Finance Business Partner

Certain Advantage; Farnborough; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering services firm in Farnborough is seeking a Finance Business Partner for a 6-month contract. The role involves advising on financial trends, developing financial models, and preparing reports. Candidates must be qualified accountants (CIMA, ACCA) with strong analytical skills and expertise in Microsoft Excel. This hybrid position offers the flexibility to work in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA).
• Impactful, inquisitive, analytical, and confident.
• Experience working in a fast-moving startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted partner, advising on financial trends and opportunities.
• Prepare financial reports and risk assessments.
• Drive improvements in financial processes and systems.

Skills

Financial Modeling & Forecasting

Stakeholder Communication

Analytical Skills

Continuous Improvement

Expert use of Microsoft Excel

Education

Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA)

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics

MS suite of products

Job description

Finance Business Partner

Certain Advantage are hiring for a Finance Business Partner based in Farnborough. This role is on a 6-month contract basis and is hybrid.

We're working with a business that is the world's fastest-growing engineering services firm. Aerospace company that designs and manufactures commercial aircraft, helicopters, and defence systems.

The Role

• Act as a trusted partner, advising on emerging financial trends, opportunities, and threats.
• Financial Modeling & Forecasting - collaborate and prepare financial planning tools and models to support budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning processes.
• Strategic Support - Develop robust financial models, business cases, and presentations to support business decisions. Ensure due processes and policies are followed and all decisions face vigorous challenge and vetting.
• Stakeholder Communication - Clearly communicate complex financial information and recommendations to department heads, senior management, and other stakeholders. Working across multiple departments.
• Performance Reporting - Prepare and deliver monthly financial reports and commentary for cost centres and review variances to budgets and forecast. Understand risks to full year budgets and options to mitigate.
• Process Improvements and System Development - Drive continuous improvement in financial processes and systems, including enhancements to D365 and other tools supporting budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.

The Individual

• Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA).
• Impactful, inquisitive, analytical, confident individual able to work in a fast-moving start up environment.
• Focused on continuous improvement to enhance finance processes.
• Focused on detail and ability to work with large amounts of data.
• Flexible and capable of dealing with month end duties as well ad-hoc financial analysis and forecasting.
• Comfortable dealing with senior stakeholders and able to articulate financial information to non-finance people.
• Expert use of Microsoft Excel and MS suite of products (Excel, PowerPoint etc).
• Previous use of accounting systems. Microsoft Dynamics preferable but not essential.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.