Gleeson Recruitment Group
Finance Business Partner
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Finance Business Partner
Location: Staffordshire (Office Based)
Salary: Up to £50,000 + Car
The Opportunity
A growing, commercially driven business is looking for a qualified Finance Business Partner to provide insightful financial support across operational and commercial teams. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys partnering with stakeholders, influencing decision-making, and driving business performance through meaningful analysis and recommendations.
Working closely with Operations, Marketing and wider business functions, you will play a pivotal role in supporting profitability, investment decisions and strategic initiatives.
What's on Offer?
- Salary up to £50,000
- Car allowance
- Performance-related bonus
- Company pension
- Life assurance
- Private healthcare
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Holiday buy and sell scheme
- Employee discounts
- Health and wellbeing support
- Employee assistance programme
- Career progression and development opportunities
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with operational and commercial stakeholders to provide timely financial insight and actionable recommendations.
- Lead and support profit assessments for business improvements and conversion projects.
- Develop, manage and review budgets, forecasts and financial plans.
- Deliver financial analysis to support acquisitions, investments and strategic initiatives.
- Monitor and challenge performance across operational sites, identifying risks and opportunities.
- Produce and enhance performance dashboards and management reporting.
- Conduct ad hoc analysis to support commercial decision-making and operational improvements.
- Support project and trial evaluations, including financial modelling and performance tracking.
- Drive cost control and sales growth initiatives through insightful analysis.
- Contribute to executive and board-level reporting.
- Act as a key finance contact for operational teams, building strong working relationships across the business.
- Support continuous improvement of reporting, controls and finance processes.
- Mentor and support junior members of the finance team where appropriate.
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Key Reporting Activities
- Daily and weekly trading performance reporting
- Weekly project and investment analysis
- Performance and trend reporting
- P&L and capital investment modelling
- ROI analysis and investment tracking
- Executive and board reporting
- Budgeting, forecasting and reforecasting
- Periodic results presentations to operational stakeholders
About You
You will be a commercially focused finance professional who can translate complex financial data into clear business insight. You'll be confident influencing stakeholders, challenging assumptions constructively and building strong relationships across a business.
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Essential Skills & Experience
- Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA or equivalent)
- Strong commercial acumen and analytical capability
- Proven business partnering experience
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Advanced Excel skills with strong financial modelling experience
- Experience working with large and complex data sets
- Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach
- Experience with reporting tools and finance systems
- Coaching and mentoring capability is advantageous
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If you're looking for a commercially focused Finance Business Partner role where you can influence decision-making, drive performance and work closely with operational leaders, we'd love to hear from you.
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