Finance Business Partner (Commercial Manager)

Marc Daniels is recruiting a Finance Business Partner (Manager) on behalf of a high-performance engineering business based near Wantage, on a 6 month contract. This highly visible role offers exposure to executive stakeholders, hybrid working and the chance to shape key investment decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Act as a trusted finance partner to senior technical and operations leaders, influencing decisions on cost, investment and performance
• Deliver month end results, forecasts, reforecasts, annual operating plans and long-term financial plans
• Provide clear recommendations on investment priorities and resource trade-offs within a regulated cost environment
• Develop and evaluate business cases, ensuring benefits are tracked and realised
• Manage headcount planning and forecasting across technical and operational functions
• Lead, coach and develop a Finance Business Partner
• Drive process improvement through automation, AI adoption and self-service reporting
• Support the Head of Finance and deputise where required

Requirements:

• Strong post-qualification experience in business partnering, ideally with director-level stakeholders across more than one function
• Strong track record in forecasting, AOP, investment appraisal and business cases
• Experience leading or developing finance team members
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills, with Power BI experience
• Experience within automotive, aerospace or a similar engineering or manufacturing environment would be beneficial

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