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Group Finance Business Partner
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Group Finance Business Partner
Permanent, Full-time
Hybrid - 3 days at our Derby office, 2 days working from home
Up to £70,000 plus benefits
About The Role
We’re looking for a high-impact Group Finance Business Partner to lead our forecasting and performance insight across the Group and invested businesses.
This is a senior, visible role for someone who brings gravitas, confidence and commercial judgement to shape the conversation around reporting. You’ll play a key role in ensuring finance is a true partner to the business, driving better decisions through meaningful insight, challenge and accountability.
You’ll lead a small team of Finance Business Partners, setting the standard for what great looks like, while building strong relationships with C-suite stakeholders and business owners.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Own Group forecasting and reporting, leading the budgeting cycle, forecast reviews and monthly management pack, ensuring outputs are accurate, insightful and action-focused
- Move the conversation beyond reporting, turning financial data into clear commercial insight, challenge and actions that drive performance
- Act as a trusted partner to senior stakeholders, building regular, high-quality engagement with business owners and the executive team
- Balance influence with challenge, knowing when to stand firm and when to find pragmatic commercial solutions
- Lead and develop 2 direct reports, setting expectations for ownership and quality leading by example
- Drive meaningful performance conversations, ensuring risk, opportunity and accountability are clearly understood across invested businesses
- Oversee financial modelling and forecasting capability while supporting the transition to a future FP&A tool
- Improve reporting and processes – raising the bar for insight, consistency and value across finance
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What We’re Looking For
- Proven experience in a commercial finance or FP&A leadership role
- Strong track record of engaging and influencing senior (C-suite) stakeholders
- Someone who brings presence, credibility and confidence in challenging discussions
- Ability to go beyond commentary and deliver meaningful, actionable insight
- Experience leading and developing Finance Business Partners
- Strong financial modelling and Excel skills
- Ability to balance commercial compromise with appropriate challenge
- Qualified ACCA, CIMA (or equivalent
🤝 Recruitment Process
1st stage: Teams interview with the hiring team, followed by a numerical and verbal reasoning online assessment
2nd stage: In-person interview at our Derby office with the hiring team
What’s In It For You?
💸 Private Medical Insurance (Vitality), 25 days annual leave (increasing to 28 with service) plus your birthday off, matched pension contribution (L&G), Share Options (Equinity), retail discounts, free entertainment tickets, plus much more!
⏰ Flexible working hours with hybrid working for Head Office roles (as agreed with your line manager)
📚 A wide range of Learning & Development offers, from 121 coaching to qualification support, helping you to grow and thrive in your career
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🤝 A supportive, inclusive culture with forums you're welcome to join from day 1, using your voice to make MAB an even better place to work
Everyone is Welcome
At MAB, we value different experiences and perspectives which adds diversity and value to our culture. As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels welcomed, included and heard for who they are. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.
We are committed to reducing barriers in every stage of our recruitment process so everyone feels they can bring their best self when applying for new opportunities at MAB. If you’d like to hear how we can support you by adjusting our process, from application to interview and onboarding, please contact careers@mab.org.uk.
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Please note we are unable to consider candidates requiring visa sponsorship at this moment in time. We won't be accepting speculative CVs from recruitment agencies, with a full PSL in place.
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