Job Description
Finance Business Partner - £50,000 - £60,000 - Bracknell (hybrid working)
About the Opportunity
CMA Recruitment Group are delighted to be exclusively partnering a highly acquisitive, private-equity–backed organisation undergoing rapid growth, who are recruiting for a Finance Business Partner.
Working closely with a dynamic and commercially focused CFO, the Finance Business Partner will play a key role in supporting strategic decision-making, driving financial performance, and ensuring robust financial oversight across new and existing projects.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Planning & Analysis
* Lead preparation of annual budgets, reforecasts, and long-term financial plans.
* Develop and maintain rolling cashflow forecasts to support operational and investment decisions.
* Produce insightful financial analysis, KPIs, and performance dashboards for senior leadership and PE stakeholders.
Business Partnering
* Act as a trusted advisor to operational teams, supporting them with financial insight to improve performance.
* Challenge assumptions, highlight risks, and identify opportunities for margin improvement and cost optimisation.
* Build strong relationships across finance, operations, and project teams.
Acquisition & Integration Support
* Support financial modelling and due diligence for ongoing acquisitions.
* Assist with post-acquisition integration, ensuring new entities are aligned with group financial processes and reporting standards.
* Provide financial oversight on project spend and investment cases.
Project & Investment Control
* Monitor capital expenditure, project budgets, and ROI analyses.
* Ensure robust tracking and governance around project spend, including presenting variances and corrective actions.
* Work closely with the CFO on strategic initiatives, business cases, and investment decks.
Reporting & Compliance
* Prepare accurate monthly management accounts, commentary, and variance analysis.
* Support the development of financial controls, processes, and systems as the business scales.
* Work collaboratively to meet PE reporting requirements and tight deadlines.
Skills & Experience
* Part-qualified or fully qualified (ACCA/CIMA/ACA).
* Strong analytical and financial modelling skills.
* Experience working in a PE-backed, fast-paced, or growth environment (desirable).
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate numbers into insight.
* Confident, commercially minded, and comfortable challenging stakeholders.
* Highly proactive with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
What They Offer
* Opportunity to work directly with an exceptional, commercially driven CFO.
* Exposure to private equity stakeholders and M&A activity.
* Fast-paced, high-growth environment with significant career development prospects.
* The chance to make real impact in a purpose-driven organisation.
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