Finance Business Partner

TALK STAFF GROUP LIMITED; Morley; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

TALK STAFF GROUP LIMITED is looking for an experienced Finance Business Partner to join its Leeds-based finance team. This role focuses on commercial partnering, influencing business decisions with strong financial insight, and moving beyond traditional reporting.

You will work with senior stakeholders, contribute to business planning, and help drive profitability and financial performance across the organisation.

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent qualification.
• Proven experience as Finance Business Partner or commercially focused finance role.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to translate drivers into insights.
• Experience analysing financial information and turning it into commercial insight.
• Confidence engaging with senior stakeholders and offering constructive challenge.
• Experience with forecasting, financial modelling and business planning.
• Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to navigate a complex organisation and build cross-team relationships.
• Proactive, commercially minded and service-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across the organisation.
• Provide insightful analysis of financial performance and KPIs.
• Identify opportunities to improve profitability, efficiency and commercial performance.
• Support working capital management including billing, WIP and debt management.
• Deliver financial modelling and analysis to support forecasting and planning.
• Support pricing decisions, tenders and business cases with robust commentary.
• Produce clear financial and commercial commentary for decision-making.
• Lead finance projects, process improvements and systems developments.
• Collaborate across a complex organisation to enable sound financial insight.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Stakeholder management

Financial modelling

Forecasting

Communication

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Job description

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:

• ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent qualification
• 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
• Strong communication, presentation & stakeholder management skills
• 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
• Supporting & delivering finance projects, process improvements & systems developments
• 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