Senior Finance Business Partner

Michael Page; Ilkeston; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Pension

Job summary

Michael Page leads the search for a lead finance representative for the Projects business. You will partner closely with operational, commercial and delivery teams to drive performance, improve forecast accuracy and strengthen financial governance across a growing project portfolio.

You will shape forecasts and cash management, work with senior stakeholders to influence decisions and support strategic growth opportunities within an internationally expanding group.

Qualifications

• Significant Finance Business Partnering experience within projects, engineering, construction or infrastructure environments.
• The ability to explain financial data clearly and provide practical insight.
• Confidence working with stakeholders to understand plans and performance.
• Strong commercial awareness and a clear approach to financial analysis.
• Experience of project forecasting, cashflow forecasting, CVRs and EACs.

Responsibilities

• Prepare budgets and forecasts that give leaders a reliable view of expected performance.
• Analyse financial results and explain key movements, trends and variances.
• Produce clear management reporting to support timely decision-making.
• Work closely with stakeholders across the business to understand financial performance.
• Translate complex financial data into practical insight for non-finance colleagues.
• Improve financial planning and reporting processes to maintain accurate and useful information.
• Provide commercial analysis that helps the business assess plans and priorities.

Skills

Finance business partnering

Stakeholder management

Financial analysis

Clear communication

Education

ACCA/ ACA/ CIMA

Job description

You will be the lead finance representative for the Projects business, partnering closely with operational, commercial and delivery teams to drive performance, improve forecast accuracy and strengthen financial governance across a complex and growing project portfolio.

Client Details

UK division of an International PE backed Engineering Group

Description

You will play a pivotal role in shaping how the business forecasts, manages cash, governs projects and supports strategic growth opportunities. You will work directly with senior stakeholders to influence decision-making, improve project outcomes and embed financial accountability within project delivery.

The role offers a unique opportunity to make a tangible impact in a business experiencing significant growth, transformation and increasing international expansion.

• Prepare budgets and forecasts that give leaders a reliable view of expected performance.
• Analyse financial results and explain key movements, trends and variances.
• Produce clear management reporting to support timely decision-making.
• Work closely with stakeholders across the business to understand financial performance.
• Translate complex financial data into practical insight for non-finance colleagues.
• Improve financial planning and reporting processes to maintain accurate and useful information.
• Provide commercial analysis that helps the business assess plans and priorities.

Profile

You will have

Accounting qualification, ACA / ACCA/ CIMA

• Significant Finance Business Partnering experience within projects, engineering, construction or infrastructure environments.
• The ability to explain financial data clearly and provide practical insight.
• Confidence working with stakeholders to understand plans and performance.
• Strong commercial awareness and a clear approach to financial analysis.
• Experience of project forecasting, cashflow forecasting, CVRs and EACs.

Job Offer

• Salary of £80,000 to £90,000, dependent on the level of experience.
• Bonus.
• Pension.
• Clear onward career progression withing a major, International group.