Senior Finance Business Partner

Location:

Haydock / Warrington

Employment type:

Full Time

Working Hours:

Monday to Friday

We believe in looking after our people, and it shows. When you join Ipsum, you're not just taking a job — you're starting a career with real support behind it.?

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Option to buy up to 5 additional holidays
• Group Personal Pension Plan
• Career development & progression with the opportunity to earn professional qualifications
• 24/7 access to a virtual GP? and Mental health support & counselling services?
• Cycle to Work scheme?
• Discount club - supermarkets, phone bills, gyms & more?!
• Life assurance cover?
• Long service recognition?
• Enhanced Maternity Pay
• Paid volunteering opportunities in your community?

Reporting to the Finance Director, you will be a trusted business partner to the Managing Director and senior leadership team, providing high-quality management information and commercial insight to support strategic decision-making and business performance across our Water Division. You will also lead and develop the finance team, creating a high-performance culture, building capability, and ensuring the team delivers exceptional support to the wider business.

• Partnering with the MD and senior leadership team to provide high-quality management information and commercial insight.
• Working closely with finance and commercial teams across the Group to ensure compliance with financial controls and processes.
• Leading working capital management, including cashflow forecasting, WIP reduction, billing improvements, and cash collection initiatives.
• Producing accurate financial reporting and maintaining key tax control accounts.
• Reviewing and overseeing payroll processes prior to finance sign-off.
• Supporting divisional projects, including system implementations and business integration activities.
• Ensuring robust financial controls, governance, and best-practice processes are maintained and continuously improved.
• Managing relationships with external auditors and supporting the annual audit process.
• Providing leadership, mentoring, and development support to junior team members while maintaining accurate financial documentation and records.

• Partnering with the MD and senior leadership team to provide high-quality management information and commercial insight.
• Working closely with finance and commercial teams across the Group to ensure compliance with financial controls and processes.
• Leading working capital management, including cashflow forecasting, WIP reduction, billing improvements, and cash collection initiatives.
• Producing accurate financial reporting and maintaining key tax control accounts.
• Reviewing and overseeing payroll processes prior to finance sign-off.
• Supporting divisional projects, including system implementations and business integration activities.
• Ensuring robust financial controls, governance, and best-practice processes are maintained and continuously improved.
• Managing relationships with external auditors and supporting the annual audit process.
• Providing leadership, mentoring, and development support to junior team members while maintaining accurate financial documentation and records.

• Proven experience in a Finance Business Partnering or similar commercially focused finance role.
• Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA or ACA).
• Strong understanding of management reporting, financial analysis, and business performance drivers.
• Experience of project accounting, with utilities sector experience beneficial but not essential.
• Highly analytical with strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Confident in challenging the status quo and identifying…