Finance Business Partner

RECfinancial; Leicester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Pension 5%

Death in service

28 days holiday

On-site parking

Leadership exposure

Job summary

RECfinancial, a growing business, is seeking a Finance Business Partner to join its finance function in the UK. The role suits candidates in Leicester and surrounding areas, offering commercially focused leadership and strategic financial insight to support decision making.

You will oversee margin analysis, budgeting and forecasting, cash flow management and board reporting, and will manage one direct report. Suitable candidates include those pursuing CIMA/ACCA/ACA or qualified by experience.

Qualifications

• Candidates studying towards or qualified in CIMA/ACCA/ACA will be considered.
• Driven qualified-by-experience professionals aiming for commercially focused leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Produce and review management accounts with commercial insight to support board decisions.
• Deliver margin and profitability analysis and identify value-adding opportunities.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting processes and provide board-level reporting.
• Support cash flow, working capital, and operational performance with senior leadership.
• Manage and develop one direct report.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Financial analysis

Budgeting & forecasting

Board reporting

Leadership

Education

CIMA/ACCA/ACA

Qualified by experience

Tools

Excel

Job description

About the Role

RECfinancial are partnering with a successful, growing and highly ambitious business in the recruitment of a Finance Business Partner.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established organisation that forms part of a larger international group and continues to invest in both its operations and finance function. The role is ideally suited to candidates based in Leicester, Peterborough, Corby, Melton Mowbray, South Nottingham and the surrounding areas.

Responsibilities

Whilst the production and review of management accounts will form part of the role, this is not a traditional month‑end focused position, with a significant proportion of your time spent supporting the wider business commercially looking at where you can add value and supporting with strategic decision making at board level.

The majority of your time will be spent understanding the numbers behind the accounts, delivering meaningful margin and profitability analysis, identifying opportunities to add value, supporting budgeting and forecasting processes, producing board‑level reporting and helping operational stakeholders make better commercial decisions through high‑quality financial insight. You will also work closely with the leadership team to manage cash flow, working capital and operational performance, whilst managing and developing one direct report.

Suitable candidates may currently be working as a Finance Business Partner, Finance Manager, Commercial Accountant or Senior Management Accountant and will possess strong Excel skills.

Qualifications

Candidates studying towards, or qualified in, CIMA, ACCA or ACA will be considered, alongside driven qualified‑by‑experience professionals who are looking to develop within a commercially focused leadership role.

Benefits

The business offers a profit share scheme, 5% employer pension contribution, Death in Service (4x salary), 28 days holiday including bank holidays, increasing with service, on‑site parking and the opportunity to become an integral part of an ambitious leadership team within an international organisation.

Compensation

The role has a salary range of between £55,000 and £65,000, depending on experience.