Finance Business Partner

Distinct Recruitment; Burton upon Trent; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus 10%

Hybrid working

Pension

Life assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

35 days holiday incl. bank holidays

Job summary

Distinct Recruitment is seeking a Finance Business Partner for Burton on Trent. The role offers ownership across budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis and financial modelling, with direct leadership responsibility for one report.

You will partner with senior operational and commercial leaders, turning complex numbers into actionable insights to drive pricing and investments and improve future plans. Hybrid working available.

Qualifications

• You will be a qualified accountant with solid experience in commercial finance or business partnering.
• You will be comfortable working with senior stakeholders, challenging constructively and turning detailed financial information into clear commercial insight.
• Experience in a larger or more complex business would be useful, but sector experience is not essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead budgets and forecasts; explain drivers of performance and actions.
• Own performance analysis across revenue, margin and cost lines.
• Provide commercial decision support for pricing, investment and spend decisions.
• Manage one direct report and develop leadership capabilities.

Skills

Commercial finance

Business partnering

Stakeholder management

Financial analysis

Education

Qualified accountant

Job description

Finance Business Partner Burton on Trent | Up to £65,000 plus 10% bonus | Hybrid working

This is a brilliant opportunity for an experienced Finance Business Partner who wants more ownership, broader exposure and a genuine route to progress. The business is growing, the finance team is expanding and this role has been created following an internal promotion. You will partner with several important areas of the business, taking ownership of the key revenue, margin and cost lines across each one. It is a proper business partnering role. You will be close to the decisions, working directly with senior operational and commercial leaders, helping them understand performance, challenge assumptions and make better decisions around pricing, investment, spend and future plans. There is plenty of variety in the role, covering budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis, financial modelling and commercial decision support. You will also manage one direct report, giving you the opportunity to build your leadership experience alongside the commercial side of the role.

Why it is worth looking at

Real ownership

You will have clear responsibility for the performance of the areas you support, rather than simply producing reports for somebody else to interpret. You will lead budgets and forecasts, explain what is driving performance and help stakeholders understand what needs to happen next.

Strong commercial exposure

The role works across several key parts of the business, giving you exposure to revenue, margin, cost, customer performance and operational decision making. You will get involved in the conversations that shape performance, not just report on the outcome afterwards.

A growing business

The business is scaling and investing for the future, which means finance has an important role to play in supporting that growth. There will be opportunities to get involved in wider projects, improve reporting and processes and help shape how the business operates as it continues to develop.

Genuine progression

This role exists because somebody within the team has progressed internally. The finance team has a good track record of developing people and there is clear scope for the right person to take on more responsibility over time.

A good place to work

The business has very low staff turnover and a friendly, supportive finance team. People are trusted to do their jobs, the working pattern is flexible and the culture is grown up and down to earth.

What they are looking for

You will be a qualified accountant with solid experience in commercial finance or business partnering. You will already be comfortable working with senior stakeholders, challenging constructively and turning detailed financial information into clear commercial insight. They are looking for someone who is curious, confident and happy taking ownership. Experience in a larger or more complex business would be useful, but sector experience is not essential.

Package and benefits

• Up to £65,000 plus 10% bonus
• 35 days' holiday including bank holidays with the option to buy five more days
• Hybrid working with three days in the office
• flexible hours
• pension
• life assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme