Senior Finance Business Partner

Data Careers; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Data Careers Ltd. is recruiting a Senior Finance Business Partner to join a growing tech-enabled services business. Based remotely in the UK, you will lead FP&A activities and provide commercial financial insight across SaaS and professional services.

You’ll own month-end reporting, develop dashboards, and collaborate with Account Managers and senior stakeholders to challenge assumptions and drive improvements in budgeting, forecasting and finance processes.

Qualifications

• Experience as Finance Business Partner or FP&A analyst.
• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification or part-qualified.
• Strong Excel with modelling and data analysis.
• Experience with month-end reporting and variance analysis.
• Experience in SaaS or professional services preferred.
• Interest in AI applications to finance processes.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of month-end FP&A reporting for a division, including revenue recognition, variance analysis, margin reporting and financial performance.
• Partner proactively with Account Managers, Sales Directors and senior stakeholders, providing financial insight and challenging assumptions.
• Develop financial reporting and dashboards covering SaaS and services revenue, profitability, costs and KPIs.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling, improving accuracy and efficiency of planning.
• Identify opportunities to improve Excel-based processes via better finance systems and automation.
• Support FP&A tools implementation and ongoing development with external/internal stakeholders.
• Explore practical AI applications, including data blending, improved analysis and automation.
• Improve data quality and consistency across finance, CRM and operational systems.
• Support scalable financial processes as the business grows.

Skills

Finance business partnering

FP&A

Financial modelling

Budgeting & forecasting

Finance systems & process improvement

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified

Job description

Senior Finance Business Partner - FP&A
Permanent
Location: UK - Remote
Salary: £55,000 - £60,000 (+ benefits)

Skills: Finance Business Partnering, FP&A, Financial Modelling, Budgeting & Forecasting, Finance Systems & Process Improvement

We're recruiting for a Senior Finance Business Partner to join a growing technology business operating across SaaS and professional services.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys working closely with the business, developing meaningful financial insight and finding smarter ways to improve reporting and financial processes.

Reporting to the Head of FP&A, you'll support a key business division, combining hands-on financial reporting and business partnering with forecasting, budgeting and finance systems improvement.

We're particularly interested in candidates who are curious about technology, comfortable working with large datasets and enthusiastic about using automation and AI to make finance processes more efficient.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of month-end FP&A reporting for a business division, including revenue recognition, variance analysis, margin reporting and financial performance.
• Partner proactively with Account Managers, Sales Directors and senior stakeholders, providing financial insight, challenging assumptions and supporting commercial decision-making.
• Develop financial reporting and dashboards covering SaaS and services revenue, profitability, costs and key performance indicators.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling, helping improve the accuracy and efficiency of financial planning.
• Identify opportunities to improve existing Excel-based processes through better use of finance systems, automation and technology.
• Support the implementation and ongoing development of FP&A tools, working alongside external implementation specialists and internal stakeholders.
• Explore practical applications of AI, including combining datasets, improving financial analysis, identifying anomalies and automating repetitive tasks.
• Improve data quality and consistency across finance, CRM and operational systems.
• Support the development of scalable financial processes as the business continues to grow.

Skills & Experience Required

• Experience in a Finance Business Partner, FP&A Analyst, Commercial Finance Analyst or similar finance position.
• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified, although strong part-qualified candidates will also be considered.
• Strong Excel skills, including financial modelling, data analysis and working with complex datasets.
• Experience supporting month-end reporting, management accounts, variance analysis and commercial performance reporting.
• Exposure to budgeting and forecasting processes, with the ability to contribute to financial planning and modelling.
• Confidence engaging directly with commercial and operational stakeholders, particularly sales and account management teams.
• Experience within a SaaS, subscription-based or professional services environment would be highly advantageous.
• An interest in finance systems, process improvement, automation and practical applications of AI.
• Understanding of recurring revenue metrics such as ARR and MRR would be beneficial.
• Knowledge of IFRS 15 revenue recognition would be advantageous but is not essential.

About You

We're looking for someone who combines strong financial fundamentals with a proactive, inquisitive approach.

You’ll enjoy getting into the detail, understanding how the business operates and working with stakeholders to improve financial performance.

Importantly, you won’t simply accept existing reporting processes because that's how they've always been done. You’ll be interested in exploring new tools, improving data quality and finding more efficient ways of working.

This is an opportunity to join a growing business where you can develop your commercial finance experience while playing a meaningful role in improving how the finance function operates.