Finance Business Partner

Kate John Associates; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company offers an exciting opportunity for a Finance Business Partner. This role will involve providing commercial finance expertise to senior leadership, assisting with budgeting, forecasting, and developing insightful financial analysis. The position requires a Qualified Accountant with extensive commercial experience, and offers flexibility in work arrangements.

Qualifications

• Commercial experience in a finance role.
• Ability to influence at all levels.
• Strong financial analysis and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Developing relationships with stakeholders to assess revenue and cost opportunities.
• Leading financial forecasting and analysis to drive decision-making.
• Collaborating with the Data team to prepare management information.

Skills

Financial modelling

Analytical skills

Communication

Presentation skills

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA, ACA)

Tools

Excel

Job description

Following an exciting period of growth a rare opportunity has arisen for a highly commercially minded Finance Business Partner.

My client embraces a diverse and flexible culture and offers the role either on a full time basis or part time (4 days a week) or compressed hours. On-site requirements are 2/3 days a week.

You will be providing commercial finance expertise to C-Suite, delivering financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting & planning, as well as creating insightful analysis.

Responsibilities will include;

• Nurturing relationships with key stakeholders to develop an in depth understanding of the business
• Helping key stakeholders and leadership understand the revenue and cost opportunities and how this impacts financial performance
• Building understanding to co-create the three-year plan and budgets, whilst ensuring risks and opportunities are considered, identified and registered, with remediation plans put into place and delivered.
• Leading on cost leadership, and the pursuit of efficiency. Drive profitable growth, and positive operating leverage
• Collaborating with colleagues in the Data team to prepare Financial Management Information, combining financial and non-financial data
• Taking ownership of forecasting, ensuring projections have strong commercial rationale, and are activity driven wherever possible
• Developing understanding of new business sales pipeline, conversion, revenue, and direct costs
• Working closely with the business and broader Finance team, to create accurate profitability analysis
• Supporting and where appropriate, leading on competitor analysis to inform propositional investment opportunities, activity, and cost benchmarking
• Contributing a balanced voice of the client, colleague, and shareholder
• Working across Financial Control and Commercial Finance to ensure best practice ways of working

About you

• Qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA, ACA) with extensive post qualified commercial experience
• Experience of working in a commercial organisation and liaising with all levels of stakeholder.
• Ability to understand the strategic business goals of an organisation, including revenue streams and pricing, with the ability to 'look beyond the numbers' and understand the wider business context
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across all levels
• Analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable insights and interpret the impact of both financial and non-financial commercial decisions
• Ability to work flexibly with conflicting demands to ensure work is scheduled to meet changing priorities and deadlines
• Strong financial modelling and analytical capabilities, with advanced Excel skills