Strategic Finance Leader & Growth Partner (Hybrid)

ICAEW; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Generous pension

Flexible and hybrid working

Wellbeing and employee benefits

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

ICAEW in Leeds is seeking an experienced, commercially minded finance professional to join in a senior business partnering capacity. You will work closely with senior leaders to provide strategic financial insight, robust investment appraisal, and decision support across growth initiatives.

This high-visibility role involves leading financial modelling, challenging business cases, and translating complex financial information into clear insights to influence key decisions.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with strong business partnering experience.
• Ability to translate complex financial information into clear insights.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic financial advice and commercial insight to senior stakeholders
• Lead financial modelling, business cases, investment appraisal and scenario planning
• Support costing, pricing and investment decisions to ensure sustainable growth
• Challenge and influence decision-making through robust financial analysis
• Identify financial risks and opportunities, ensuring appropriate governance and controls
• Partner with operational and specialist teams to deliver value-adding financial support

Skills

Qualified accountant

Business partnering

Investment appraisal

Financial modelling

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Job description

ICAEW in Leeds is seeking an experienced, commercially minded finance professional to join in a senior business partnering capacity. You will work closely with senior leaders to provide strategic financial insight, robust investment appraisal, and decision support across growth initiatives.

This high-visibility role involves leading financial modelling, challenging business cases, and translating complex financial information into clear insights to influence key decisions.