Senior Finance Business Partner

SF Recruitment; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Recruitment is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to join a growing service provider in Nottingham. This role involves financial performance assessment, stakeholder engagement, and supporting budgeting processes. Ideal candidates will possess strong analytical and communication skills, preferably with CIMA or ACCA qualifications, and a proven Management Accounting background.

Qualifications

• CIMA/ACCA qualified (or equivalent) preferred.
• Experience in Management Accounting environment.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and implement change.

Responsibilities

• Meet regularly with budget holders to assess financial performance.
• Provide insightful analysis on budgetary performance and forecasting.
• Support year-end financial reporting and future budgets preparation.

Skills

Communication

Analytical skills

Financial modelling

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Education

CIMA/ACCA qualification

Tools

ERP systems

Computer-based accounting systems

Job description

The SF Recruitment is currently recruiting for a Senior Finance Business Partner for a service provider in Nottingham. This is a fantastic new opportunity to join a growing business that is becoming the market leader in their field:

Key responsibilities include:

- The successful candidate will meet regularly with budget holders, assessing financial performance and providing advice on financial management information.
- Primary finance contact for multiple business units, working closely with key stakeholders to provide insightful analysis that includes budgetary performance, up to date revenue and cost forecasting, customer profitability, alongside month end reporting.
- Support year-end financial reporting as well as assisting in the preparation of future year budgets
- Producing monthly financial reports for the Financial Controller, summarising financial performance and providing explanations of variances
- Work with senior managers to prepare business cases and bids for new business or service re-design
- Ability to influence stakeholders, justifying and implementing change were required

Key Competencies:

- CIMA/ ACCA qualified (or equivalent) - Preferred but not essential
- Excellent communication skills - be able to establish and maintain positive relationships with the finance team and a range of key stakeholders.
- Presence, gravitas and ability to influence senior stakeholders.
- Excellent analytical, financial modelling and problem-solving skills, an unfaltering attention to detail and is highly logical and numerate.
- Knowledge of general accounting principles and legislation, relating to budgetary control and financial management
- Experience of computer-based accounting systems as well as general ledger ERP systems
- Understanding of the general ledger and its feeder systems and coding structures
- You will have previous experience of working in a Management Accounting environment

Reporting To:
Finance Controller
Internal Contacts:
- Finance Team
- Relevant Department Contacts at all levels

External Contacts:

- External Stakeholders as appropriate

If this is the role for you, please apply now for immediate consideration