Senior Finance Business Partner

Brewer Morris; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading finance consultancy in London seeks a Senior Finance Business Partner on a 12-month FTC. This role involves partnering with senior leaders to drive financial performance and deliver key insights. The ideal candidate will possess strong budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis skills, with experience in a high-performing environment. This position offers a competitive salary in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders effectively.
• Proven experience as a Senior Finance Business Partner.
• Strong skills in budgeting, reporting, and financial analysis.

Responsibilities

• Support month-end close activities with accurate variance commentary.
• Lead quarterly performance reviews for business areas.
• Drive the annual budgeting cycle and produce financial plans.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Education

Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CAANZ or equivalent

Job description

Senior Finance Business Partner – 12-month FTC

London (Hybrid)

£85K – £95K

Are you an experienced finance professional who thrives in influencing business decisions and driving performance? Our client is looking for a Senior FBP to act as a trusted advisor to business leaders, providing insight, challenge, and strategic financial guidance. This is a high impact advisory role where your expertise will shape decisions, manage risks, and drive financial performance across the business. You will partner with leaders, challenge assumptions, and ensure that decisions are informed by accurate financial insight

Key responsibilities

• Support month-end close activities by ensuring accuracy, completeness of costs, and insightful variance commentary aligned to budgets and forecasts.
• Ensure costs are recognised in line with IFRS standards, with clear distinction between operating expenses and capitalised items.
• Lead quarterly performance reviews, highlighting achievements, variances, and forward-looking forecasts for the business area.
• Drive the annual budgeting cycle, coordinating inputs and producing a robust financial plan that reflects operational priorities.
• Deliver timely reporting tailored to different audiences, leveraging deep cost knowledge to inform both internal and external stakeholders.
• Challenge financial performance constructively, identifying inefficiencies and ensuring adherence to governance and procurement processes.
• Develop compelling business cases to support capital investments, backed by clear financial rationale and alignment with strategic goals.
• Build trusted partnerships with stakeholders across functions, acting as a key financial advisor while tailoring insights to their needs.
• Promote financial discipline by reinforcing governance frameworks and partnering with Procurement to achieve cost savings.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance environment that balances adaptability with strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CAANZ or equivalent
• Proven experience as a Senior Finance Business Partner, ideally in a complex or high performing business
• Demonstrated ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders effectively
• Strong skills in budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and financial analysis
• Excellent commercial acumen and proactive problem-solving ability
• Experience managing staff

This role offers a unique opportunity to make a tangible impact at a strategic level working alongside senior business leaders to shape decisions, drive performance, and deliver results

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