Finance Business Partner – Capital Projects

Overview

In this role you will partner with programme and project leaders to provide financial insight for a portfolio of capital investments, shaping investment decisions and ensuring robust cost control. You will lead budgeting, forecasting and reporting to support large-scale CAPEX programmes. Expect to identify risks, opportunities and ROI, and drive governance and process improvements across the finance function. This is a high-visibility opportunity to influence major projects and drive measurable impact within the organisation. Hybrid work and immediate start add flexibility as you help deliver lasting change.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working
• competitive day rate
• immediate start
• 9-12 months contract

Responsibilities

• Partner with programme and project leaders to provide financial support and strategic insight across capital investment projects
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and financial planning with robust cost control and reporting
• Deliver performance analysis to identify risks, opportunities and financial trends
• Support business case development, investment appraisal and decision-making for major capital investments
• Ensure strong financial governance, compliance and internal controls
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to enable informed decision-making and accountability
• Monitor spend, benefits realisation and ROI with clear recommendations
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance financial performance and ways of working

Key requirements

• Fully qualified accounting qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ACA)
• Experience managing large scale capital programmes and infrastructure investments
• Experience in financial planning, forecasting and budgeting for projects and programmes
• Strong strategic thinking and commercial acumen
• Stakeholder management and influencing skills with senior leadership
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to build relationships across all levels of the organisation
• Availability to start by end of November

• Stakeholder management
• Influencing & negotiation
• Communication & presentation
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Financial planning

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