Commercial Finance Business Partner

Michael Page Finance; Doncaster; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Remote work flexibility

Job summary

Michael Page Finance is partnering with a private equity backed service provider to recruit a commercial finance professional focused on business partnering and performance. The role reports to the Commercial Finance Director and will influence decisions at the MD/SLT level, driving commercial insights and KPI reporting.

The successful candidate will manage budgeting, forecasting and profitability analysis, delivering monthly packs and leading cash and margin initiatives while operating mainly

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with 3+ years in commercial finance and business partnering.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and driving performance improvements.
• Strong ability to build relationships and influence decisions.

Responsibilities

• Partner with MD and SLT to drive performance and support decision making.
• Provide commercial and financial insights to improve margins and cash.
• Monitor and report performance against KPIs and budgets.
• Deliver cash and margin improvement initiatives.
• Develop financial models for business cases and profitability analysis.
• Analyse contract profitability and provide recommendations.
• Prepare monthly performance packs with commentary on variances to budget.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting processes.

Skills

Commercial finance

Business partnering

Stakeholder management

Financial analysis

Budgeting & forecasting

Education

Qualified Accountant

Job description

This would be a fantastic opportunity for a credible commercial finance individual who is seeking a role that is solely focused upon business partnering and driving business performance.

Client Details

Our client is a private equity owned service provider with a head office in Doncaster. You will be working from home, but will be required to attend the Doncaster head office c. twice per month.

Description

You will be reporting into the Commercial Finance Director and will be driving performance for an area of the business, which currently generates c. £35m of revenue. Duties will include:

• Partnering with the MD and SLT to drive performance and support decision making
• Driving commercial and financial insights
• Monitoring and reporting on performance against KPIs
• Delivering cash and margin improvement initiatives
• Mitigating financial risk and leveraging financial opportunities
• Financial modelling for business cases
• Analysing contract profitability and providing recommendations
• Producing monthly performance packs with commentary on performance v budget
• Budgeting and forecasting

Profile

To apply for this position you will:

• Be a qualified accountant - essential
• Have a minimum of 3 years' experience of working in commercial finance - essential
• Have experience of business partnering senior stakeholders and driving performance improvement - essential
• Have the ability to build relationships with and influence senior stakeholders - essential
• Have experience of financial modelling - desirable
• Have experience of contract management - desirable

Job Offer

• £55-65k (dependent upon experience)
• Competitive benefits package
• Mainly remote working