Finance Business Partner

SMT GB; Duxford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Healthcare cash plan

Life assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Ongoing training and development

Cycle to Work scheme

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Supportive team environment

Job summary

SMT GB is seeking a Finance Business Partner to join the Duxford finance team. You will collaborate with operational leaders to deliver financial insight, challenge performance, and support strategic decision‑making across the business.

In this role, you will drive forecasting, budgeting, and management information, translating complex data into actionable insights for colleagues across departments. The position is onsite at our Duxford head office with potential for process improvement projects.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a finance, management accounting, or finance business partnering role.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret financial data for non-finance stakeholders.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with BI reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Partner with operational leaders to drive cost control, profitability and efficiency.
• Provide financial insight and constructive challenge to plans and objectives.
• Support monthly performance reviews and communicate results to stakeholders.
• Assist with budgets, forecasts, business cases and strategic plans.
• Collaborate with Management Accounts to ensure accurate reporting and analysis.
• Support development of Power BI and BI reporting.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and drive changes.
• Coach colleagues to improve financial understanding across the business.
• Support ad hoc finance projects and initiatives as required.

Skills

Finance partnering

Cost control

Budgeting & forecasting

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Excel advanced

Communication

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

SMT is a leading full-service distribution company specializing in machinery and trucks. Our focus is on providing equipment for the construction, material handling, recycling, and transport industry. Launched in 2010, we have already obtained a significant heritage that dates back to 1946. Our mix of agility and international experience gives us the advantage of a synergetic environment. We are active in large parts of Africa, Belgium & Luxembourg, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and in US.

Job Title

Finance Business Partner

Location

Duxford, Cambridgeshire (Onsite)

Contract

Full Time | Permanent

About The Role

We are looking for a commercially minded Finance Business Partner to join our Finance team at Duxford. This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional who enjoys working closely with operational stakeholders, providing financial insight, challenging performance, and supporting strategic decision‑making across the business.

As a key member of the Finance team, you will help drive business performance through financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting, and the delivery of clear and actionable management information. You will work collaboratively with both finance and non‑finance colleagues, helping to translate complex financial data into meaningful business insights.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with operational leaders to improve cost control, profitability, and operational efficiency.
• Provide financial insight and constructive challenge to support business performance against plans and objectives.
• Support monthly performance reviews and communicate financial results to key stakeholders.
• Assist with the preparation of budgets, forecasts, business cases, and strategic plans.
• Work closely with the Management Accounts team to ensure accurate financial reporting and performance analysis.
• Support the development and improvement of Power BI and business intelligence reporting.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and support the implementation of new processes and ways of working.
• Provide coaching and support to colleagues to improve financial understanding across the business.
• Support ad hoc finance projects and business initiatives as required.

About You

We're looking for a commercially focused finance professional who combines strong analytical capability with the confidence to build credible relationships across the business. You'll be comfortable working with stakeholders at all levels, translating financial information into meaningful insights, and providing constructive challenge to support better decision-making. Success in this role requires someone who is naturally curious, solutions-oriented, and motivated by helping the business achieve its objectives through effective financial partnership.

To Be Successful In This Role, You'll Have

• Proven experience in a finance, management accounting, or finance business partnering role.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial and operational data.
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with large volumes of information.
• Experience using Power BI or similar reporting and business intelligence tools.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and challenge stakeholders constructively.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver to deadlines.
• A proactive approach to identifying opportunities for improvement and driving positive change.
• High levels of accuracy, attention to detail, and commercial awareness.
• The confidence to work independently while collaborating effectively as part of a wider finance team.
• A continuous improvement mindset with a willingness to adapt, learn, and support colleagues across the business.

What We Offer

At SMT GB, we recognise that our people are key to our success. In return, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package, together with opportunities for ongoing development and career progression within a supportive and collaborative environment.

Benefits Include

• Company pension scheme
• Healthcare cash plan
• Life assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Ongoing training and development
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Retail and lifestyle discounts
• Supportive team environment

Additional Information

• This role is based onsite at our Duxford, Cambridgeshire Head Office.
• Occasional travel to other SMT GB locations may be required to support business needs.
• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Our values

Our way of working as a professional community, can be best described as Caring, Daring and Sharing. Caring because we are service-minded, and we always like to go the extra mile for our customers and give our people the attention and care they deserve. Daring because we are innovative in our business, constantly looking for smart improvement. And finally Sharing because we realize we’re doing this together; with our clients, with a great team of skilled specialists, excellent manufacturers and reliable suppliers. These values create an engaging environment for passionate people who like to work in a place with purpose.