Finance Business Partner

Cherry Professional; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Up to £90,000 salary

Comprehensive benefits package

Progression opportunities

Exposure to senior leadership

Job summary

Cherry Professional Ltd is recruiting a Senior Finance Business Partner in Nottingham on a hybrid basis. The role focuses on shaping commercial decisions, driving profitability and partnering with senior stakeholders to enable growth within a rapidly expanding manufacturing group.

You will lead budgeting/forecasting, develop costing models, monitor WIP and stock performance, and deliver insightful analysis to support strategic investments and acquisitions.

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified.
• Experience as Finance Business Partner/Senior FP&A.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning for operational units.
• Partner with senior operational/commercial stakeholders to drive performance.
• Analyse financial/operational performance and identify profitability actions.
• Develop costing models for product, service and operational profitability.
• Review cost allocation methods and monitor WIP/reporting.
• Support stock valuation, inventory controls and working capital.
• Deliver margin, variance and profitability analyses for leadership.
• Provide actionable management information to senior teams.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial modelling

Commercial analysis

Business partnering

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Job description

Finance Business Partner | Nottingham | Hybrid Working | Up to £90,000 + Benefits

Are you a commercially astute finance leader who enjoys influencing decisions, challenging performance and partnering with senior stakeholders to drive growth?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing manufacturing business that is scaling through both organic growth and strategic acquisitions. Backed by a successful parent group and benefiting from significant ongoing investment, the business combines the pace and ambition of a growth organisation with the stability, resources and career opportunities of a larger group.

As growth continues, we're seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to support a key operational division, helping shape commercial decisions, improve performance and provide the financial insight needed to deliver ambitious plans. The role will play a critical part in supporting operational and manufacturing activities, providing visibility around costing, cost allocation, WIP, stock performance and overall profitability.

Why Join?

This is a highly visible role where finance is genuinely at the heart of decision-making. You'll have the opportunity to

• Partner directly with senior operational and commercial leaders
• Influence strategic decisions across a growing business
• Support acquisitions, integration activities and transformation initiatives
• Drive financial and operational performance through insightful business partnering
• Join a high-performing finance team with strong leadership exposure
• Build your career within a successful and expanding group
• Play a key role in shaping the future direction of a strategically important business unit

The Role

This is far more than a traditional reporting position. You'll act as a trusted adviser to operational leadership, providing commercial insight, constructive challenge and financial guidance to support growth, profitability and continuous improvement.

Working closely with both finance and operational teams, you'll ensure robust financial control while delivering the commercial insight required to maximise performance across the business.

Key Responsibilitie

• Lead budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning processes across operational business units
• Business partner senior operational and commercial stakeholders, providing insight, challenge and support to drive performance
• Analyse financial and operational performance, identifying risks, opportunities and actions to improve profitability
• Develop and maintain robust costing models to support accurate product, service and operational profitability reporting
• Review and oversee cost allocation methodologies, ensuring costs are accurately captured and reported across the business
• Monitor and control Work in Progress (WIP), ensuring accurate reporting, forecasting and financial control
• Partner with operational teams to improve stock management, inventory controls, stock valuation and working capital performance
• Deliver detailed margin, variance and profitability analysis, highlighting key drivers of business performance
• Develop meaningful KPI reporting across operational, manufacturing and commercial activities
• Support investment appraisals, business cases and strategic decision‑making
• Drive continuous improvement in forecasting, reporting, costing methodologies and financial controls
• Support strategic initiatives, acquisitions, integration activities and business transformation projects
• Deliver clear, actionable management information to senior leadership teams
• Challenge assumptions and influence decision‑making at all levels of the organisation

About You

We’re looking for a commercially minded and influential finance professional who enjoys working closely with the business and making a tangible impact.

You’ll likely be:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified
• An experienced Finance Business Partner, Senior Finance Manager, Commercial Finance Manager or FP&A professional
• Strong in budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling and commercial analysis
• Experienced partnering with operational and senior leadership teams
• Comfortable translating financial information into meaningful business insight
• Confident influencing, challenging and building credibility with senior stakeholders
• Naturally curious, proactive and solutions‑focused
• Comfortable operating within a fast‑paced, evolving environment
• Experience within manufacturing, engineering, infrastructure, construction, utilities, technical services or other operationally focused businesses would be highly advantageous.

You’ll bring strong experience of

• Costing and profitability analysis
• Cost allocation methodologies
• Work in Progress (WIP) reporting and controls
• Stock valuation and inventory management
• Margin improvement and operational performance analysis
• Business partnering within complex operational environments

The Package

• Salary up to £90,000
• Hybrid working
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Genuine opportunities for progression within a growing group
• Exposure to senior leadership and strategic decision‑making

What’s on Offer?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a business with a clear growth agenda, ambitious leadership team and significant investment behind it. You’ll be joining at an exciting stage of the company's journey, where you’ll have the opportunity to influence strategic decisions, support operational excellence and play a key role in driving commercial performance. The position offers genuine visibility across the organisation, exposure to senior stakeholders and the chance to make a measurable impact on business results.

For an ambitious finance professional looking to combine commercial business partnering with operational and manufacturing finance, this role offers the platform, autonomy and progression opportunities to take the next step in their career.