Salary Competitive Salary Finance Business Partner - Midlands Covering Midlands, East Midlands, Yorkshire & East Salary: £65,000 Car Allowance Bonus Hybrid working Looking for a finance role where you can influence real decisions, support meaningful change, and work closely with senior leaders? At Stagecoach, our Finance Business Partners don’t just crunch numbers, they shape the decisions behind the wheel of a national transport network. As a Regional Finance Business Partner, you’ll work closely with the Senior Regional Finance Business Partner and play a central role in supporting leaders across our business with robust commercial insight, financial modelling, and performance guidance. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career in a collaborative, flexible, and future-focused organisation that’s driving investment in clean, sustainable transport. What will you be doing? Business partnering with regional leadership to provide expert financial support, insight and challenge Leading budgeting, forecasting, and planning processes for your assigned region Supporting the evaluation of new initiatives, tenders and government-funded projects Tracking benefit realisation on electric vehicle investments and other strategic projects Presenting regular financial reports and dashboards to leadership, highlighting performance vs. plan Supporting the identification and delivery of cost-saving initiatives Collaborating with the Senior Regional Finance Business Partner and contributing to central aggregation of reports and budgets Working closely with Management Accountants and Financial Controllers to ensure strong controls and accurate reporting Why choose Stagecoach? Competitive salary, car allowance and performance-based bonus 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) Free travel for you and a companion, plus generous employee discounts Excellent pension scheme A collaborative and inclusive working environment, with real flexibility and hybrid working Exposure to high-profile, future-focused projects and national leadership What do you need to apply? A qualified accountant with commercial finance experience in a large or complex organisation A confident communicator with the ability to influence senior stakeholders Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling (advanced Excel skills essential) A self-starter who can manage competing priorities and work at pace Comfortable with capital and operational project finance, and experienced in supporting business cases A collaborative mindset and desire to work as part of a high-performing, purpose-led finance team Ready to partner with purpose? Click apply now and start your Stagecoach journey today. We can’t wait to welcome you on board. Stagecoach is proudly an inclusive employer, striving for a culture where everyone can be themselves and where all the differences people bring are truly appreciated. We welcome applications from all, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, race, religion, beliefs, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation or age. We also live by our five values across Stagecoach: We plan for the future, We do the right thing, We are stronger together, We are down to earth and We support communities. Stagecoach is proudly an inclusive employer, striving for a culture where everyone can be themselves and where all the differences people bring are truly appreciated. We welcome applications from all, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, race, religion, beliefs, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, or age. Location: Stagecoach Shared Service Centre One Exchange, 20 Railway Road Stockport SK1 3SW