Senior Finance Business Partner
Job Summary
An established organisation is seeking an experienced finance professional to partner with senior leadership in driving strategic growth and operational excellence. This highly visible role focuses on financial planning, business partnering, and delivering commercial insights to influence decision-making. The ideal candidate will lead financial modeling, annual budgeting, and performance analysis to enhance profitability and optimize costs.
Responsibilities
- Partner with senior leadership on strategy
- Lead financial modeling, budgeting, and forecasting
- Analyze performance and identify trends
- Support strategic initiatives and business cases
- Improve finance processes and reporting tools
Required Skills
- Degree in Finance/Accounting
- 8-10 years of FP&A experience
- Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency
- Financial modeling expertise
- Stakeholder management skills
Job Details
Responsibilities:
• Partner with senior leaders and business stakeholders to deliver commercial insights that support strategic planning, business performance, and operational decision-making.
• Lead the preparation of financial models, annual budgets, forecasts, and scenario analyses to evaluate business opportunities and support long-term planning.
• Analyse operational and financial performance, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities to improve profitability, optimise costs, and enhance business outcomes.
• Support the evaluation of strategic initiatives, investments, partnerships, and expansion opportunities through robust financial analysis and business case assessments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including HR and Operations, to support workforce planning, resource allocation, and productivity improvement initiatives.
• Facilitate regular financial performance reviews with budget owners, providing meaningful insights and challenging assumptions to strengthen financial accountability.
• Prepare executive-level financial reports, presentations, and performance updates to support management and leadership discussions.
• Drive continuous improvements across finance processes, reporting capabilities, and analytical tools to enhance decision-making and operational effectiveness.
Requirements:
• Degree in Finance, Accounting or a related discipline, with professional qualifications such as CA, CPA or CFA considered advantageous.
• Minimum 8 - 10 years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis, Commercial Finance, or Finance Business Partnering within a sizeable or complex organisation.
• Strong financial modelling and analytical capabilities, with advanced Microsoft Excel skills and the ability to translate financial data into commercial insights.
• Demonstrated commercial acumen with experience supporting strategic decision-making and influencing senior business stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across multiple business functions in a dynamic environment.
• Experience with planning and reporting platforms such as Anaplan and other dashboarding tools would be an advantage.