Senior Finance Business Partner

Axon Moore; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A PE backed high growth business in the Nottingham area is seeking an experienced Senior Finance Business Partner to shape financial strategy and provide senior stakeholders with crucial insights. This role requires a commercially minded finance leader who can influence strategic decisions and ensure financial outcomes align with business objectives. The ideal candidate holds a relevant accounting qualification and has a strong track record in financial insight and stakeholder management. The position offers a salary of £70,000-£80,000 with hybrid working options.

Qualifications

• Significant post-qualification experience in a finance role.
• Demonstrable experience influencing senior stakeholders.
• Ability to challenge commercial decisions effectively.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders to develop strategic financial plans.
• Lead financial modeling for strategic options and investments.
• Influence pricing and resource allocation decisions.
• Challenge assumptions to ensure alignment with business goals.
• Manage planning, budgeting, and forecasting cycles.
• Provide analysis to identify risks and opportunities.
• Drive improvements in reporting and performance management.

Skills

Financial insight

Scenario analysis

Budgeting

Strategic decision-making

Stakeholder management

Education

Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)

Job description

Senior Finance Business Partner

Location: Nottingham / Hybrid working

£70,000-£80,000 plus Benefits

Axon Moore is seeking an experienced Senior Finance Business Partner to join it a PE backed high growth business in the Nottingham area. This is a high-impact, commercially focused role reporting to the CFO and Commercial Finance Director, offering the opportunity to act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders and influence strategic decision-making at the highest level.

This position goes beyond traditional financial reporting. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in shaping financial strategy, challenging commercial decisions, and ensuring financial outcomes are aligned with long-term business objectives. You will work closely with senior leadership, providing insight, analysis, and guidance to drive sustainable performance.

• Partner with senior leaders to develop and deliver the strategic and financial plan for the business area
• Lead financial insight, modelling, and scenario analysis to assess strategic options, investments, and growth opportunities
• Influence key commercial decisions, including pricing, margin optimisation, and resource allocation
• Challenge assumptions and priorities to ensure alignment between financial targets and business ambition
• Own planning, budgeting, and forecasting cycles, ensuring outputs are robust, ambitious, and actionable
• Provide forward-looking analysis to identify risks, trends, and performance opportunities
• Drive continuous improvement in performance management, reporting, and strategic planning processes

Ideally you will be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) with significant post-qualification experience and be able todemonstrable experience influencing senior stakeholders and contributing to strategic decision-making to be considered.

This role would suit a commercially minded finance leader who enjoys operating at pace, influencing outcomes, and playing a central role in shaping business strategy.

If you'd like to hear more about this opportunity, then please get in touch and submit your CV to Jessica Coleman at Axon Moore.