Senior Finance Business Partner

Robertson Bell; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to lead a dynamic finance team. This pivotal role involves managing a substantial budget and providing strategic financial support to senior leaders. With a focus on driving operational efficiency and fostering collaborative relationships, the successful candidate will play a crucial role in shaping financial strategy within a large organization. Enjoy a hybrid working model and a culture that values inclusivity and collaboration, alongside generous annual leave and pension contributions. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact during a period of transformation.

Benefits

34 days annual leave

Generous parental leave

Excellent pension contributions

Collaborative working culture

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a senior finance role within a large, complex organisation.
• Confident in producing consolidated management accounts and managing forecasting cycles.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of finance professionals ensuring high-quality reporting.
• Drive improvements across budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes.

Skills

Management Accounting

Budgeting

Forecasting

Business Partnering

Excel Skills

Power BI

Job description

Are you a confident and commercially-minded finance leader looking for your next challenge? Do you thrive in a complex, fast-paced environment where you can drive change and influence senior stakeholders? Want to work in a collaborative, friendly team where your input will shape financial strategy and processes? If yes, this could be the role for you!

Robertson Bell are thrilled to be supporting a large, complex organisation as they recruit a Senior Finance Business Partner on a permanent basis. Reporting directly into the Head of Finance, this role will lead a small team, manage a significant budget of over £100 million, and provide strategic financial support to senior academic and operational leaders.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading, managing, and developing a team of finance professionals, ensuring delivery of high-quality reporting and analysis.
• Deputising for the Head of Finance and representing the finance function in key leadership meetings.
• Driving improvements across budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes to support operational efficiency.
• Acting as a trusted partner to senior stakeholders, providing insightful analysis and financial advice.
• Presenting regular financial updates and management accounts to leadership across the faculty.
• Supporting costing and pricing for new initiatives and programmes.
• Playing a key role in the implementation of an organisation-wide systems change programme.

This role is based in Leeds with a hybrid working pattern of three days per week in the office. The successful candidate will benefit from 34 days annual leave, generous parental leave, excellent pension contributions, and a collaborative and inclusive working culture. This is a great opportunity to join a large organisation undergoing positive transformation, with plenty of scope to make a real impact.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have significant experience in a senior finance role within a large, complex organisation.
• Be confident producing consolidated management accounts, managing forecasting cycles, and driving budgeting processes.
• Have demonstrable experience of business partnering and influencing non-financial stakeholders.
• Possess strong Excel skills, including use of Pivot Tables and VLOOKUPs; Power BI knowledge is a bonus.
• Be a confident, pragmatic leader with experience managing and developing others.
• Bring a solutions-focused mindset and a collaborative approach to continuous improvement.

Applications are under review on a rolling basis and the advert may close early if the right candidate is found – apply now to avoid missing out!