Commercial Finance Business Partner

MDM Resourcing; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading growth business in London seeks a Finance Business Partner to provide commercial finance support. You will manage an £11m+ P&L and work closely with the leadership team to enhance financial performance. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications and experience, as well as strong interpersonal skills. This role offers excellent career progression opportunities in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years' post qualification experience in a fast-paced business or top 8 accounting firm.
• Natural commercial inclination to evaluate business rationale.
• Dynamic, results-driven individual with strong interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Full ownership of the Business Unit P&L.
• Provide strategic, operational, and financial support with insights.
• Identify and appraise investment opportunities.
• Deliver weekly KPIs and monthly management accounts.
• Support contract negotiations ensuring commercial robustness.
• Control over £8m stock with a remote team.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Relationship building

Communication skills

Technical accounting skills

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or ACMA)

Job description

Overview

MDM Resourcing's exclusive client is a large acquisitive growth business with EBITDA c£50m. Internal promotion has given rise to a requirement for a commercially astute Finance Business Partner to provide value-adding commercial finance support and challenge to the leadership team of a key growth business unit, with the objective of maximising financial performance.

With financial responsibility for an £11m+ P&L, the role is like a "mini-FD role", focused on driving both commercial and working capital performance.

Candidates from both practice (ideally Transaction Services) and industry will be considered.

The Role

The role requires a combination of business acumen and sound technical skills and, critically, excellent relationship building and communication skills.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Full ownership of the Business Unit P&L; supporting the senior leadership team to drive commercial performance;
• Provision of high quality and timely strategic, operational and financial support and challenge through provision of detailed performance insight;
• Identify, model and appraise investment opportunities;
• Delivery of weekly KPIs and monthly management accounts;
• Provide business support to contract negotiations ensuring that contract proposals are commercially robust;
• Ensure control over £8m stock with the support of a remote team of 2;
• Work with Central Finance team to ensure that working capital levels are optimised.

The ideal candidate will be

• A qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or ACMA) with at least 2 years' post qualification experience - either in a top 8 accounting firm or in a fast paced business;
• A natural commercial inclination i.e. to sense check the business rationale in any decision;
• A commercially astute, dynamic, results driven individual possessing excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Able to build productive relationships with key non-finance personnel whilst providing the requisite level of commercial challenge;
• Strong technical accounting skills.

This is an outstanding career opportunity which offers high calibre candidates the opportunity and autonomy to exercise their commercial capabilities in a fast paced high growth business. The ongoing growth of the business continues to generate excellent career progression potential.