Strategic Finance Partner: Insight & Impact Leader

Control Risks Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Global bonus scheme

Diversity and equal opportunity

Job summary

Control Risks Group is seeking a Strategic Finance Business Partner to lead forward-looking financial planning and decision support for I&I, GCR, SDP, Confidere and I&A Management. You will partner with the Managing Partner and leadership to translate strategy into a prioritized financial agenda and improve gross profit and cash generation.

You will drive budget, forecasts and scenario analysis, challenge income phasing and investment assumptions, and deliver action-oriented performance

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant or equivalent senior finance qualification.
• Experience influencing senior leaders and improving financial outcomes.
• Strong financial modelling and planning capability.
• Experience improving pricing, Gross Profit, cash or productivity through insight.
• Ability to analyse complex data and communicate clear recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Strategic partnering with leadership and translating strategy into financial priorities.
• Lead annual budget, quarterly forecasting and long-range planning with driver-based plans.
• Maintain rolling view of income, Gross Profit, cash and capacity.
• Develop scenarios and early-warning indicators for different business models.
• Lead improvement initiatives across pricing, project economics and working capital.
• Embed reporting discipline and transparent value delivery.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Strategic finance partnering

Analytical thinking

Financial decision support

Presentation skills

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or international equivalent

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Copilot

Job description

Control Risks Group is seeking a Strategic Finance Business Partner to lead forward-looking financial planning and decision support for I&I, GCR, SDP, Confidere and I&A Management. You will partner with the Managing Partner and leadership to translate strategy into a prioritized financial agenda and improve gross profit and cash generation.

You will drive budget, forecasts and scenario analysis, challenge income phasing and investment assumptions, and deliver action-oriented performance