Finance Business Partner

The ONE Group Ltd; Kempston; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The ONE Group Ltd in Bedfordshire is seeking an experienced Finance Business Partner for a 12–15 month FTC to partner with senior operational stakeholders and provide financial insight, modelling and challenge to support key decisions and strategic investments.

You will develop budgets and forecasts, build commercial models, and track the financial benefits of investments across the organisation. Strong Excel skills and ACCA/CIMA/ACA part-qualification are preferred.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Finance Business Partner or similar commercial finance role.
• Strong business partnering with senior stakeholders.
• Experience building financial models and business cases.
• Budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis experience.
• Experience assessing investment opportunities and returns.
• Turn complex financial information into actionable insight.
• Commercial mindset with ability to challenge assumptions and influence decisions.
• Stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Attention to detail and strong analytical abilities.
• Ability to manage competing priorities under deadlines.
• ACCA/CIMA or ACA part-qualified or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key Finance Business Partner to senior operational stakeholders, providing commercial insight and constructive financial challenge.
• Develop budgets and forecasts in partnership with operational stakeholders.
• Deliver financial modelling and commercial analysis to support performance and decision-making.
• Build robust business cases to support significant investments and transformation programmes.
• Analyse investment costs, ROI, profitability and resource requirements.
• Track and report financial benefits of investments against business cases.
• Provide financial analysis to support senior management decisions.
• Collaborate with the wider Finance team to deliver timely, commercially relevant information.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes and reporting.

Skills

Financial modelling

Budgeting & forecasting

Stakeholder management

Excel proficiency

Financial analysis

Investment appraisals

Process improvement

Presentation skills

Education

ACCA/CIMA/ACA part-qualified

Tools

Excel

Job description

Role: Finance Business Partner – 12 – 15 Months FTC

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Location: Bedfordshire

Working Model: Hybrid

The Accountancy & Finance Division at The ONE Group is partnering with a recognisable business based in Bedfordshire in recruiting for an Experienced Finance Business Partner for a period of 12 – 15 Months to cover maternity. This is a genuinely commercial role, partnering closely with senior operational stakeholders and providing the financial insight, modelling and challenge needed to support key business decisions and strategic investment.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a key Finance Business Partner to senior operational stakeholders, providing commercial insight and constructive financial challenge.
• Build strong relationships across the business and help stakeholders understand the financial impact of operational and strategic decisions.
• Deliver financial modelling and commercial analysis to support business performance and decision-making.
• Develop budgets and forecasts in partnership with operational stakeholders.
• Work with short and medium-term forecasting cycles, identifying key risks and opportunities.
• Build robust commercial business cases to support significant business investment and transformation programmes.
• Analyse the financial implications of different strategic options, including cost, depreciation, return on investment and overall financial viability.
• Track and report the financial benefits of investments and business initiatives against agreed business cases.
• Support investment decisions across the organisation, assessing both new opportunities and reinvestment into existing operations.
• Assess investment costs, expected commercial returns, profitability and resource requirements.
• Provide detailed financial analysis and reporting to support senior management decision-making.
• Challenge assumptions and ensure commercial proposals are supported by robust financial analysis.
• Work closely with the wider Finance team to provide accurate, timely and commercially relevant information.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting and decision-making.

Skills & Experience Required

• Proven experience in a Finance Business Partner or similarly commercial finance role.
• Strong business partnering skills with the confidence to work directly with senior operational stakeholders.
• Experience building financial models and commercial business cases.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis experience.
• Experience assessing investment opportunities and their potential financial returns.
• Ability to turn complex financial information into clear, actionable commercial insight.
• Commercial mindset with the confidence to challenge assumptions and influence decision-making.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work to demanding deadlines.
• Advanced Excel skills, including PivotTables, lookups and complex formulas.
• ACCA, CIMA or ACA part-qualified as a minimum, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Proactive approach with the ability to take ownership of projects and workload.
• Experience partnering with senior operational teams.
• Previous involvement in strategic investment or transformation programmes.
• Experience producing investment appraisals and commercial business cases.
• Exposure to asset-related financial modelling and depreciation.
• Experience working within a large, complex or fast-paced organisation.