Commercial Finance Business Partner

Robert Walters UK; England; Hybrid; GBP 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organisation in Leicestershire is seeking a Commercial Finance Business Partner to support financial planning and M&A activities. With a salary of circa £65,000, you will collaborate with C-Suite executives and provide critical financial analysis. The ideal candidate is a fully qualified accountant with 3-4 years of experience in FP&A, possessing strong interpersonal skills and adaptability in various functions. This hybrid role requires excellent analytical capabilities and previous experience in system integrations.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of experience in business partnering or FP&A roles.
• Strong skills in cash-flow modelling and financial analysis.
• Experience in preparing data for system integrations.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic planning with insightful financial analysis.
• Collaborate with C-Suite for financial modelling and reporting.
• Assist with pre-deal analysis for acquisitions.

Skills

Technical grounding in FP&A principles

Interpersonal skills

Adaptability across multiple functions

Education

Fully qualified accountant

Job description

A leading organisation in Leicestershire is seeking a Commercial Finance Business Partner to join their team, offering an exciting blend of commercial finance partnering and mergers & acquisitions (M&A) support. You will be at the heart of financial planning and analysis, supporting both day‑to‑day business partnering and high‑impact M&A activities. This is a hybrid role (3 days on site).

What you’ll do:

• Support strategic planning processes by providing insightful financial analysis that contributes directly to the organisation's five‑year growth plan.
• Collaborate closely with the CFO, Chief Client Officer, investors, and other members of the C‑Suite to deliver robust financial modelling and performance reporting.
• Assist with pre‑deal analysis for potential acquisitions by reviewing vendor data, stress‑testing assumptions, and assessing strategic fit without being responsible for deal origination.
• Prepare detailed cash‑flow models and balance‑sheet analyses that inform key decision‑making across both business‑as‑usual operations and M&A activity.
• Provide critical support during post‑merger integration phases by preparing data for CRM system ingestion and working alongside wider integration stakeholders.
• Deliver analytical solutions for complex "big data" challenges that arise from both commercial finance partnering and M&A support functions.

What you bring:

• You are a fully qualified accountant with strong technical grounding in FP&A principles including balance sheet management, profit & loss understanding, cash‑flow modelling, and advanced financial modelling capabilities.
• You have ideally accumulated 3‑4 years’ experience post‑graduation with at least two years spent in a business partnering or FP&A‑type role where you demonstrated adaptability across multiple functions.
• Your background is more commercially focused rather than exclusively audit‑based; you bring practical experience flexing between BAU finance tasks and supporting M&A activities.
• You possess excellent interpersonal skills that enable you to collaborate effectively with colleagues at all levels including CFOs, C‑Suite executives, investors, and external advisors.
• You are pragmatic in your approach‑curious about new challenges yet able to quickly grasp complex concepts and you integrate well within existing teams thanks to your positive attitude.
• You have proven experience preparing data for system integrations (such as CRM platforms) during post‑merger phases or similar transformation projects.

On offer is a salary of circa £65,000 per annum, plus a strong benefits package.

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