Finance Business Partner

Hutcheon Mearns; Blairgowrie and Rattray; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic organisation seeks a Finance Business Partner to join their finance team in Blairgowrie. In this role, you will provide strategic financial insights to senior leaders while driving budget management and performance optimization. The position offers a hybrid working environment and opportunities for professional growth within a rapidly expanding company.

Benefits

Company pension - 6% employer contribution

Discretionary performance related bonus

Life Insurance

Cycle to Work Scheme

Enhanced sickness and maternity pay policies

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant (CIMA, CA, ACCA) with relevant post qualification experience or qualified by experience.
• Proven success in finance business partnering or commercial finance role.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles.

Responsibilities

• Preparing monthly management accounts and Board level reporting packs.
• Conducting budget holder reviews to challenge assumptions.
• Providing training and guidance to non-finance colleagues.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Financial analysis

Analytical skills

Education

Qualified Accountant (CIMA, CA, ACCA)

Tools

Excel

PowerBI

Job description

Hutcheon Mearns is proud to partner with a fast-scaling, forward-thinking organisation in a service-driven industry to recruit a commercially astute Finance Business Partner (salary up to £65,000). This role sits within a finance team, offering the opportunity to drive real impact through strategic financial insight. This business, based in Blairgowrie, is a recognised disruptor in its field - known for outstanding customer service, innovation and rapid growth in its sector. This company offers a fantastic environment for finance professionals looking to influence business decision making and develop as the company evolves.

The Opportunity

Working within a team of Finance Business Partners, you will partner with senior leaders to provide actionable financial insight across revenue, operational expenditure (opex) and capital expenditure capex). You will lead on budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis for the business areas you cover, ensuring accurate and timely reporting.

Your responsibilities will include;

• Preparing monthly management accounts and detailed Board level reporting packs
• Conducting regular budget holder reviews to challenge assumptions and optimise performance
• Delivering commercial analysis to support contract negotiations, cost to serve reviews and investment cases
• Collaborating cross functionally to enhance management information (MI), KPIs and reporting tools using Excel and PowerBI
• Supporting finance transformation projects and continuous improvement initiatives
• Providing training and guidance to non-finance colleagues
• Ensuring audit readiness by maintaining robust records

The Candidate

We're ideally looking for a Qualified Accountant (CIMA, CA, ACCA) with relevant post qualification experience. However, qualified by experience individuals may also be considered.

You will have proven success in a finance business partnering, FP&A or commercial finance role where you are accustomed to using providing financial analysis to non-finance stakeholders. The ideal candidate will be pro-active, results-driven and solutions-focused with strong commercial awareness coupled with strong understanding of accounting principles.

Benefits and conditions

• Salary up to £65,000
• Hybrid working - minimum of 2 days in the office
• Company pension - 6% employer contribution
• Discretionary performance related bonus
• Life Insurance
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Enhanced sickness and maternity pay policies

Next steps?

If you consider yourself to be a commercially minded Accountant, this could be a great role for you! Apply with your full CV to the position asap! Please note sponsorship is not available for this post.