Interim Senior Finance Business Partner

ACCA Careers; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global company is seeking an Interim Senior Finance Business Partner to deliver financial insights and strategic guidance. This role involves working closely with leadership, offering commercial support and managing budgets in a fast-paced environment, based in central Oxford with flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive daily rate (PAYE/Umbrella Co)

Opportunity to work within a globally recognised organisation

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in global large complex organisations.
• Experience business partnering with senior executives in divisions with revenues greater than £100m.
• Operated at Director or Head Of level in Business Partnering or FP&A.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of financial results ensuring budgets are on track.
• Collaborate with leadership to define strategic priorities.
• Provide commercial support, sound advice on business issues.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ACA)

Job description

The Interim Senior Finance Business Partner will play a critical role in providing financial insight and guidance to support strategic decision-making within our global client. Based in central Oxford, this temporary role requires expertise in accounting and finance to deliver results in a fast-paced environment.

Client Details

This opportunity is with a well-established bluechip organisation.

Description

1. Delivery of financial results

Ensure that Turnover and Surplus budgets are on track or ahead of target. Review of product mix, customer mix, pricing, and their impacts on trading margins are also on target.



2. Definition and delivery of strategy

Collaborate with leadership to define and develop, and clearly articulate strategic priorities. Develop appropriate KPIs ensuring measurement and execution against them.



3. Planning, budgeting, and forecasting

Delivery of a quality and timely strategy, five-year plan, and budget.



4. Commercial Support

Provide forward-looking commercial support, sound commercial advice on business issues, and develop appropriate lead indicators to better illustrate business performance.



5. Commercial Support - Projects

Prepare investment appraisals using appropriate financial frameworks, ensuring alignment with longer-term priorities. Develop benefit tracking to demonstrate Return on Investment for investments and marketing spend.



6. Commercial Finance Leadership

Demonstrate high standards of delivery, and foster open, honest, and trusting relationships as part of the Finance Leadership team.

Profile

This role suits a senior Finance Business Partner or Commercial Finance Manager from a bluechip, large, and complex organisation capable of influencing strategy at C-suite level.

A successful Interim Senior Finance Business Partner should have:

• A professional accounting qualification (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, ACA).
• Extensive experience in global large complex organisations.
• Experience business partnering senior executives (Divisions with >£100m revenues).
• Operated at Director or Head Of level in Business Partnering and/or FP&A.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, and complex environment.
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
• Able to attend the office in Central Oxford at least once per week (ideally 2 days in the office, 3 days remote).

Job Offer

• Competitive daily rate (PAYE/Umbrella Co)
• Opportunity to work within a globally recognised organisation.
• Flexible working arrangements based in Oxford.