Senior Finance Business Partner

Vitae Financial Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading finance recruitment firm is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner for a hybrid role in Hertfordshire. This position involves supporting large-scale projects and delivering insightful financial analysis to senior stakeholders. The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with strong commercial awareness and experience in project finance. Competitive salary ranges from £65,000 to £70,000 plus bonus and benefits.

Benefits

Bonus

Benefits

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with strong project finance experience.
• Experience in large-scale capital or technology projects is desirable.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to ensure projects are costed and managed within budgets.
• Deliver ongoing forecasts and scenario modelling.
• Provide ad-hoc financial analysis and guidance to project teams.

Skills

Project finance experience

Analytical skills

Excel modelling

Commercial awareness

Communication skills

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Senior Finance Business Partner – Hertfordshire (Hybrid) | 65,000 - 70,000 + Bonus + Benefits

Overview

Fantastic opportunity to join a market leader with excellent career development scope. We are looking for an experienced and commercially focused Finance Business Partner to support a range of large-scale transformational projects that drive revenue growth and operational efficiency. This role will play a pivotal part in costing, analysing, and operationalising projects that contribute directly to organisational success.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to step away from traditional, month-end heavy roles. Month-end duties are minimal here. Instead, you22ll work closely with Project Managers and Operations Managers, supporting technology and capital investment projects. Exposure to large-scale capital projects would be highly advantageous.

You'll be involved in numerous high-profile projects in a fast-moving, dynamic environment with significant investment. This requires the ability to get up to speed quickly, partner effectively with the business, and present clear and insightful performance updates. You22ll also have regular exposure to the executive team, providing reviews of performance, actuals versus budget, and explaining key variances through concise and impactful analysis.

What You'll Do

• Partner with stakeholders to ensure projects are accurately costed, tracked, and managed within budgets.
• Deliver ongoing forecasts and scenario modelling as assumptions evolve.
• Act as a trusted advisor, providing commercial insight, presenting to senior stakeholders, and constructively challenging assumptions to drive optimal outcomes.
• Develop and present financial reporting packs to monitor spend, forecast, risks, and opportunities.
• Provide ad-hoc financial analysis and guidance to project teams.
• Deliver clear, insightful performance summaries, highlighting variances and trends to the executive team.

What We're Looking For

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Strong project finance experience with excellent knowledge of Capex / Opex.
• Experience of working on large-scale capital or technology projects desirable.
• Advanced Excel modelling and PowerPoint skills.
• Comfortable working with large datasets and financial systems.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and influencing skills.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to work cross-functionally.
• Confident business partner, presenter, and challenger, able to build credibility with senior stakeholders.
• Self-starter with the ability to prioritise and thrive in a fast-paced environment with lots happening at once.