Senior Finance Business Partner

Michael Page; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Michael Page in Birmingham is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to lead finance partnering with operations and senior stakeholders, guiding planning and performance discussions.

You will partner with commercial teams on contract costing, profitability initiatives, and drive value by challenging assumptions and presenting clear financial insights. Hybrid working offered with a permanent role in Birmingham.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant- ACA/ACCA/CIMA.
• Strong finance business partnering capability with senior stakeholders.
• Ability to deliver change and create commercial value.
• Clear explanation of financial information to non-finance colleagues.
• Sound commercial judgement and constructive challenge of assumptions.
• Strong analytical skills with practical issue-resolution.
• Ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to provide clear financial insight that supports day-to-day and longer-term decisions.
• Provide robust commercial insight and influence decision-making across the business.
• Drive accountability throughout the organisation and ensure decisions are focused on value creation.
• Work collaboratively with commercial teams on contract performance, contract costing and profitability improvement initiatives.
• Lead financial planning conversations, ensuring key assumptions and priorities are understood across the business.
• Challenge financial assumptions to improve the quality of commercial decisions.
• Present financial findings to senior stakeholders in a concise, accessible format.
• Identify areas where financial processes and reporting can be improved to support better decision-making.

Skills

Finance partnering

Change management

Communication to non-finance

Commercial judgement

Analytical skills

Prioritisation

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Job description

As a Senior Finance Business Partner in Birmingham, you will lead finance business partnering, helping leaders make clear and informed decisions. You will work closely with operations to keep financial planning and performance discussions focused and useful.

Client Details

Large organisation based in Birmingham.

Description

• Partner with business leaders to provide clear financial insight that supports day-to-day and longer-term decisions.
• Provide robust commercial insight and influence decision-making across the business.
• Drive accountability throughout the organisation and ensure decisions are focused on value creation.
• Work collaboratively with commercial teams on contract performance, contract costing and profitability improvement initiatives.
• Lead financial planning conversations, ensuring key assumptions and priorities are understood across the business.
• Challenge financial assumptions constructively to improve the quality of commercial decisions.
• Present financial findings to senior stakeholders in a concise and accessible format.
• Identify areas where financial processes and reporting can be improved to support better decision-making.

Profile

• Qualified Accountant- ACA/ACCA/CIMA
• Strong finance business partnering capability, with the confidence to work closely with senior stakeholders.
• Ability to deliver change, improving performance and creating tangible commercial value.
• The ability to explain financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues.
• Sound commercial judgement and the ability to challenge assumptions constructively.
• Strong analytical skills, with a practical approach to resolving financial issues.
• The ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining accuracy and focus.

Job Offer

• Permanent Senior Finance Business Partner position based in Birmingham.
• Salary of £100,000 to £120,000 dependent on the level of experience.
• Hybrid working