Finance Business Partner - Newly​/Qualified

Wilkinson & Associates are partnering with a well‑established, international business with a major operational site on the west side of Edinburgh to hire a Finance Business Partner into its operations finance team.

This is a hands‑on role sitting close to operational stakeholders across a busy environment. You’ll help leaders understand performance drivers, improve reporting output and provide meaningful challenge, while keeping the core finance basics tight.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will act as a trusted finance contact for parts of the operation. The focus is on improving the clarity and usefulness of reporting and ensuring outputs are accurate, timely and linked to real performance drivers.

You do not need to come from a like‑for‑like sector. The key is strong finance fundamentals, the confidence to engage operational stakeholders, and a mindset geared towards ownership and continuous improvement.

• Support the production of month‑end reporting for key operational areas, ensuring outputs are accurate, timely and well understood
• Help manage a clear monthly reporting timetable (month‑end and wider reporting requirements)
• Prepare and develop KPI reporting and performance commentary for senior finance leadership
• Ensure balance sheet reconciliations are completed, reviewed and actioned in line with deadlines
• Support the year‑end audit process for the operational area, coordinating and owning relevant outputs
• Contribute to budgeting and reforecast cycles, supporting performance monitoring and analysis
• Identify and drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance accuracy, timeliness and controls
• Support Capex reporting and ad hoc analysis as required

• Qualified accountant (CA / ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent) - essential
• Strong all‑round finance fundamentals with the ability to take ownership of core reporting and controls
• Evidence of stakeholder‑facing work - able to build trust, communicate clearly and influence non‑finance colleagues
• Commercial curiosity - someone who looks for the story behind the numbers and can link reporting to operational performance
• Confident working in a hands‑on environment where priorities can shift and you need to balance detail with pace
• A proactive mindset and willingness to roll sleeves up, improve how things are done and keep standards high
• Comfortable learning a specialist operational environment - they are not expecting prior sector experience
• Organised, dependable and able to manage competing deadlines without needing close supervision

• £55,000‑£60,000 base salary (flex depending on experience)
• Bonus
• Generous holiday allowance
• Employer pension (c.9%)
• Hybrid working (typically up to 2 days from home, but stakeholder‑driven)

If you enjoy being close to the operational side of a business and want a role where you can build relationships, improve reporting and use finance to support better decisions, this is a strong move. It’s high visibility, commercially minded, and offers genuine scope to grow.

To learn more, contact Jack Ramage at Wilkinson & Associates for a private and confidential discussion. Alternatively, share your CV and we’ll be in touch.