Finance Business Partner - Dunbar

CRH; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction materials company is seeking a Finance Business Partner in Dunbar, Scotland. This role provides strategic insight and collaborates with plant leadership to deliver performance plans and sustainable growth. Candidates should have ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualifications, and proven experience influencing senior stakeholders. The position includes responsibilities like optimizing financial decision-making and offering proactive financial advice. Employees benefit from a bonus scheme and advanced professional training opportunities.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Enhanced holiday entitlement

Contributory pension scheme

Discounts on retailers, holidays

Employee Assistance helpline

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong commercial acumen with a finance qualification.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support plant management team to optimize business performance.
• Translate financial analysis into actionable recommendations.
• Lead development of performance plans, budgets, and forecasts.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Driving business performance

Challenging assumptions

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.

Main 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.

Experience & 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 for travel to other sites including Solihull, Buxton, as well as 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 and rewards

• 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 join our Employee Communities (employee networks) we currently have nine communities inc.(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.

Date: Dec 10, 2025