Group Finance Partner (Remote) – Transformation & Governance

Morgan Advanced Materials

Newcastle upon Tyne

Hybrid

GBP 70,000 - 100,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Morgan Advanced Materials plc is seeking an experienced Group Finance Business Partner to support key Group projects and central functions in the UK, with remote working options. You will embed financial governance, improve visibility of costs and benefits, and provide senior stakeholders with insights to challenge assumptions and drive better decisions during a focussed 4–6 month engagement.

The role partners with Procurement transformation and SSC programmes to deliver practical finance

Qualifications

Recognised accountancy qualification or equivalent senior-level finance experience.
Strong FP&A and finance business partnering experience.
Experience supporting Group-led or transformation programmes.
Experience partnering with central/corporate cost centres.
Ability to challenge senior stakeholders with financial insight.
Forecasting, cost management and governance knowledge.

Responsibilities

What you’ll do: Lead the finance partnering activity for selected Group transformation projects and central functions.
Establish clear financial governance, reporting routines and review cadences.
Track project costs and benefits, including ownership, phasing, run-rate impact, one-off expenditure and allocation principles.
Challenge project assumptions and provide clear insight into costs, benefits, dependencies, risks and opportunities.
Design and implement a practical business partnering model for Group central functions.
Improve the visibility and ownership of central cost centres across Finance, HR, Legal, ESG/EHS and other Group activities.
Embed consistent approaches to planning, forecasting, accruals, recharges, allocations and variance analysis.
Support senior stakeholders in understanding cost drivers and the financial impact of operational decisions.
Develop straightforward reporting processes, templates and commentary standards that people will actually use.
Build sustainable processes and transfer knowledge so the improvements remain in place when the engagement ends.