Domestic & General
Head of Finance Business Partnering UK
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Location: Hybrid ways of working at office in Wimbledon working 2-3 days in the office
Contract: 12-month FTC
Salary: Competitive
About the Role
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Head of Finance Business Partnering UK to join our Group Finance team here at Domestic. The role will lead the Finance Business Partnering capability across the UK market, partnering with senior business leaders to drive financial performance, strategic decision-making, and execution of business priorities.
The role acts as the primary link between Finance and the UK leadership team, ensuring robust planning, performance management, investment governance, and commercial decision support across the organisation. Working closely with the UK Finance Director, the role provides leadership to the Business Partnering team, embedding a proactive, insight-led approach that balances commercial opportunity with financial discipline.
The Head of Finance Business Partnering UK enables leaders to make informed decisions through high-quality analysis, challenge, and forward-looking insight while driving consistency of financial management practices across the UK business.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead the UK Finance Business Partnering team, providing guidance, coaching, and development to build a high-performing function.
- Partner closely with UK Leadership Team members to support delivery of financial and operational objectives.
- Drive a proactive business partnering approach, providing financial insight, challenge, and decision support to senior stakeholders.
- Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance review activities across supported business areas.
- Ensure alignment of business plans and resource allocation decisions with UK and Group strategic priorities.
- Provide robust challenge and recommendations on investment proposals, business cases, and commercial initiatives.
- Deliver forward-looking analysis, scenario modelling, and evaluation of strategic opportunities and risks.
- Facilitate performance management discussions, ensuring leaders understand financial outcomes, root causes, and required actions.
- Support identification and delivery of revenue growth, productivity, and cost optimisation opportunities.
- Establish consistent approaches to financial reporting, performance measurement, and KPI management across business functions.
- Collaborate with FP&A, Financial Control, Treasury, and Shared Services teams to ensure joined-up financial planning and reporting.
- Lead financial governance activities across supported business areas, ensuring adherence to Group policies and standards.
- Support organisational change, transformation initiatives, and strategic programmes through effective financial evaluation and tracking.
- Develop financial capability across the business by improving financial literacy and commercial awareness among leaders.
- Drive continuous improvement in finance processes, reporting tools, and business partnering practices.
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What You’ll Bring
- Significant experience in FP&A and business partnering within a complex organisation.
- Strong knowledge of commercial finance.
- Proven track record of influencing senior leaders and supporting strategic decision making.
- Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, performance management, and investment appraisal.
- Experience leading teams within matrix environments and operating across multiple stakeholder groups.
- Strong analytical and commercial capability, with expertise in financial modelling and scenario analysis.
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with operational delivery in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong understanding of governance, controls, and risk management requirements.
- Professional finance qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) preferred.
- Typically supports business areas with significant cost bases and contributes to delivery of UK P&L objectives.
Our Benefits
- Competitive salary and annual discretionary bonus
- 25 days annual leave plus bank/public holidays, as well as an annual option to buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave
- Training opportunities as well as clearly defined career progression
- Health cash plan – employer funded cover to enable you to claim money back on essential healthcare costs, including dental, optical, physiotherapy, and many more. Cover also includes unlimited access to a 24/7 virtual GP service
- Attractive company pension scheme
- Life assurance – employer funded cover of 4x basic salary
- Dedicated online benefit portal offering access to saving and lending facilities, financial wellbeing, and support services:
- Salary Finance – access to savings and borrowing through payroll
- Car Leasing – access to a carbon neutral salary sacrifice car leasing scheme, with an all-inclusive monthly cost covering all charge, taxes, insurance, repairs, and maintenance on a range of brand-new vehicles
- Travel Loans – interest-free loans to help spread the cost of annual travel tickets
- Cycle to Work – tax-efficient bike and cycling equipment worth up to £1,000
- Health & Wellbeing – discounted gym membership, online virtual workout sessions, online culinary classes
- OnHand – Giving you the opportunity to be an Eco & Social volunteer via a handy app. Volunteer individually or in groups to get involved in Youth Mentoring, Food Poverty, Homelessness & Elderly help.
- Employee Assistance Programme – specialist advice and support on issues such as finance, relationships, illness, and family issues
- Free Domestic & General protection plan – one free plan each year with access to discounted rates of up to 50% on additional plans, including referrals for family and friends
- Employee discounts – with a range of discounts for 100s of online and high street retailers
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About Us
Domestic & General are an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, or marital/family status.
Please note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes criminal record checks.
At Domestic & General, we are proud of our 100-year legacy and excited about our future growth plans. We are expanding our horizons, entering new markets and territories internationally, and we need your expertise to help us on the journey.
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