Finance Business Partner - Dunbar

Tarmac; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction and materials firm in Scotland is seeking a Finance Business Partner. The role involves partnering with operational leaders to provide financial insights and drive performance. Responsibilities include translating financial data into actionable plans, reporting financial information, and leading budget development. Qualifications require ACA, ACCA, or CIMA certification, strong commercial acumen, and excellent communication skills. The position offers career development opportunities within a collaborative team.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Enhanced holiday entitlement

Contributory pension scheme

Employee discounts

Employee Assistance helpline

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong background in finance with ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience in driving business performance.

Responsibilities

• Support plant management team in decision-making.
• Translate financial analysis into actionable recommendations.
• Report on financial and non-financial information.
• Lead development of budgets and performance plans.
• Support CAPEX evaluations for investment decisions.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Excellent communication skills

Ability to influence stakeholders

Innovative problem-solving

Education

ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualification

Job description

About the Role

We’re looking for an ambitious and enthusiastic Finance Business Partner to act as a trusted advisor to our plant leadership team, helping shape decisions that deliver performance plans and sustainable growth based at our site in Dunbar, Scotland.

With Functional Reporting to the UK Operations Finance Manager; you will be part of the onsite plant management team, going beyond traditional finance tasks to partner with operational leaders, providing strategic insight and challenging assumptions to influence outcomes. Your role will focus on turning financial data into actionable plans, ensuring that budgets, forecasts, and performance metrics drive real business value.

Responsibilities

• Support and collaborate with the plant management team to understand business drivers and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Translate financial analysis into clear recommendations that support operational and strategic decisions.
• Provide proactive financial advice and challenge stakeholders to optimize cost efficiency and profitability.
• Be responsible for reporting accurate financial and non-financial information (including KPIs and variance analysis) within strict deadlines.
• Lead the development of performance plans, budgets, and forecasts, with quarterly presentations to the Managing Director.
• Support investment decisions through robust CAPEX evaluations and scenario analysis.

Qualifications

• To hold an ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualification, with strong commercial acumen.
• To be a team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Have a proven track record of influencing senior stakeholders and driving business performance.
• To be confident in challenging assumptions and proposing innovative solutions.

This is a unique opportunity to gain frontline operational experience and a career progression opportunity. As part of a large, dynamic organization, you’ll gain exposure to senior decision‑making, strategic projects, and cross‑functional collaboration. The role will provide the opportunity of travel to other sites including Solihull, Buxton, and Ireland to build strong relationships across the business.

We invest in our people, offering clear pathways for advancement into senior finance leadership roles and opportunities to broaden your experience across different areas of the business.

Why Tarmac?

You’ll be joining a collaborative, innovative team. We offer opportunities to grow, take ownership, and work on impactful projects across our organisation and the broader CRH Group.

Benefits

In addition to the role of Finance Business Partner, we also offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry‑leading rewards, incentives and benefits including:

• Bonus scheme
• Enhanced holiday entitlement
• Contributory pension scheme
• Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
• Access to the Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice
• Access to our Employee Communities (employee networks) such as: REACH (Religious, Ethnic, Cultural Heritage, LGBTQ+, Parents & carers, Ability, Wellbeing, Female voice and menopause)
• Training and development opportunities

Tarmac, a CRH company, is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.