Finance Business Partner – 12-Month Project Modelling

Halfords Careers; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive salary

Pension

Career development

Employee discounts

Job summary

Halfords is seeking a Finance Business Partner to support an accelerating programme of investment across our store and digital estate. This 12‑month fixed term contract sits within project teams, delivering financial modelling, analysis, and commercial challenge to help inform investment decisions.

You will build and refine Excel models, track actuals, and present findings to senior stakeholders, with exposure to directors and a two to three year roadmap of projects.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with strong financial modelling experience using Excel.
• Ability to build models from scratch and present to senior stakeholders.
• Credible business partner across project teams.
• Detail-oriented and rigorous under pressure.
• Experience in a project environment with multiple workstreams.
• Power BI is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Provide dedicated finance business partnering support across a portfolio of retail estate and distribution centre investment projects, embedded within project teams and contributing to key decisions throughout the project lifecycle.
• Build, maintain, and continuously refine financial models in Excel that support investment appraisals, scenario planning, and project tracking.
• Track actuals as projects progress, comparing performance against models and providing clear, timely updates on variances, risks, and opportunities.
• Present financial models and analysis to senior stakeholders including directors, translating complex outputs into clear and accessible insight that supports informed decision‑making.
• Support the acceleration of the project roadmap, ensuring finance is a proactive and valued partner across all active projects.
• Contribute to the development of commercial business cases and investment appraisals, challenging assumptions and ensuring financial rigour throughout.
• Engage with store teams and operational colleagues during site visits, gathering feedback and grounding financial analysis in operational reality.

Skills

Financial modelling

Stakeholder management

Business partnering

Analytical thinking

Project work

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Halfords is seeking a Finance Business Partner to support an accelerating programme of investment across our store and digital estate. This 12‑month fixed term contract sits within project teams, delivering financial modelling, analysis, and commercial challenge to help inform investment decisions.

You will build and refine Excel models, track actuals, and present findings to senior stakeholders, with exposure to directors and a two to three year roadmap of projects.