Senior Finance Business Partner
Employer Location Herefordshire, England Salary 60,000 Closing date 15 May 2026 View more categoriesView less categories Sector Salary band, Contract type Hours Where will they be working You need to or to save a job.
Job Details
Hays Senior Finance are partnering exclusively with a global engineering business based in Herefordshire, supporting them with the recruitment of a Senior Finance Business Partner to join their ambitious and driven team.
Role Purpose
The Senior Finance Business Partner will play a key leadership role within the Finance function, providing high-quality commercial insight, strengthening financial control, and supporting strategic decision-making across the business. This role combines hands-on financial oversight with strong people management and business partnering.
Key Responsibilities
Business Partnering & Commercial Insight
1. Build and maintain strong, trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across all functions.
2. Provide timely, accurate and insightful financial information to support effective decision-making.
3. Evolve and enhance the FP&A support provided to the business, with a strong focus on commercial performance.
4. Constructively challenge stakeholders to drive improved margins, efficiencies, and value creation.
5. Identify and communicate balance sheet risks and opportunities.
Leadership & Team Management
6. Line manage two direct reports: Finance Business Partner and Management Accountant.
7. Build a positive team culture with clear accountability and high performance standards.
8. Ensure finance processes are effective, efficient, and consistently applied.
9. Develop and implement Learning & Development plans for team members.
10. Support succession planning within the Finance team.
Financial Control & Systems
11. Act as Super User for the new consolidation system, Tagetik.
12. Support the Financial Controller in strengthening financial processes, controls, and efficiencies across the Finance function.
13. Perform review checks and approvals of vendor payment runs.
14. Review and approve employee payrolls.
15. Act as key point of contact for internal and external audits, ensuring information is clear, accurate, and well-presented.
What We Are Looking ForQualifications & Experience
16. Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA).
17. Experience in a Finance Manager / senior finance role, ideally withinan engineering or a similar environment.
18. Proven experience managing or supervising a team.
19. Strong track record of ongoing professional development.
20. Experience using SAP or other large-scale accounting systems.
Skills & Competencies
21. Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail.
22. High-quality stakeholder management and communication skills.
23. Strong commercial awareness and analytical capability.
24. Advanced literacy, numeracy, and IT skills, including MS Excel and Word.
What We Can Offer
25. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
26. Competitive salary
27. Profit-related bonus
28. Contributory pension scheme
29. Life assurance (4x salary)
30. Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
31. Buy & sell annual leave scheme
32. Service recognition rewards
33. Supported professional development
34. Discounted gym membership
35. Free on-site parking