Finance Business Partner

Four Squared Recruitment; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Four Squared Recruitment partners with a Birmingham-based business to recruit an experienced Finance Business Partner into its established finance team. The role is high-profile, commercially focused and will influence strategy, drive financial performance and support key commercial decisions.

You will lead budgeting, forecasting, financial planning and management reporting, partnering with senior stakeholders to challenge assumptions and identify profitability improvements.

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification required.
• Experience in Finance Business Partner/FP&A roles.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling and reporting experience.
• Proven ability to partner with senior stakeholders and influence decisions.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Advanced Excel and financial systems proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Business Partnering: build relationships with senior stakeholders to support decisions.
• Financial Planning & Analysis: lead budgeting, forecasting and planning processes.
• Performance Management: own monthly reviews and variance analysis.
• Commercial Analysis: provide insights to drive profitability and efficiency.
• Business Case Development: support investment appraisals with financial modelling.
• Profitability & Cost Management: identify margin improvements and cost optimisations.
• Financial Modelling: develop models for scenario planning and decisions.
• Stakeholder Influence: challenge assumptions and embed financial considerations.
• Management Reporting: enhance reporting to provide actionable insights.
• Process Improvement: drive efficiency in reporting and controls.
• Strategic Projects: support transformation and growth initiatives.

Skills

Strategic business partnering

Budgets & forecasting

Management reporting

Financial modelling

Advanced Excel

Financial systems

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Tools

Excel

ERP/Finance systems

Job description

Birmingham | £70,000 + Benefits | Hybrid Working

The Opportunity

We are working with a successful and growing business in Birmingham to recruit an experienced Finance Business Partner into its established finance team.

This is a high-profile, commercially focused position, offering the opportunity to work closely with senior leadership and operational teams to influence business strategy, drive financial performance and support key commercial decisions.

The successful candidate will take ownership of financial planning, performance analysis and business partnering across key areas of the organisation. Acting as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders, you will provide meaningful financial insight, challenge existing processes and identify opportunities to improve profitability, efficiency and overall business performance.

This role would suit a commercially minded, qualified accountant who enjoys working beyond traditional financial reporting and wants to play a genuine role in shaping business decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Business Partnering: Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across the business, providing financial guidance, commercial insight and constructive challenge to support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Financial Planning & Analysis: Lead the budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes, ensuring accurate, timely and meaningful financial information is available to support business objectives.
• Performance Management: Take ownership of monthly financial performance reviews, analysing actual results against budget and forecast, identifying key variances and providing detailed commentary on financial performance.
• Commercial Analysis: Deliver insightful financial analysis to identify trends, risks and opportunities, translating complex financial information into clear recommendations that drive business performance.
• Business Case Development: Support investment appraisals, capital expenditure proposals and strategic projects, providing robust financial modelling and commercial assessments to support investment decisions.
• Profitability & Cost Management: Work closely with operational and commercial teams to identify opportunities to improve margins, optimise costs, enhance operational efficiency and maximise profitability.
• Financial Modelling: Develop and maintain financial models to support scenario planning, sensitivity analysis, business planning and strategic decision-making.
• Stakeholder Influence: Challenge financial assumptions, influence business decisions and ensure financial considerations are embedded within operational and commercial strategies.
• Management Reporting: Develop and enhance management reporting processes, ensuring key stakeholders have access to accurate, relevant and actionable financial information.
• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting systems and controls, driving greater efficiency, accuracy and commercial visibility.
• Strategic Projects: Play an active role in supporting wider business initiatives, including transformation, growth plans, restructuring and other strategic projects as required.
• Continuous Improvement: Promote a commercially focused finance culture, encouraging accountability, financial awareness and data-driven decision-making throughout the organisation.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for an ambitious and commercially astute finance professional who combines strong technical accounting skills with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.

You will ideally have:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification.
• Extensive experience in a Finance Business Partner, Commercial Finance or FP&A role, ideally within a complex or commercially focused organisation.
• A strong background in budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling and management reporting.
• Demonstrable experience partnering with senior stakeholders and influencing commercial and operational decisions.
• The ability to analyse complex financial information, identify key trends and present findings in a clear and commercially meaningful way.
• Strong commercial awareness, with a track record of identifying opportunities to improve business performance and profitability.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the confidence to challenge and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with financial systems and reporting tools.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and deliver accurate, high-quality financial information within tight deadlines.

The Package

• Location: Birmingham, West Midlands.
• Working pattern: Hybrid working, offering flexibility between home and office.
• Benefits: Competitive benefits package.

The Opportunity for You

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified accountant looking to take the next step in their career within a commercially focused finance function.

You will have the opportunity to develop strong relationships with senior leadership, influence key business decisions and make a tangible contribution to the organisation's financial and operational performance.

Whether your background is in commercial finance, FP&A or an established Finance Business Partner role, this position offers the opportunity to broaden your commercial exposure, take ownership of key financial activities and contribute to the continued success of the business.