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Finance Business Partner
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Senior Finance Business Partner
Location: North Yorkshire
Sector: Fast paced, large business
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Finance Business Partner to join a high performing Finance team and work as an integral part of a key business division's leadership team.
This is a commercially focused role, responsible for providing high-quality financial insight, challenge and business partnering to senior stakeholders. You will play a key role in budgeting, forecasting, reporting and financial risk management, helping the business make informed decisions and improve financial performance.
The role also includes the management and development of a Finance Analyst, alongside responsibility for enhancing financial analysis and reporting across the division.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a trusted Finance Business Partner to senior leaders and the divisional leadership team, providing insight, challenge and advice to support business decision making.
- Manage and develop a Finance Analyst, providing coaching, guidance and support to enhance capability and performance.
- Lead the development of divisional analysis and reporting, standardising and automating processes where possible to improve efficiency and create capacity for value-added activity.
- Prepare and present thorough analysis of key financial variances against annual budgets and quarterly forecasts, providing clear conclusions and recommended actions.
- Review, assess and report regularly on key financial risks and opportunities, identifying actions required to mitigate risks and maximise opportunities.
- Lead the development and management of annual standard cost processes and quarterly forecast submissions.
- Provide financial expertise to support the validation, assessment and post-evaluation of capital investment proposals.
- Challenge and validate financial assumptions within new product, commercial or business case proposals.
- Provide Finance Business Partnering support across month-end, forecasting and quarterly business review processes.
- Lead and contribute to ad-hoc projects and other strategic initiatives as required.
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About You
You will be an experienced (and qualified) finance professional with strong commercial awareness and the confidence to operate as a trusted business partner to senior stakeholders.
You will be comfortable analysing, interpreting and communicating financial performance, while also having the confidence to challenge assumptions and influence decisions.
Experience & Qualifications
- Several years of relevant experience in commercial finance with a recognised accountancy qualification.
- Experience working effectively with senior stakeholders.
- Experience of working within a complex operational or commercial or business.
- Proven experience analysing and reporting on financial performance.
- Experience implementing and maintaining effective financial controls.
- Professional accountancy qualification.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills and financial systems experience.
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Key Skills & Behaviours
- Strong analytical ability, with the capacity to understand and interpret complex financial results.
- Strong problem solving skills and commercial judgement.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
- The confidence and courage to challenge constructively.
- A collaborative approach and the ability to build strong partnerships.
- Learning agility and the ability to adapt to changing business requirements.
- Resilience and the ability to maintain effectiveness in challenging circumstances.
- A strong focus on delivering results and meeting commitments.
- Customer-focused, with the ability to understand stakeholder needs and deliver practical, value-adding solutions.
Key Stakeholders
You will work closely with:
- Divisional Directors
- Senior Business Leaders
- Finance Leadership Team
- Divisional Leadership Team
- Corporate Finance and wider Finance stakeholders
Why Join?
This is an opportunity to take on a highly visible Finance Business Partnering role within a complex and commercially important division.
You will have the opportunity to influence senior decision-making, lead financial performance and risk discussions, develop a member of the Finance team and drive improvements in analysis, reporting and business partnering.
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