Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner

Salary: Up to £55,000
Bonus: Up to 20%
Location: North Leicestershire
Working pattern: Hybrid – ideally two days in the office and three days remotely

Distinct Recruitment is partnering with a well-established national business to recruit a Finance Business Partner for its North Leicestershire head office.

This is a genuinely commercial role, working closely with senior operational leaders across a large, multi-site division. You’ll partner with several General Managers and an Operations Director, providing the financial insight and challenge needed to improve performance across the operation.

The role will include:

• Challenging monthly performance and investigating key variances
• Providing clear commercial insight and recommendations to operational leaders
• Developing KPIs and improving the quality of financial information
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting and capital expenditure decisions
• Leading cost‑saving, efficiency and performance improvement projects
• Building strong relationships with non‑finance stakeholders
• Helping operational teams understand the financial impact of their decisions

This role is less about simply producing the numbers and more about understanding what is driving them. You’ll be expected to challenge constructively, identify opportunities for improvement and help operational leaders make better commercial decisions.

There will be some regional travel involved, although this is relatively limited and will typically involve attending an operational meeting every couple of months.

• Strong commercial awareness
• Previous experience partnering with operational or non-finance teams
• Clear examples of where you have driven change or improved performance
• Solid Excel skills
• Confidence challenging and influencing senior stakeholders
• A qualified accountant is preferred, although candidates within two exams of qualification will also be considered

This is a strong opportunity to join a sizeable and established organisation in a visible role with exposure to senior operational leadership.