Finance Business Partner

TipTopJob; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading finance company in West Yorkshire is seeking a Finance Business Partner to own forecasting, planning, and budgeting that drives decisions. The ideal candidate will have strong Excel skills, experience in a commercial finance role, and the ability to collaborate with sales, marketing, and operational teams. This role offers real opportunities for progression within the company. If you are driven by data and wish to make an impact in a growing business, this could be your next career step.

Qualifications

• Experience in a commercial finance role, ideally in a growth-oriented business.
• Grounded, collaborative, and able to ask insightful questions.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own forecasting, planning, and budgeting that drives decisions.
• Partner with sales and marketing to analyze profitability and performance.
• Challenge the numbers to guide leaders in making data-driven choices.
• Ensure finance is influential in shaping business strategy.

Skills

Strong Excel skills

Sage 200

Power BI

Commercial finance experience

Education

Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Job description

Wakefield

Salary: A GBP 65k – A GBP 75k pa

Ever find yourself thinking I like finance... I just want to be closer to the decisions ?

Were helping a fast-growing business find a Finance Business Partner who wants a proper seat at the table not just ownership of the month:end timetable.

Its the sort of place where youll work directly with sales and operations, run forecasts that actually get used, dig into customer and marketing numbers, and gently (or not so gently) ask the questions everyone else is avoiding. The business is ambitious, and still small enough that what you do genuinely matters.

Theyre after someone commercial, switched:on, grounded and happy in an SME. Comfortable with a bit of structure when needed. Strong on Excel. Curious by nature. Doesnt mind challenging people politely when the numbers dont stack up.

Theres real scope to step into a bigger role over time, either locally or within a wider group. The cultures open, grown:up, and collaborative, no chest:beating, no endless politics.

The Role

• Own forecasting, planning, and budgeting that drives decisions.
• Partner with sales, marketing, and supply chain to make sense of customer profitability, campaign ROI, and operational performance.
• Challenge the numbers (politely) and help leaders make smarter, data-driven choices.
• Ensure finance isnt just reporting, its influencing, shaping, needle.

Who We're Looking For

• Strong Excel skills, (Sage 200 and Power BI a bonus.)
• Someone grounded, collaborative, and happy to ask why? when it matters.
• Experience in a commercial finance role, ideally in a growth-oriented business.
• Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Why This Role Matters

• Youll see the impact of your work every day in decisions, strategy, and results
• Real scope to step into senior leadership or wider group roles over time
• A chance to work in a business that keeps its autonomy while benefiting from global backing

If youre quietly wondering whether theres something out there that feels more interesting than what youre doing now, this might be worth a confidential chat.

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