Director of Finance Business Partnering

Cedar is partnered with a private equity backed consumer group to appoint an Interim Director of Finance Business Partnering. This Interim Director of Finance Business Partnering role is based in Central London, operates on a hybrid working pattern, and offers a day rate of £800 to £1,000 per day for an initial 6 to 12 month assignment.

The Company

The organisation is a private equity backed, multi-brand consumer group with revenues in the hundreds of millions. The business operates across a small portfolio of complementary brands, selling through physical, digital, and wholesale channels, with leadership and decision-making anchored in Central London.

The focus is on sharper commercial insight and better-connected decision-making across brands and channels. Finance plays an active, embedded role, working close to trading performance in a fast-paced, commercially focused environment.

The Role

As Interim Director of Finance Business Partnering, you will report to the CFO and lead finance business partnering across the group. This is a senior, hands-on role with real visibility, well suited to an experienced interim operating at the £800 to £1,000 per day level.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading finance business partnering across commercial, marketing, and operational functions
• Acting as a senior finance advisor to brand and functional leadership, providing insight, challenge, and clarity
• Driving margin analysis, cost visibility, and performance understanding across brands, channels, and categories
• Supporting pricing, promotional, and commercial investment decisions with robust financial evaluation
• Improving the quality, relevance, and consistency of management information and commercial reporting
• Working closely with FP&A to ensure forecasts and plans reflect trading dynamics and operational reality
• Bringing structure, pace, and financial discipline to decision-making across the group
• Supporting profitability and performance initiatives through focused, decision-led analysis
• Acting as a visible, credible finance presence during a period of sustained commercial activity

Your Profile

• Senior interim experience in commercial finance or finance business partnering
• Background in multi-brand consumer or retail environments, ideally PE-backed
• Strong commercial judgement and senior stakeholder influence
• Comfortable in fast-paced, hands-on settings
• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)
• Willing to work on a hybrid basis in Central London

This Interim Director of Finance Business Partnering assignment offers £800 to £1,000 per day, hybrid working in Central London, and the opportunity to play a central role within a high-quality, PE-backed consumer group.