Finance Business Partner

Stanton House; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanton House is partnering with a high-profile consumer business to recruit a Finance Manager on a 15-month maternity cover. The role will act as a key finance business partner, owning budgeting, forecasting, commercial analysis and performance reporting.

You will collaborate with senior stakeholders across marketing, subscriptions, sales and content, developing KPIs, providing insights on pricing, margin and promotions, and driving process improvements with an eye on automation and the use of

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with post-qualification commercial finance and business partnering experience.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to work with senior non-finance leaders.
• Strong Excel and financial modelling capabilities.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, scenario modelling and investment analysis.
• Proactive analytical approach balancing detail with big-picture view.
• Ability to challenge, influence and communicate financial risks and opportunities.
• Interest in improving processes and automating ways of working.
• Experience within media, digital, marketing or subscription-led businesses would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Leading the budget and forecasting cycles across multiple areas of responsibility.
• Business partnering with senior stakeholders across marketing, sales, subscriptions and content.
• Developing KPIs, reporting and scenario analysis to support a growing subscription proposition.
• Providing commercial insight around pricing, margin and promotional activity.
• Owning and managing a significant cost base, working with senior leaders to understand trends, challenge spend and identify efficiencies.
• Building and challenging business cases and investment proposals, ensuring they are financially robust.
• Providing proactive analysis to identify risks, opportunities and areas for growth.
• Using data and technology to improve reporting, automation and finance processes, including exploring the use of AI.
• Managing and developing a Finance Analyst, with additional oversight across wider finance support.
• Supporting senior finance leadership with strategic and ad hoc analysis.

Skills

FP&A

Stakeholder management

Financial modelling

Budgeting

Forecasting

Scenario analysis

Investment analysis

Analytical thinking

Process improvement

Communication of risks/opportunities

Education

Chartered Accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA)

Tools

Excel

Job description

I’m currently working with a high-profile, internationally recognised consumer business that is looking for a Finance Manager to join its commercial finance team on a 15-month maternity cover.

This is a genuinely broad commercial finance role, offering the opportunity to work closely with senior stakeholders across marketing, subscriptions, sales and editorial/content, providing insight that directly influences investment, growth and performance.

The role

You’ll act as a key finance business partner across several high-profile areas of the business, taking ownership of budgeting, forecasting, commercial analysis and performance reporting.

The role will involve:

• Leading the budget and forecasting cycles across multiple areas of responsibility.
• Business partnering with senior stakeholders across marketing, sales, subscriptions and content.
• Developing KPIs, reporting and scenario analysis to support a growing subscription proposition.
• Providing commercial insight around pricing, margin and promotional activity.
• Owning and managing a significant cost base, working with senior leaders to understand trends, challenge spend and identify efficiencies.
• Building and challenging business cases and investment proposals, ensuring they are financially robust.
• Providing proactive analysis to identify risks, opportunities and areas for growth.
• Using data and technology to improve reporting, automation and finance processes, including exploring the use of AI.
• Managing and developing a Finance Analyst, with additional oversight across wider finance support.
• Supporting senior finance leadership with strategic and ad hoc analysis.

What we're looking for

You’ll be a fully qualified accountant with strong post-qualified experience and a proven track record in commercial finance and business partnering.

You’ll ideally bring:

• Strong commercial finance / FP&A experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the confidence to work with senior non-finance leaders.
• Strong Excel and financial modelling capability.
• Experience across budgeting, forecasting, scenario modelling and investment analysis.
• A proactive, analytical approach with the ability to move between detailed analysis and the bigger commercial picture.
• The confidence to challenge, influence and communicate financial risks and opportunities.
• A genuine interest in improving processes and finding smarter, more automated ways of working.

Experience within media, digital, marketing or subscription-led businesses would be advantageous, but isn’t essential.