Finance Business Partner

We are looking for a fully qualified Finance Business Partner to join our finance team. This is a key role supporting operational and strategic decision-making, providing robust financial insight, driving financial performance, and ensuring strong financial governance across a capital-intensive business.

You will partner with senior stakeholders to deliver financial excellence while supporting business transformation, project delivery, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Act as a trusted Finance Business Partner to operational and senior leadership teams.

• Provide insightful financial analysis to support strategic and commercial decision-making.

• Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and performance reporting.

• Support the successful delivery of business change initiatives and transformation programmes.

• Manage and provide financial oversight for projects, ensuring effective governance, budget control and benefits realisation.

• Oversee financial management within a capital-intensive environment, including asset accounting, capital expenditure (Cap Ex), investment appraisal and asset lifecycle management.

• Ensure robust financial controls are maintained and continuously improved.

• Identify financial risks and opportunities, providing recommendations to improve business performance.

• Drive continuous improvements in financial processes, systems and reporting.

• Build strong relationships across the organisation, influencing stakeholders at all levels.

You will be a commercially minded, fully qualified finance professional with the ability to balance strategic thinking with strong financial control.

Essential requirements:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).

• Significant experience in a Finance Business Partner role.

• Proven ability to successfully deliver organisational change.

• Experience leading or supporting complex business and finance projects.

• Strong experience managing financials within a capital-intensive or asset-intensive environment.

• Sound understanding of capital expenditure (Cap Ex), fixed assets and investment appraisal.

• Strong financial control and governance experience.

• Excellent analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders constructively.

• A proactive approach with a continuous improvement mindset.

Desirable:

• Experience using SAP, with the ability to navigate and utilise the system effectively to support financial reporting, planning and analysis.

• Competitive salary and benefits package.

• Opportunity to work on high-profile projects and transformation initiatives.

• A collaborative and supportive working environment.

• Professional development and career progression opportunities.

• The chance to make a tangible impact on business performance and strategic decision-making.

If you are a fully qualified Finance Business Partner with experience delivering change, leading projects, managing finances within a capital-intensive environment, and maintaining strong financial controls, we'd love to hear from you. Experience with SAP would be a distinct advantage.