Senior Finance Business Partner

Investigo Limited; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Investigo Limited is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to partner with senior leadership, drive planning, forecasting and performance reporting, and support strategic investment decisions. You will influence cost base management and oversee a small finance team.

The role focuses on commercial insight and operational efficiency, with a hybrid working arrangement across Greater London/Thames Valley.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent.
• Experience in finance business partnering within an operationally complex environment.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and performance analysis experience.
• Experience working with senior non-finance stakeholders.
• Ability to challenge constructively and influence decisions.
• Experience building business cases and evaluating investments.
• Strong understanding of cost management and operational performance.
• Previous team management or coaching experience.

Responsibilities

• Act as the lead Finance Business Partner to senior and executive stakeholders.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and longer-term planning.
• Provide clear insight into financial and operational performance, highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Identify opportunities to improve cost and productivity.
• Support strategic projects, investment proposals and business cases.
• Track the financial benefits and ROI of key initiatives and investments.
• Partner with Procurement and other functions on supplier and commercial decisions.
• Maintain strong financial control across a significant operational cost base.
• Develop MI and KPIs to improve visibility and decision-making.
• Drive improvements in reporting, processes and automation.
• Lead and develop a small finance team.
• Build strong relationships across Finance and the wider business, becoming a trusted advisor to senior leadership.

Skills

Finance Business Partnering

Budgeting

Forecasting

Performance Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Cost Management

Education

ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualification

Job description

Senior Finance Business Partner

Location: Greater London / Thames Valley (Hybrid role)I am working closely to help my well known client recruit for a Senior Finance Business Partner. You will be joining a large, well known, complex organisation, partnering with senior leadership across significant parts of the business. This is a highly commercial and operational role, providing insight, challenge and decision support to improve financial performance, productivity and operational efficiency. You'll take ownership of planning, forecasting and performance reporting for your area, while working closely with senior stakeholders to understand performance drivers, identify opportunities and support key investment and transformation decisions. The role will give you the opportunity to influence a substantial cost base, support investment and transformation activity, drive improvements in performance and develop a team of FBP's.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the lead Finance Business Partner to senior and executive stakeholders
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and longer-term planning
• Provide clear insight into financial and operational performance, highlighting key risks and opportunities
• Identify opportunities to improve cost and productivity
• Support strategic projects, investment proposals and business cases
• Track the financial benefits and ROI of key initiatives and investments
• Partner with Procurement and other functions on supplier and commercial decisions
• Maintain strong financial control across a significant operational cost base
• Develop MI and KPIs to improve visibility and decision-making
• Drive improvements in reporting, processes and automation
• Lead and develop a small finance team
• Build strong relationships across Finance and the wider business, becoming a trusted advisor to senior leadership
• Leading a team of 3 Finance business Partners

This would suit a commercially minded qualified accountant who enjoys being close to the operational side of a business rather than purely reporting the numbers.

Ideal Candidate

• ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualification or equivalent
• Strong Finance Business Partnering experience in a operationally complex environment
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and performance analysis experience
• Experience working with senior non-finance stakeholders
• The ability to challenge constructively and influence decision-making
• Experience building business cases and evaluating investment decisions
• A strong understanding of cost management and operational performance
• Previous team management or coaching experience
• A track record of improving reporting, processes and financial insight
• Previous experience of having significant exposure to senior leadership and operational decision-making execs.
• Experience in large corporates is desired.