Finance Business Partner - Midlands

Stagecoach Group; Stockport; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A major transport company is seeking a Finance Business Partner to support regional leadership with financial insights, budgeting, and strategic initiatives. This role offers a competitive salary of £65,000 plus benefits including a car allowance, hybrid working, and opportunities to influence significant investment projects in sustainable transport.

Benefits

33 days holiday including bank holidays

Free travel for you and a companion

Excellent pension scheme

Collaborative working environment

Qualifications

• A qualified accountant with commercial finance experience in a large or complex organisation.
• Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, and financial modelling.
• A self-starter who can manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Business partnering with regional leadership to provide expert financial support.
• Leading budgeting, forecasting, and planning processes for your assigned region.
• Supporting the evaluation of new initiatives and projects.

Skills

Commercial finance experience

Budgeting and forecasting

Advanced Excel skills

Strong communication

Project finance experience

Education

Qualified accountant

Job description

• Salary: £65,000 + Car Allowance + Bonus

Salary

Competitive Salary

• Finance Business Partner - Midlands
• Covering Midlands, East Midlands, Yorkshire & East
• Salary: £65,000 + Car Allowance + Bonus
• Hybrid working

Looking for a finance role where you can influence real decisions, support meaningful change, and work closely with senior leaders?

At Stagecoach, our Finance Business Partners don't just crunch numbers, they shape the decisions behind the wheel of a national transport network. As a Regional Finance Business Partner, you'll work closely with the Senior Regional Finance Business Partner and play a central role in supporting leaders across our business with robust commercial insight, financial modelling, and performance guidance.

This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career in a collaborative, flexible, and future-focused organisation that's driving investment in clean, sustainable transport.

What will you be doing?

• Business partnering with regional leadership to provide expert financial support, insight and challenge
• Leading budgeting, forecasting, and planning processes for your assigned region
• Supporting the evaluation of new initiatives, tenders and government-funded projects
• Tracking benefit realisation on electric vehicle investments and other strategic projects
• Presenting regular financial reports and dashboards to leadership, highlighting performance vs. plan
• Supporting the identification and delivery of cost-saving initiatives
• Collaborating with the Senior Regional Finance Business Partner and contributing to central aggregation of reports and budgets
• Working closely with Management Accountants and Financial Controllers to ensure strong controls and accurate reporting

Why choose Stagecoach?

• Competitive salary, car allowance and performance-based bonus
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Free travel for you and a companion, plus generous employee discounts
• Excellent pension scheme
• A collaborative and inclusive working environment, with real flexibility and hybrid working
• Exposure to high-profile, future-focused projects and national leadership

What do you need to apply?

• A qualified accountant with commercial finance experience in a large or complex organisation
• A confident communicator with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling (advanced Excel skills essential)
• A self-starter who can manage competing priorities and work at pace
• Comfortable with capital and operational project finance, and experienced in supporting business cases
• A collaborative mindset and desire to work as part of a high-performing, purpose-led finance team

Ready to partner with purpose?

Click apply now and start your Stagecoach journey today. We can't wait to welcome you on board.

Stagecoach is proudly an inclusive employer, striving for a culture where everyone can be themselves and where all the differences people bring are truly appreciated. We welcome applications from all, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, race, religion, beliefs, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation or age. We also live by our five values across Stagecoach: We plan for the future, We do the right thing, We are stronger together, We are down to earth and We support communities.

Stagecoach is proudly an inclusive employer, striving for a culture where everyone can be themselves and where all the differences people bring are truly appreciated. We welcome applications from all, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, race, religion, beliefs, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, or age.

Location:

Stagecoach Shared Service Centre One Exchange, 20 Railway Road Stockport SK1 3SW

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