Senior Finance Business Partner
15 days ago
York
\n \n Senior Finance Business Partner \n Location: York \n Sector: Fast paced, large business \n \n About the Role \n We are seeking an experienced Senior Finance Business Partner to join a high performing Finance team and work as an integral part of a key business division's leadership team. \n This is a commercially focused role, responsible for providing high-quality financial insight, challenge and business partnering to senior stakeholders. You will play a key role in budgeting, forecasting, reporting and financial risk management, helping the business make informed decisions and improve financial performance. \n The role also includes the management and development of a Finance Analyst, alongside responsibility for enhancing financial analysis and reporting across the division. \n \n Key Responsibilities \n\n • Act as a trusted Finance Business Partner to senior leaders and the divisional leadership team, providing insight, challenge and advice to support business decision making.\n, • Manage and develop a Finance Analyst, providing coaching, guidance and support to enhance capability and performance.\n, • Lead the development of divisional analysis and reporting, standardising and automating processes where possible to improve efficiency and create capacity for value-added activity.\n, • Prepare and present thorough analysis of key financial variances against annual budgets and quarterly forecasts, providing clear conclusions and recommended actions.\n, • Review, assess and report regularly on key financial risks and opportunities, identifying actions required to mitigate risks and maximise opportunities.\n, • Lead the development and management of annual standard cost processes and quarterly forecast submissions.\n, • Provide financial expertise to support the validation, assessment and post-evaluation of capital investment proposals.\n, • Challenge and validate financial assumptions within new product, commercial or business case proposals.\n, • Provide Finance Business Partnering support across month-end, forecasting and quarterly business review processes.\n, • Lead and contribute to ad-hoc projects and other strategic initiatives as required.\n\n About You \n You will be an experienced (and qualified) finance professional with strong commercial awareness and the confidence to operate as a trusted business partner to senior stakeholders. \n You will be comfortable analysing, interpreting and communicating financial performance, while also having the confidence to challenge assumptions and influence decisions. \n Experience & Qualifications \n\n • Several years of relevant experience in commercial finance with a recognised accountancy qualification.\n, • Experience working effectively with senior stakeholders.\n, • Experience of working within a complex operational or commercial or business.\n, • Proven experience analysing and reporting on financial performance.\n, • Experience implementing and maintaining effective financial controls.\n, • Professional accountancy qualification.\n, • Strong Microsoft Office skills and financial systems experience.\n\n Key Skills & Behaviours \n\n • Strong analytical ability, with the capacity to understand and interpret complex financial results.\n, • Strong problem solving skills and commercial judgement.\n, • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.\n, • Strong negotiation and influencing skills.\n, • The confidence and courage to challenge constructively.\n, • A collaborative approach and the ability to build strong partnerships.\n, • Learning agility and the ability to adapt to changing business requirements.\n, • Resilience and the ability to maintain effectiveness in challenging circumstances.\n, • A strong focus on delivering results and meeting commitments.\n, • Customer-focused, with the ability to understand stakeholder needs and deliver practical, value-adding solutions.\n\n Key Stakeholders \n You will work closely with: \n\n • Divisional Directors\n, • Senior Business Leaders\n, • Finance Leadership Team\n, • Divisional Leadership Team\n, • Corporate Finance and wider Finance stakeholders\n\n \n Why Join? \n This is an opportunity to take on a highly visible Finance Business Partnering role within a complex and commercially important division. \n You will have the opportunity to influence senior decision-making, lead financial performance and risk discussions, develop a member of the Finance team and drive improvements in analysis, reporting and business partnering.