Senior Finance Business Partner

Reed; Redhill; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Reed is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to lead financial strategy and performance across a complex organisation. The role partners with senior stakeholders, oversees budgeting, forecasting and management reporting, and drives value through cost improvements and robust financial controls.

You will build and coach a finance team, influence decision-making, and deliver insightful analyses and business cases to support strategic choices.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified CCAB or CIMA accountant with current professional membership.
• Significant post-qualification experience in financial management and business partnering.
• Strong experience producing financial reports and performance analysis for senior stakeholders.
• Proven people management and leadership experience.
• Advanced Excel and financial systems expertise.
• Strong commercial awareness and experience supporting operational decision-making.
• Demonstrable experience in budgeting, forecasting, business planning, and financial control.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to influence and challenge constructively at senior management level.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted finance business partner to senior leaders and operational managers.
• Lead the preparation and delivery of monthly management accounts and financial performance reporting.
• Drive budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes.
• Develop and monitor cost improvement and savings initiatives, providing challenge and support where required.
• Prepare, review, and evaluate business cases, ensuring financial implications are clearly understood.
• Support costing and pricing activities for existing and new services.
• Lead financial modelling and analytical work to support strategic decision-making.
• Oversee procurement and contract management processes, ensuring value for money and compliance.
• Deliver insightful financial reports and presentations to senior leadership teams and governance committees.
• Develop robust financial controls, reporting systems, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead, coach, and develop Finance Business Partners and wider finance team members.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Advanced Excel

Financial systems

Budgeting and forecasting

Commercial awareness

Financial modelling

Leadership

Problem-solving

Influence at senior level

Education

Fully qualified CCAB or CIMA member

Tools

ERP/Finance system experience

Job description

Senior Finance Business Partner

Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 per annum
Location: Redhill (hybrid)
Contract: Full Time, Permanent

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced and commercially minded Senior Finance Business Partner to join a high-performing finance team. This is a strategic leadership position offering the opportunity to influence business performance, drive financial decision-making, and support senior stakeholders across a complex organisation.

Reporting to the Deputy Director of Finance, you will provide expert financial leadership, partnering with operational and non-operational teams to deliver financial objectives, improve performance, and maximise value across the business. You will also lead a small team and play a key role in budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, business cases, procurement, contract management, and organisational planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted finance business partner to senior leaders and operational managers.
• Lead the preparation and delivery of monthly management accounts and financial performance reporting.
• Drive budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes.
• Develop and monitor cost improvement and savings initiatives, providing challenge and support where required.
• Prepare, review, and evaluate business cases, ensuring financial implications are clearly understood.
• Support costing and pricing activities for existing and new services.
• Lead financial modelling and analytical work to support strategic decision-making.
• Oversee procurement and contract management processes, ensuring value for money and compliance.
• Deliver insightful financial reports and presentations to senior leadership teams and governance committees.
• Develop robust financial controls, reporting systems, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead, coach, and develop Finance Business Partners and wider finance team members.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will be a qualified accountant with strong financial leadership and business partnering experience gained within a large and complex organisation.

Essential Requirements

• Fully qualified CCAB or CIMA accountant with current professional membership.
• Significant post-qualification experience in financial management and business partnering.
• Strong experience producing financial reports and performance analysis for senior stakeholders.
• Proven people management and leadership experience.
• Advanced Excel and financial systems expertise.
• Strong commercial awareness and experience supporting operational decision-making.
• Demonstrable experience in budgeting, forecasting, business planning, and financial control.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to influence and challenge constructively at senior management level.

Desirable

• Project management experience.
• Procurement and contract management experience.
• Experience of benchmarking, service reviews, and efficiency programmes.
• Exposure to both public and private sector environments.

What's On Offer?

• A highly visible leadership position with significant stakeholder engagement.
• The opportunity to shape financial strategy and organisational performance.
• Exposure to complex commercial and operational challenges.
• Leadership and development of a dedicated finance team.
• A collaborative environment focused on continuous improvement and innovation.