Finance Business Partner

Kennedy Pearce Consulting; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Greater London seeks a fully qualified accountant for a finance role emphasizing business partnering and commercial support. Responsibilities include advising on financial insights, leading forecasting, and enhancing reporting. The ideal candidate has experience in a finance role within logistics or supply chain. The position offers a salary of up to £65,000 per annum, a bonus, and hybrid working options.

Benefits

Hybrid working

Bonus

Pension

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience in a commercially focused finance role.
• Strong business partnering skills with non-financial stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to operational and commercial teams.
• Lead the monthly forecasting process for assigned business units.
• Produce and enhance internal reporting packs with clear visualization.
• Identify and implement opportunities for process automation.

Skills

Financial insight

Business partnering

Variance analysis

Process automation

Data visualization

Stakeholder management

Education

Fully qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA)

Job description

Key Responsibilities Business Partnering & Commercial Support

• Act as a trusted advisor to operational and commercial teams, influencing decisions through financial insight.
• Lead monthly performance reviews with stakeholders, translating financial results into actionable insights.
• Partner with business leads to develop robust business cases, including investment appraisals and scenario modelling.
• Support pricing strategies, cost saving initiatives, and commercial negotiations with data backed recommendations.

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

• Lead the monthly forecasting process for assigned business units, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
• Contribute to the annual budget and quarterly reforecasts, aligning financial plans with operational goals.
• Provide variance analysis and commentary to explain financial performance and key drivers.
• Develop and maintain dynamic models to support forecasting and decision making.

Reporting & Insights

• Produce and enhance internal reporting packs with clear visualisation and concise commentary.
• Track key KPIs across the business, identifying trends and areas of concern or opportunity.
• Support the development of automated dashboards and self serve tools to improve financial visibility.

Process Improvement & Systems Development

• Collaborate with IT and finance systems teams to improve reporting tools and data flows.
• Identify and implement opportunities for process automation and efficiency across FP&A.
• Support the ongoing evolution of finance systems and models to meet the needs of a growing business.

What We're Looking For

• Fully qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience in a commercially focused finance role, ideally within logistics, supply chain, or related industries.
• Strong business partnering skills with the ability to challenge and influence non financial stakeholders.

Up to £65000 per annum + Bonus, Hybrid working, pension