Finance Business Partner

Yolk Recruitment; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment is seeking a commercially minded Finance Business Partner with a strong background in management reporting and business partnering. The role emphasizes partnering with senior stakeholders, turning financial insights into action in a hybrid working environment.

The ideal candidate is fully qualified or near qualified (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with experience in professional services or a similar people-focused commercial setting, and can start quickly.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Finance Business Partner with strong commercial mindset.
• Proven background in management reporting and business partnering.
• Experience in professional services is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Providing high-quality management reporting and financial analysis
• Partnering with senior operational and commercial stakeholders
• Driving budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes
• Analysing performance, variances and key business drivers
• Providing commercial insight to support strategic decision-making
• Building relationships across the wider business
• Challenging performance and identifying opportunities for improvement
• Supporting board and senior management reporting

Skills

Finance Business Partnering

Stakeholder Engagement

Management Reporting

Financial Analysis

Forecasting & Budgeting

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

Finance Business Partner Commercial Focus Hybrid

Are you a commercially minded Finance Business Partner looking for your next challenge?

If you're someone who enjoys getting beyond the numbers, partnering with senior stakeholders and using financial insight to influence better business decisions, this could be an excellent opportunity to join a high-performing and collaborative team.

We're looking for a fully qualified or nearly qualified Finance Business Partner with a strong commercial mindset, excellent stakeholder engagement skills and a proven background in management reporting and business partnering. Experience within professional services would be highly advantageous.

The Opportunity

This is a fantastic role for an experienced Finance Business Partner who wants to join an organisation where Finance is genuinely valued as a strategic partner to the wider business.

You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders, providing clear and commercially relevant financial insight to support decision-making, improve performance and identify opportunities for growth and efficiency.

You’ll be involved across:

• Providing high-quality management reporting and financial analysis

• Partnering with senior operational and commercial stakeholders

• Driving budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes

• Analysing performance, variances and key business drivers

• Providing commercial insight to support strategic decision-making

• Building strong relationships across the wider business

• Challenging performance constructively and identifying opportunities for improvement

• Supporting the production of accurate and insightful Board and senior management reporting

• Using data and financial information to tell the story behind business performance

What We’re Looking For

We’re keen to speak with candidates who have:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification, or are very close to completing

• Strong, proven Finance Business Partnering experience

• Excellent commercial awareness and the confidence to challenge and influence stakeholders

• A strong background in management reporting, analysis and financial insight

• Experience working closely with senior leadership and non-finance stakeholders

• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills

• The ability to turn financial information into clear, commercially focused recommendations

• Ideally, experience within professional services or a similar people-focused commercial environment

Why Consider This Role?

This is an opportunity to join an excellent team and a supportive working environment, with a genuinely hybrid working model and the chance to make an immediate impact.

It’s particularly well suited to someone who is available to start quickly and is looking for a role where they can utilise their commercial finance and stakeholder management experience from day one.

Hybrid working Excellent team Commercially focused Immediate/quick start

If you’re a commercially driven Finance Business Partner ready for your next move, I’d love to hear from you.