Finance Business Partner

Broster Buchanan; Northampton; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Broster Buchanan is assisting an established organisation in Northampton to appoint a commercially minded Finance Business Partner to join its finance team.

Reporting into the senior finance leadership team, the role blends traditional finance business partnering with pricing strategy, financial modelling and performance analysis to support profitability and growth.

This opportunity requires ACA/ACCA/CIMA, advanced Excel and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA.
• Experience in Finance Business Partnering or pricing-focused roles.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to influence decisions.
• Advanced Excel and MS Office skills.
• Experience with pricing models and scenario planning.

Responsibilities

• Build stakeholder relationships and provide commercial financial insight.
• Lead pricing analysis and identify opportunities for pricing optimisation.
• Analyse revenue, margins and financial performance.
• Develop pricing models, forecasts and scenario analysis.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and management reporting.

Job description

Package: up to £65,000 base salary plus car allowance

The Opportunity

We are working with an established organisation looking to appoint a commercially minded Finance Business Partner to join its finance team in Northampton.

Reporting into the senior finance leadership team, this is a varied and commercially focused position combining traditional finance business partnering with a significant emphasis on pricing strategy, financial modelling and commercial performance.

As the Finance Business Partner, you will work closely with senior stakeholders across Finance, Operations and Commercial functions, providing financial insight, constructive challenge and recommendations to support business decisions, improve profitability and identify opportunities for growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the business, providing commercial insight and financial challenge to support improved performance.
• Lead on pricing analysis, reviewing market trends, competitor activity and commercial positioning to identify opportunities for pricing optimisation.
• Analyse revenue, volumes, margins and wider financial performance, highlighting trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop and maintain pricing models, financial forecasts and scenario analysis to support strategic decision-making.
• Review pricing structures and consistency, investigating anomalies and recommending improvements where necessary.
• Support the annual budgeting and ongoing forecasting processes, working closely with non-finance stakeholders.
• Produce meaningful financial analysis and management information, ensuring stakeholders have access to accurate and timely reporting.
• Contribute to monthly management reporting and business performance reviews, presenting findings and recommendations.
• Identify key commercial performance drivers and translate complex financial information into clear, actionable insight.
• Provide financial support to wider business projects and strategic initiatives.
• Challenge existing processes and ways of working, identifying opportunities to improve financial performance and profitability.

About You

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
• Previous experience in a Finance Business Partnering, Commercial Finance or Pricing-focused position.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to understand business performance and influence decision-making.
• Demonstrable experience developing pricing models, conducting pricing analysis and delivering scenario planning.
• Advanced Excel skills, alongside strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Confident working with senior stakeholders and building relationships across different business functions.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial information and communicate findings effectively.
• Comfortable challenging existing processes and providing constructive commercial recommendations.
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver against tight deadlines.
• Experience with financial planning systems and business intelligence tools would be advantageous.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious Finance Business Partner to join an established organisation in a commercially influential position, with exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to make a tangible difference to business performance.

If you're a qualified finance professional with experience across commercial finance and pricing, and you're looking for a role where you can genuinely influence strategy, profitability and decision-making, I'd be keen to have a conversation.