Senior Finance Business Partner

AIM Fresh Resourcing Partners Ltd; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AIM Fresh Resourcing Partners Ltd in Kent is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to support multi-site operations with FP&A and commercial insight. You will partner with senior operational management, develop Power BI dashboards, and drive margin improvement while coaching two Finance Business Partners.

The role requires strong experience in FP&A, finance business partnering, and Excel/Power BI, with a qualified accountant credential (CIMA/ACCA) or equivalent; travel between sites is

Qualifications

• Strong FP&A, finance business partnering, management accounting, commercial finance or business analysis.
• Experience in a product-based environment (food, FMCG, manufacturing or similar).
• Advanced Excel skills with financial modelling, analysis and reporting.
• Strong Power BI capability including reports and dashboards for operational stakeholders.
• Qualified accountant or qualified by experience (CIMA/ACCA or equivalent).
• Excellent communication with ability to challenge and translate data into recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior operational teams to review performance and support commercial decisions.
• Analyse performance by site, customer and product to identify trends and opportunities.
• Review labour planning and operational data to improve efficiency and service delivery.
• Monitor operating costs and reflect movements in forecasts and reports.
• Identify opportunities to improve cost recovery, protect margin, and maximise revenue.
• Develop and improve Power BI dashboards, reporting tools and management information.
• Lead, coach and develop two Finance Business Partners with high standards of analysis.
• Collaborate across Finance, Operations, Planning and other functions.

Skills

FP&A

Finance partnering

Management accounting

Commercial finance

Business analysis

Education

CIMA / ACCA or equivalent

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Anaplan

Prophet

Job description

An established and growing business operating within a fast-paced, product-led environment is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Finance Business Partner to support operational and commercial performance across multiple sites.

Reporting to the Finance Director, this is a highly visible role working closely with senior operational management to provide clear, actionable financial insight. The successful candidate will combine strong FP&A and business partnering experience with advanced analytical capability, using Power BI and Excel to improve decision-making, labour efficiency, cost recovery and margin performance.

The role will also lead and develop two Finance Business Partners.

Senior Finance Business Partner Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with senior operational teams to review performance, challenge assumptions and support commercial decision-making.
• Analyse performance by site, customer and product, identifying trends, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Review labour planning and operational data to support improved efficiency and service delivery.
• Monitor key operating costs and ensure movements are accurately reflected within forecasts, management accounts and reporting.
• Identify opportunities to improve cost recovery, reduce waste, protect margin and maximise revenue.
• Develop and improve Power BI dashboards, reporting tools and management information.
• Lead, coach and develop two Finance Business Partners, ensuring consistently high standards of analysis and support.
• Work collaboratively across Finance, Operations, Planning and other operational functions.

Senior Finance Business Partner Key Skills and Experience:

• Strong experience within FP&A, finance business partnering, management accounting, commercial finance or business analysis.
• Previous experience within a product-based environment is essential, ideally food, FMCG, manufacturing or a similarly operational business.
• Advanced Excel skills with substantial experience in financial modelling, analysis and reporting.
• Strong practical experience using Power BI, including developing reports and dashboards for operational stakeholders.
• Qualified accountant or qualified by experience, ideally CIMA, ACCA or equivalent.
• Excellent communication skills with the confidence to challenge, influence and translate complex data into practical recommendations.

Knowledge of Anaplan and/or Prophet would be advantageous.

This is a multi-site position, primarily based in Kent with regular travel between locations.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, sponsorship is not available for this position.