Finance Business Partner

SF Partners; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Partners, Derby, is seeking an experienced Finance Business Partner to join an ambitious professional services business. The role blends business partnering, FP&A, financial analysis and modelling to provide commercial insight and challenge to support strategic decision-making and growth.

You will work with Heads of Department and senior leadership, support confidential projects including due diligence for acquisitions, build financial models, budgets and forecasts, and communicate findings

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA).
• Strong FP&A, commercial finance, financial analysis or business partnering experience.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to interpret complex financial information and present clear recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Heads of Department to provide commercial financial insight and support.
• Prepare monthly financial reports, dashboards and KPIs to assess performance.
• Analyse financial data to identify trends, opportunities, risks and areas for improvement.
• Provide insight, challenge and recommendations to support commercial decision-making.
• Prepare and manage departmental budgets and forecasts.
• Conduct variance analysis against budgets and forecasts, identifying key performance drivers.
• Develop and maintain financial models to forecast future performance.
• Work with stakeholders across the business to gather and interpret financial and operational data.
• Communicate financial information clearly to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
• Produce ad-hoc financial and commercial analysis as required.
• Support the evaluation of new projects and potential acquisition opportunities.
• Undertake financial analysis and contribute to due diligence exercises.
• Build financial models to assess potential acquisitions and investments
• Identify key assumptions, risks and sensitivities and present findings to senior management.
• Support post-acquisition financial and systems integration where required.

Skills

FP&A

Financial analysis

Business partnering

Stakeholder management

Analytical mindset

Education

ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualified

Tools

Excel

Financial modelling

Job description

Finance Business Partner

Derby

£55,000 - £65,000

SF Partners have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Finance Business Partner to join an ambitious professional services business based in Derby. This is a commercial and analytical role combining business partnering, FP&A, financial analysis and modelling. Working closely with Heads of Department and senior leadership, you will provide financial insight and constructive challenge to support strategic decision-making and business growth.

You will also support confidential, business-critical projects, including financial modelling and analysis relating to potential acquisitions.

This is a full-time, permanent role based in Derby - Office based.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Heads of Department to provide commercial financial insight and support.
• Prepare monthly financial reports, dashboards and KPIs to assess performance.
• Analyse financial data to identify trends, opportunities, risks and areas for improvement.
• Provide insight, challenge and recommendations to support commercial decision-making.
• Prepare and manage departmental budgets and forecasts.
• Conduct variance analysis against budgets and forecasts, identifying key performance drivers.
• Develop and maintain financial models to forecast future performance.
• Work with stakeholders across the business to gather and interpret financial and operational data.
• Communicate financial information clearly to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
• Produce ad-hoc financial and commercial analysis as required.
• Support the evaluation of new projects and potential acquisition opportunities.
• Undertake financial analysis and contribute to due diligence exercises.
• Build financial models to assess potential acquisitions and investments
• Identify key assumptions, risks and sensitivities and present findings to senior management.
• Support post-acquisition financial and systems integration where required.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

You will ideally:

• Qualified Accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA)
• Have strong FP&A, commercial finance, financial analysis or business partnering experience.
• Be commercially minded with strong analytical and financial modelling skills.
• Be confident supporting and constructively challenging senior stakeholders.
• Have excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Be able to interpret complex financial information and present clear recommendations.
• Have strong Excel skills and experience creating financial models and management information.
• Be self-motivated, adaptable and comfortable working to tight deadlines.
• Have strong IT skills, with SaaS knowledge or experience beneficial.

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