Finance Business Partner

Alder Forest; Worsley; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options

Job summary

Alder Forest is seeking a commercially focused Finance Business Partner. You will build financial analyses and management information for senior leadership, translate numbers into actionable insights, and challenge assumptions with stakeholders across the business.

This role emphasizes strong accounting knowledge, budgeting, forecasting, and partnering with senior operations. You will contribute to finance transformation and drive improvements while supporting the finance team in a hybrid

Qualifications

• CIMA or equivalent qualification.
• Post-qualification experience in a commercial finance environment.
• Experience as Finance Business Partner / Commercial Finance Manager / Senior Finance Business Partner.
• Strong management accounts, budgeting, forecasting and financial planning experience.
• Experience partnering with senior operational stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Produce financial analysis and management information for senior leadership.
• Support non-finance stakeholders in understanding performance and metrics.
• Investigate performance issues with operational teams to identify actions.
• Maintain robust financial controls, reporting processes and reconciliations.
• Contribute to finance transformation projects and develop the finance team.

Skills

Commercial finance

Stakeholder management

Financial analysis

Excel

Financial reporting

Business partnering

Education

CIMA qualified or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Financial reporting systems

Job description

operational plans to ensure financial targets remain achievable. Support non-finance stakeholders in understanding financial performance and key metrics. Produce financial analysis and management information for senior leadership. Investigate performance issues and work with operational teams to identify corrective actions. Build strong relationships across the business and influence stakeholders outside of finance. Ensure robust financial controls, reporting processes and reconciliations are maintained. Identify opportunities to improve reporting, automate processes and drive efficiencies. Support statutory accounts, audit and wider technical accounting requirements. Provide technical accounting guidance where required. Contribute to finance transformation projects and wider business initiatives. Support and develop members of the finance team.

About You

We are looking for a commercially focused Finance Business Partner who combines strong technical accounting knowledge with the ability to work closely with senior stakeholders and influence business decisions. You will be comfortable getting into the detail of the numbers but, importantly, will be able to step back and explain what the numbers mean for the business. You will ideally have:

• CIMA qualified or equivalent.
• Strong post-qualification experience within a commercial finance environment.
• Proven experience working as a Finance Business Partner / Commercial Finance Manager / Senior Finance Business Partner.
• Strong management accounts experience.
• Extensive budgeting, forecasting and financial planning experience.
• Proven experience partnering with senior operational stakeholders.
• Strong commercial analysis and business partnering skills.
• Experience analysing profitability, margins, KPIs and business performance.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Strong Excel and financial reporting systems experience.
• A proactive approach to process improvement and automation.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, with experience of financial controls, audit and statutory reporting.

What's on Offer?

• Competitive salary dependent on experience.
• Senior, commercially focused finance position.
• Direct exposure to senior leadership and operational decision-making.
• Opportunity to influence business performance rather than purely report on it.
• Responsibility across multiple business areas.
• Opportunity to drive improvements across finance and the wider organisation.
• Supportive working environment with continued professional development.
• Hybrid working options available.