Senior Finance Business Partner

Michael Page International Recruitment Limited; Abingdon; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working pattern (2–3 days in-‑/

Exposure to senior leadership

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Michael Page International Recruitment Limited is recruiting a Senior Finance Business Partner near Abingdon. You will partner with senior leaders to deliver financial insight and strategic support, translating data into clear commercial narratives to guide decisions.

The role involves collaborating with FP&A and operations, supporting budgeting and forecasting, and identifying opportunities to improve profitability within a hybrid work pattern in Oxfordshire.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent.
• Experience as Finance Business Partner or advisory exposure.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and influencing skills.
• Strong analytical capability and commercial acumen.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leadership to provide financial insight and strategic support.
• Lead financial discussions and performance reviews with stakeholders across the business.
• Translate financial data into clear narratives to support decision-making.
• Challenge assumptions and influence commercial decisions through robust analysis.
• Collaborate with FP&A and operations teams to deliver actionable recommendations.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve performance, profitability and efficiency.

Skills

Finance partnering

Stakeholder management

Advanced Excel

Financial storytelling

Strategic insight

Education

Fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

Excel

Job description

As a Senior Finance Business Partner you'll be working closely with key stakeholders to provide valuable insights and guide strategic financial decisions. This role is essential in helping the business achieve its goals by delivering accurate financial analysis and support.

Client Details

Our client is a highly respected Oxfordshire employer who are well known for offering a strong workig culture of inclusivity, forward thinking, innovative, team focused as well as a hybrid working pattern, excellent benefits and career development opportunities.

Description

We are recruiting a Senior Finance Business Partner to join a growing commercial finance team within a dynamic and expanding organisation.

This is a high-profile role supporting a key business division and working closely with senior stakeholders to translate financial performance into meaningful commercial insight. You will help shape business decisions, challenge thinking, and provide the financial leadership needed to drive continued growth.

As the business continues to expand both domestically and internationally, this newly created position offers an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys operating at the heart of the business.

What You'll Be Doing

• Partner with senior leadership teams to provide financial insight and strategic support.
• Lead financial discussions and performance reviews with stakeholders across the business.
• Translate financial data into clear, compelling narratives that support decision-making.
• Challenge assumptions and influence commercial decisions through robust analysis.
• Work closely with FP&A and operational finance teams to deliver meaningful business recommendations.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve performance, profitability and operational efficiency.

Profile

For this Senior Finance Business Partner role based near Abingdon, we're interested in speaking with qualified finance professionals who combine strong technical capability with excellent stakeholder management skills.

• You'll ideally have:
  • Fully qualified accountant status (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
  • Proven Finance Business Partnering experience, or a strong practice background with significant client-facing and advisory exposure.
  • The confidence to engage, challenge and influence senior stakeholders.
  • Strong commercial acumen and natural curiosity about how businesses operate.
  • Excellent analytical and Excel skills.
  • The ability to communicate complex financial information in a clear and engaging manner.
  • A proactive, high-performing approach with the confidence to work independently.

Job Offer

• Salary of £80,000 - £90,000
• Performance bonus
• Hybrid working model (typically 2-3 days in the office)
• Significant exposure to senior leadership
• Clear opportunity to make a visible impact in a growing business
• A supportive and collaborative finance team
• Long-term career progression as the organisation continues to expand
• If you're a commercially focused finance professional who enjoys influencing decisions, building relationships and helping drive business performance, we'd love to hear from you.