collaborative team player.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACA or ACCA)
• 5+ years of professional experience preferred, including 3+ years in FP&A or finance business partnering roles.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; experience with Oracle BI, OneStream, Power BI are desirable
• Strong data analysis and financial modeling capabilities

Strong data analysis and financial modeling capabilities

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