Finance Business Partner

Talk Staff Recruitment; Leeds; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Talk Staff Recruitment in Leeds seeks an experienced Finance Business Partner to join the Leeds-based finance team. You will work closely with senior stakeholders, translating financial data into actionable insights that influence commercial decisions and strategy.

This role emphasizes business planning, profitability initiatives, working capital management, and performance improvement. The successful candidate will bring a proactive, commercially minded approach and enjoy operating in a busy

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with proven experience in finance partnering.
• Ability to translate financial data into commercial insight.
• Experience forecasting, budgeting and business planning.
• Comfort working with senior stakeholders and challenging assumptions.
• Experience in professional services or complex commercial environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior stakeholders to influence commercial decisions.
• Analyse financial performance and KPIs to drive profitability and efficiency.
• Support working capital management, pricing, tenders and business cases.
• Develop financial models and forecasts to support planning.
• Communicate financial commentary clearly to non-finance teams.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Forecasting & modelling

Financial analysis

Communication

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACCA/CIMA/CA)

Job description

Talk Staff Recruitment, Leeds, Kent, England

A well-established organisation is looking to appoint an experienced Finance Business Partner to join its Leeds-based finance team.

This is a commercially focused opportunity for a qualified accountant who enjoys working closely with senior stakeholders and using financial insight to influence business performance and decision-making.

This role offers the opportunity to move beyond traditional financial reporting and play a genuine part in supporting commercial decision-making.

You will have exposure to senior stakeholders, contribute to business planning and profitability initiatives, and play an active role in improving financial and operational performance.

To be considered for the role, you’ll require the following essentials:

• Proven experience working as a Finance Business Partner or in a commercially focused finance position


• Strong commercial awareness & an ability to understand & communicate key business drivers


• Experience analysing financial information & translating it into meaningful commercial insight


• Confidence working with senior stakeholders & providing constructive challenge


• Experience with forecasting, financial modelling & business planning


• The ability to work effectively within a complex organisation & build relationships across different teams


• A proactive, commercially minded & service-focused approach


• Experience within professional services or another complex commercial environment would be advantageous!

Within this position, you’ll also be:

• Building strong relationships with senior stakeholders across the organisation


• Providing insightful analysis of financial performance and key KPIs


• Identifying opportunities to improve profitability, efficiency & commercial performance


• Supporting working capital performance, including billing, WIP & debt management


• Providing financial modelling & analysis to support forecasting & business planning


• Supporting pricing decisions, tenders, profitability reviews & business cases


• Producing clear financial & commercial commentary to support effective decision-making


• Working collaboratively with stakeholders across a complex organisation


• Providing constructive financial challenge & helping stakeholders understand the commercial impact of decisions

Salary & Working Hours

Salary is £45,000 - £55,000 per annum, dependant on experience

Working Hours are Full Time, Monday - Friday

Talk Staff Recruitment is an established division of Talk Staff Group and works with companies throughout the East Midlands and UK with roles including many areas such as: Accountancy & Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Contact Centre and Office Support.