Finance Business Partner

Marston Holdings; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading judicial services group in the UK is seeking a Finance Business Partner to join their finance team in Rochdale. The role involves providing commercial insight, financial analysis, and decision support while leading a small team. Ideal candidates are qualified accountants with strong commercial experience, advanced Excel skills, and the ability to communicate financial data effectively. This position offers a hybrid working arrangement, a competitive salary, and benefits including a healthcare cash plan and pension contributions.

Benefits

Healthcare Cash Plan

Competitive annual leave allowance

Cycle to work scheme

Pension Contribution

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with strong commercial awareness.
• Proven experience in financial analysis, planning, and business partnering.
• Highly numerate and analytical with advanced Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as the internal and external financial business partner.
• Interpret and articulate financial results and trends.
• Lead a team of two staff while influencing senior stakeholders.

Skills

Qualified Accountant

Financial Analysis

Business Partnering

Advanced Excel Skills

Confident Communicator

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics

TM1

Job description

Finance Business Partner

Salary: £65,000 £67,000
Hybrid Working: 2 days per week in our Rochdale office

Are you a qualified accountant with strong commercial experience and a passion for partnering with the business to drive performance?

We re looking for a Finance Business Partner to join our high-performing finance team and provide commercial insight that influences decision-making at the highest level.

You ll report directly to the Head of Finance and work as a key decision support partner to operational leads and BI teams helping shape strategy, improve financial performance, and deliver meaningful change.

What You ll Do

• Act as the internal and external financial business partner translating numbers into clear, actionable insight.
• Interpret and articulate financial results, trends, and variances against plan.
• Identify and embed new ways of presenting analytical outcomes that drive performance, including developing financial KPIs.
• Work with FP&A to strengthen the planning cycle and outputs.
• Assess new opportunities alongside the Business Development team.
• Track initiatives, synergies, risks, and opportunities vs. budget and forecast.
• Provide deep-dive analysis and financial modelling to inform strategic decisions.
• Lead your team of two staff while influencing senior stakeholders across the organisation.

What We re Looking For

• Qualified Accountant (essential) with strong commercial awareness.
• Proven experience in financial analysis, planning, and business partnering in a fast-paced environment.
• Highly numerate and analytical with advanced Excel skills.
• Confident communicator able to present complex financial information in clear business language.
• Comfortable working in a matrix environment and influencing senior decision makers.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics and TM1(Desirable).

What s in it for you?

• Salary - £65,000 - £67,000
• Hybrid working 2 days per week in our Rochdale Hub
• Full Time, 37.5 hours per week
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Staff benefits designed to suit you from discounts on retail shopping, travel, and socialising to health & wellbeing
• Competitive annual leave allowance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Pension Contribution

If you re ready to bring your skills to a dynamic, forward-thinking team, apply today!

Who are we?

With over 5,000 employees nationwide, Marston Holdings is the UK s largest judicial services group. We deliver cutting-edge, tech-enabled solutions that make a difference whether tackling air pollution or recovering public debt fairly and legally. Everything we do is centred around positive outcomes for people and communities.

Please note: New starters will be subject to clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service and a County Court Judgment check. In addition, the post holder is expected to keep the Company updated if their personal circumstances change.

We are an equal opportunity employer, which means we\'ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we\'re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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