Finance Business Partner — Hybrid & Strategic Partner

Colart Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Employee assistance programme

25 days annual leave

Colart product discounts

Job summary

Colart Group is seeking an experienced Finance Business Partner to join our Group Finance team in London. You will partner with senior stakeholders across corporate functions, providing robust financial planning, performance insights and strategic financial challenge.

You will own end-to-end financial reporting for CIHL, lead annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting and long-range planning, and coordinate audits with external advisers to ensure governance and compliance.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent.
• Minimum 2–3 years post-qualification experience in practice or industry.
• Strong experience in business partnering and performance management.
• Excellent financial analysis, modelling and reporting skills.
• Experience with BI and forecasting tools and ability to use AI for analysis.

Responsibilities

• Act as lead Finance Business Partner for corporate functions and budget owners.
• Provide robust financial planning, performance management and insights.
• Own monthly reporting for Corporate and CIHL (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow).
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning for corporate functions and CIHL.
• Coordinate audit requirements and liaise with external auditors and tax advisers.
• Drive improvements in forecasting and financial controls.

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Business partnering

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

Power BI

M3

Vena

AARO

Job description

Colart Group is seeking an experienced Finance Business Partner to join our Group Finance team in London. You will partner with senior stakeholders across corporate functions, providing robust financial planning, performance insights and strategic financial challenge.

You will own end-to-end financial reporting for CIHL, lead annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting and long-range planning, and coordinate audits with external advisers to ensure governance and compliance.