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Senior Finance Business Partner

OptumUK

Rawdon

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Job summary

A leading company is seeking an experienced Senior Finance Business Partner for a 12-month fixed-term contract. This hybrid role involves leading a team, managing financial operations, and collaborating with commercial teams to drive business objectives. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with a strong background in financial analysis and strategic business partnering.

Qualifications

Qualified finance professional with a passion for strategic business partnering.
Strong grounding in financial analysis with a commercial outlook.

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor and develop a team of Management Accountants.
Manage the production of monthly accounts and assess commercial opportunities.
Communicate effectively with non-financial stakeholders.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Strategic Business Partnering

Collaboration

Education

Qualified Accountant

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Here at Optum UK, we are excited to share that we have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Senior Finance Business Partner to join us on a 12 month fixed term contract covering maternity leave.

We’re looking for an ambitious, motivated and inquisitive finance partner to join our highly valued operational finance team. As a Senior Finance Business Partner, you will be pivotal in driving the business towards achieving its long-term objectives by partnering with our commercial teams.

If you are driven by building successful partnerships across the business whilst leading and developing a high performing team, then this could be a great fit for you.

This fixed term contract position is to start in September 2025 and is a hybrid working role. Our finance team meet weekly in our Leeds (LS19 6BA) office for collaborative meetings.

What you’ll do

As a Senior Finance Business Partner, we will be looking for you to lead, mentor and develop a team of Management Accountants. You will manage the production of monthly accounts and assess commercial opportunities from quotes to contract.

Commercially focussed, you will work effectively at a senior management level, with both finance and non-financial stakeholders. We would look to you as Senior Finance Business Partner, to have ownership of rolling sales forecasts for business units, identifying risks and opportunities with suggested actions and analysis. With ownership of the forecasts you will effectively communicate and partner to non-financial stakeholders providing support across the department.

Other key responsibilities and accountabilities will include;

Have an in-depth knowledge of the key business drivers and how these translate into business performance.
Manage, lead and develop a team of management accountants in producing the monthly accounts and assessing commercial opportunities from quotes to contract.
Support on sales projects including financial modelling, operational tracking and being able to think about the multiple impacts of projects not only on the business unit but the wider business.

Who you’ll be

We need you to be a qualified finance professional with a passion for strategic business partnering and leading a highly experienced team. You will have a strong grounding in financial analysis, with a broader, commercial outlook necessary to support business growth and key initiatives.

Collaboration is essential; you will be able to work proactively with the wider business and communicate effectively with non-financial colleagues. With a solution based approached, you will be results orientated with a desire to drive strategic and commercial outcomes.

Technical skills and experience we are looking for you to demonstrate include;

Qualified accountant.
Experience working within commercial or sales stakeholders, providing cost base or revenue forecasting.
Proven ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure to ensure strict deadlines are met and carry out critical decision making.
Confidence in offering your insight and ability to influence senior stakeholders.
Previous experience managing and supporting team.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

At Optum, we are committed to providing an inclusive, equitable culture where people feel able to bring their whole selves to work and to reach their full potential. This is a foundation stone of Optum, anchoring the employee cycle from recruitment through to ongoing personal development and genuine, continuous two-way employee engagement, supported by our company values which determine everything we do.

Optum is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by applicable law. We will always work to accommodate individual needs during your application journey. If you require any adjustments, please advise the talent team.

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