Role: Commercial Finance Business Partner
Location: Northamptonshire (Hybrid)
Are you a commercially minded Finance Business Partner who enjoys turning numbers into meaningful insight and influencing business decisions?...
Want to be the Finance Voice That Drives Growth?...
If Yes…this role could be for you!
The Accountancy & Finance Division is exclusively partnering with a growing, forward-thinking PE Backed business in recruiting for a Commercial Finance Business Partner. Working closely with the Finance Director and senior leadership team, you'll play a key role in shaping commercial strategy, driving profitability and improving business performance.
This is a highly visible role for someone who enjoys looking beyond the numbers, challenging assumptions and using financial insight to make a genuine impact.
If you’re commercially minded, data-savvy, and enjoy driving performance, this could be the perfect next step.
You’ll join a collaborative, forward-thinking finance team that values innovation, ownership, and integrity.
What you’ll enjoy:
- A high-impact role with senior leadership visibility
- The chance to influence strategy and financial decision-making
- A supportive, growth-focused culture
- Competitive package, bonus, and excellent benefits
Key Responsibilities
- Take ownership of the annual budget and develop a rolling forecast to support business planning.
- Partner closely with senior stakeholders, providing commercial insight, financial challenge and recommendations.
- Develop and enhance management reporting frameworks to highlight key performance trends and opportunities.
- Build and optimise Power BI dashboards to support data-driven decision-making.
- Deliver financial modelling and commercial analysis to drive business performance and profitability.
- Lead the financial input into tender processes and key business initiatives.
- Identify commercial risks, opportunities and strategies to improve margins.
- Develop and monitor KPIs and performance scorecards to support accountability.
- Work closely with IT to automate and streamline reporting processes.
- Translate complex financial information into clear, actionable recommendations.
- Act as a trusted commercial advisor to senior management, influencing strategic and operational decisions.
Skills & Experience Required
- ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified.
- Proven experience in a Commercial Finance Business Partner, Finance Business Partner or similar commercially focused finance role.
- Strong commercial awareness with the ability to understand and influence business performance.
- Excellent analytical and financial modelling skills.
- Advanced Excel skills and strong Power BI experience, including dashboard development and reporting.
- Experience preparing budgets, forecasts and commercial performance analysis.
- Confident working with senior stakeholders, challenging assumptions and influencing decisions.
- Ability to turn financial data into meaningful insight and practical recommendations.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
- Proactive, commercially curious and comfortable taking ownership.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, data-driven environment.