Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner

Department: Central Finance

Reports To: Head of Finance, Steam Thermal Solutions (STS)

Job Summary: The Finance Business Partner will report to the Head of Finance, Steam Thermal Solutions. The role holder will be a key strategic business partner and advisor, developing and implementing financial strategies that align with and support Steam and Group goals and objectives to maximise returns, across key operational areas of investment and responsibility. As a trusted partner, the role holder will provide leadership and challenge to deliver the business strategy and financial results.

• Work closely with direct reports to ensure successful achievement of objectives and to enhance and develop the team's overall capabilities and expertise.
• Performance review.
• Develop development plan.
• Prepare succession planning and manage staff turnover.
• Promote and support talent.

• Ownership of business areas' budgets and forecasts, reporting and associated processes. Deliver an accurate, efficient and transparent plan and forecasts that meet finance and business stakeholder requirements and follow divisional strategy. Plan and forecast future capital needs and prioritise investments. Optimise cost and effectiveness of investments for the business areas globally. Oversight of preparation of balance sheet forecasts for management reporting areas.
• Review and report performance against plan and latest forecast, working with the business to analyse financial and operational variances and recommend corrective action to ensure delivery of commitments. Provide commercial challenge and financial rigour to the business and to key projects so that budgets, commercial arrangements, business cases, and governance expectations are met.
• Oversee weekly orders/sales forecast for Group reporting, ensuring appropriate level of challenge. Perform robust variance analysis and support assumptions. Oversee monthly management reporting process, including internal reporting submission to Group. Conduct monthly variance analysis to budget and key performance indicators (KPIs). Improve balance sheet reconciliations across management reporting areas. Work with management accountants to develop monthly processes and simplify complexities.
• Co-ordinate support information for Taxes such as annual Research and Development (R&D) claims and liaise with Group tax.
• Drive consolidation of budgets globally, applying rigour and control to central, divisional and opco budgets. Provide governance and support for business cases related to investment and budgets across Steam Solutions where required.
• Develop, implement, and manage all aspects of Financial Planning and Analysis across business areas to enhance efficiency and accuracy in reporting. Provide data‑driven analysis to support strategic decision‑making and continuous improvement in FP&A processes and tools.
• Develop, report and monitor KPIs across business areas. Provide strategic recommendations for improvement/mitigation of risk for KPIs. Work with business areas to set targets aligning to overall Steam and Group objectives. Collaborate with opcos across Steam to gather financial data, report on, and ensure alignment with key performance targets.

• Develop, implement and maintain financial models to support strategic planning and decision‑making, including simulation of business scenarios, project evaluation, product evaluation, and sensitivity analysis to forecast financial impact and mitigate risk.
• Oversee and manage project tracking and analysis for both capital and operational expenditure, ensuring accurate financial reporting and insightful analysis to support decision‑making and project management. Monitor, report and align all project capital and operational expenditures with budgetary constraints and strategic goals.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders across Finance, the Division, and the broader business. Promote the Central Finance team and its colleagues within the wider organisation.
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