Finance Business Partner - Professional Services

Hays Senior Finance, is partnering with a professional services organisation to appoint an exceptional, experienced Finance Business Partner to join a forward thinking and innovative organisation. This is a pivotal role at the heart of the business, working closely with senior stakeholders to shape strategy, challenge assumptions, and drive sustainable commercial performance. This is not a traditional finance role. You will act as a trusted advisor, translating complex financial data into clear insight and direction, enabling leaders to make confident, informed decisions.
Key Responsibilities

• Partner with senior management and operational leaders to influence strategic and commercial decision making
• Translate financial and non financial data into clear, actionable insight and recommendations
• Provide forward looking analysis, scenario modelling, and performance forecasting
• Challenge the business constructively, questioning assumptions and driving accountability
• Lead detailed analysis of complex data sets to identify risks, opportunities, and trends
• Support investment, tender and commercial projects with pricing decisions, and resource allocation
• Act as a bridge between finance and the wider business, ensuring financial understanding at all levels.
• Drive continuous improvement in reporting, insight, and financial processes

• You will be a commercially astute finance professional who thrives in a fast moving, intellectually demanding environment.
• A recognised accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent), coupled with post-qualification experience within UK organisations
• Proven experience in a Finance Business Partnering or commercial finance role
• Experience with in professional services, technical, or similar environments.
• Strong analytical capability with the confidence to interpret and challenge complex data
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the credibility to influence senior leaders
• The ability to communicate financial insight in a clear, compelling, and pragmatic way
• A proactive mindset with the confidence to challenge and drive change
• The right to work in the UK, without expiry or future sponsorship.

• Work in an innovative, high calibre professional services environment
• Genuine exposure to senior leadership and strategic decision making
• A role where your insight directly shapes business direction
• Collaborative, intellectually stimulating culture with high standards and ambition
• Competitive salary, benefits, and flexible working