In a nutshell
Are you a commercially astute finance leader who thrives on influencing decision‑making and driving performance? We’re looking for a Senior Finance Business Partner to provide high‑quality financial and commercial insight to Finance Partners and senior stakeholders across the business. Reporting to the Chief Finance Officer, this role plays a critical part in enabling the firm to achieve its financial objectives through robust analysis, trusted advice and forward‑looking commercial support.
This is an opportunity to operate as a true business partner - shaping strategy, driving efficiency and supporting sustainable growth in a dynamic professional services environment.
What you’ll be doing day to day
* Acting as a trusted commercial partner to Finance Partners and budget holders, providing clear, timely and insightful financial information to support effective decision‑making.
* Delivering high‑quality financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting and performance reporting, including variance analysis and ad‑hoc business insights.
* Acting as a sounding board on new initiatives, identifying commercial risks and opportunities at an early stage.
* Establishing and embedding effective processes for regular performance reviews, offering the right balance of challenge and support.
* Collaborating with local and central teams to ensure an efficient, effective and joined‑up finance service.
* Researching market and competitor activity to inform commercial thinking and best practice.
* Designing and delivering training to the wider business to improve financial understanding and commercial performance.
* Building strong relationships with Partners, Directors and senior stakeholders, confidently leading stakeholder meetings and influencing change.
* Supporting and developing team members through coaching, feedback and performance management.
* Contributing to the development and delivery of the department’s operational strategy.
* Actively promoting the firm’s ESG, wellbeing, inclusion and diversity initiatives, and encouraging sustainable ways of working.
About you
* Professionally qualified (CIMA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent) with strong, relevant post‑qualification experience.
* Proven experience in financial planning, analysis, forecasting, budgeting and commercial decision support, ideally within a complex or professional services environment.
* Strong people management experience, with a track record of developing and coaching others.
* Advanced Microsoft skills, particularly Excel, with the ability to translate data into meaningful insights.
* Commercially minded, with a clear understanding of how finance adds value to a business.
* Confident communicator with the presence and credibility to influence at Partner and Director level.
* Highly organised, resilient and able to manage multiple workstreams in a fast‑paced environment.
* Proactive, solutions‑focused and comfortable driving change and improvement across the business.
Your core benefits
Financial benefits:
* Pension
* Group life assurance - up to four times your core salary
* Group income protection
* Health cash plan to help cover the costs of everyday healthcare
Health & Wellbeing benefits:
* Option to buy 5 extra days holiday*
* Counselling and support for you and your immediate family
* Virtual GP for you and your immediate family
* Cycle to work*
Other benefits:
* Medicash Extras providing you with shopping and gym discounts
* Gifts for career and family milestones
* One volunteering day per year to support local organisations
* Emergency funding from the Francis Clark Charitable Foundation
* These benefits are provided via a salary exchange and are subject to employee’s post exchange hourly rate remaining above the national minimum wage.
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