Finance Business Partner

Computacenter; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Computacenter is seeking a Finance Business Partner to work with senior Sales and business leaders, delivering financial insight and governance across Europe and global delivery locations.

You will influence decisions, support forecasting and budgeting, and act as the trusted finance advisor for your stakeholders in a fast-paced international environment.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent relevant experience.
• Proven experience in a Finance Business Partnering, Commercial Finance or similar commercially focused finance role.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate financial information into practical business insight.
• Experience influencing and challenging stakeholders at multiple levels across an organisation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work with complex financial and commercial data.
• Experience supporting forecasting, budgeting and financial planning activities.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage both finance and non-finance audiences.
• A proactive approach and the confidence to operate in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Experience partnering with Sales, Commercial or Operational functions.
• Experience within a technology, managed services, outsourcing or multi-service environment.
• Experience working within a large international or matrix organisation.
• Experience supporting transformation, operational improvement or systems initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales and business stakeholders to influence commercial decision-making and improve business performance.
• Provide financial insight, deal governance, challenge and recommendations that support strategic and operational objectives.
• Support deal modelling, forecasting, budgeting and performance management activities across your business area.
• Analyse commercial opportunities, business performance and financial trends to identify risks and opportunities.
• Contribute to deal governance activities and support commercially sound decision-making.
• Develop cost models and financial analysis to support business planning and operational effectiveness.
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, becoming the primary finance contact for your area of responsibility.
• Present financial information in a clear and meaningful way to support informed business decisions.
• Assess business issues, opportunities and investment proposals, escalating where appropriate.
• Collaborate with Finance, Sales and operational teams to drive continuous improvement and best practice.
• Support business transformation initiatives and process improvement activities across finance and commercial operations.
• Work within a matrix environment, contributing to the success of projects, programmes and business initiatives.

Skills

Finance business partnering

Stakeholder management

Financial analysis

Forecasting & budgeting

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Job description

At Computacenter, our Group Commercial Finance team plays a critical role in helping the business make better commercial decisions and achieve stronger outcomes.

As a Finance Business Partner, you'll work alongside senior Sales and business leaders, providing financial insight, commercial challenge, deal governance and decision support across a complex and evolving international organisation. You'll become a trusted advisor to your stakeholders, helping to shape decisions that influence business performance, investment priorities, deals, forecasting and long-term growth.

You'll join a collaborative team of Finance Business Partners supporting multiple countries and business units across Europe and our global delivery locations. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys building relationships, influencing decision-making and working at the heart of the business.

Why join our team?

• Work directly with senior business and Sales leaders across a large international organisation.
• Influence decisions that have a measurable impact on business performance and growth.
• Gain exposure to complex commercial environments, strategic decision-making and business transformation.
• Join a highly collaborative finance function that values insight, partnership and continuous development.
• Build a broad internal network and further develop your commercial finance and business partnering career.

What you'll do

• Partner with Sales and business stakeholders to influence commercial decision-making and improve business performance.
• Provide financial insight, deal governance, challenge and recommendations that support strategic and operational objectives.
• Support deal modelling, forecasting, budgeting and performance management activities across your business area.
• Analyse commercial opportunities, business performance and financial trends to identify risks and opportunities.
• Contribute to deal governance activities and support commercially sound decision-making.
• Develop cost models and financial analysis to support business planning and operational effectiveness.
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, becoming the primary finance contact for your area of responsibility.
• Present financial information in a clear and meaningful way to support informed business decisions.
• Assess business issues, opportunities and investment proposals, escalating where appropriate.
• Collaborate with Finance, Sales and operational teams to drive continuous improvement and best practice.
• Support business transformation initiatives and process improvement activities across finance and commercial operations.
• Work within a matrix environment, contributing to the success of projects, programmes and business initiatives.

What you'll need

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent relevant experience.
• Proven experience in a Finance Business Partnering, Commercial Finance or similar commercially focused finance role.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate financial information into practical business insight.
• Experience influencing and challenging stakeholders at multiple levels across an organisation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work with complex financial and commercial data.
• Experience supporting forecasting, budgeting and financial planning activities.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage both finance and non-finance audiences.
• A proactive approach and the confidence to operate in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Experience partnering with Sales, Commercial or Operational functions.
• Experience within a technology, managed services, outsourcing or multi-service environment.
• Experience working within a large international or matrix organisation.
• Experience supporting transformation, operational improvement or systems initiatives.