Finance Business Partner

Nigel Wright Group; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70.000 - 95.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Nigel Wright Group is partnering with a leading financial services organisation to recruit a Finance Business Partner. This role requires strong commercial finance partnering, robust financial modelling and the ability to influence senior stakeholders across the business.

You will partner closely with executive teams, deliver value-added analysis, lead budgeting and forecasting, and drive profitability through cost optimisation and strategic financial insight.

Qualifikationen

• Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA with proven FP&A experience.
• Experience in commercial finance partnering and business support.
• Strong cost management and profitability improvement background.
• Excellent financial modelling and ability to translate data into insights.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting and management reporting.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills with senior stakeholders.

Aufgaben

• Partner with executive stakeholders providing challenge, insight and commercial financial support.
• Deliver value-add analysis around performance, growth opportunities and cost optimisation.
• Analyse large datasets and translate findings into meaningful management information and recommendations.
• Develop and manage complex financial models to assess performance and inform strategy.
• Identify opportunities to drive revenue growth and improve profitability.
• Lead cost analysis and identify cost reduction opportunities.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Use month-end results to understand trends and identify opportunities.
• Provide senior stakeholders with clear recommendations from financial data.
• Act as a commercial partner to influence key business decisions.

Kenntnisse

Financial modelling

Stakeholder management

Forecasting

Budgeting

Cost management

Data analysis

Commercial acumen

Ausbildung

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Tools

Excel

Jobbeschreibung

Nigel Wright are delighted to be partnering with an instantly recognisable financial services business in their search for a Finance Business Partner. The organisation that we’re presenting are highly profitable, are currently going through a large scale change programme and are seeking a highly commercial business partner to bring commercial value add to the organisation.

Specific duties include:

• Partner closely with finance and non-finance executive stakeholders, providing challenge, insight and commercially focused financial support.
• Deliver value-add analysis and insight around business performance, growth opportunities, cost optimisation and risk mitigation.
• Analyse large and complex data sets, translating findings into clear, meaningful management information and commercial recommendations.
• Develop and manage complex financial models to assess business performance, identify opportunities and support strategic decision-making.
• Play a key role in identifying opportunities to drive revenue growth, improve profitability and enhance financial performance.
• Take ownership of cost analysis and performance, identifying areas for cost reduction, efficiency improvement and financial risk mitigation.
• Lead and support budgeting and forecasting processes, working closely with stakeholders across the business.
• Utilise month-end results and performance data to understand underlying trends, challenge performance and identify commercial opportunities.
• Provide senior stakeholders with clear recommendations, turning complex financial information into actionable business insight.
• Operate as a genuine commercial partner, constructively challenging stakeholders and helping influence key business decisions.

Candidates wishing to apply for the role will be:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified.
• Proven experience within a commercial Finance Business Partnering, FP&A or similar analytical finance role.
• Financial services experience would be advantageous (but not essential).
• Demonstrable experience of cost management, cost reduction and improving cost performance.
• Strong financial modelling skills with the ability to work with complex financial and operational data.
• Commercially astute with a track record of using analysis to identify opportunities and influence business performance.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and management reporting experience.Excellent communication, presentation and influencing skills, with the confidence to engage with senior and executive-level stakeholders.
• Able to challenge effectively, translate financial information for non-finance audiences and operate within a fast-changing commercial environment.

Why Apply?

• Join a successful, profitable and growing financial services organisation.
• High-profile role with significant exposure to senior and executive stakeholders.
• Opportunity to influence growth, profitability, cost performance and strategic decision-making.
• Genuine commercial business partnering role rather than a purely reporting-focused position.
• Join during a period of significant business change, providing excellent scope to make an impact.
• Hybrid working of 50% in the office and 50% at home