Finance Business Partner

Sanderson are partnering with a leading brand to recruit for a Finance Business Partner. The Finance Business Partner is responsible for the commercial finance and business partnering activities for the Commercial Division. You will drive capital allocation decisions through strategic business planning, budgeting, and regular reviews with the business. You will be responsible for performance monitoring, reviewing business cases and requests for capital investment, supporting the business in obtaining budget for purchasing, and initiating efficiency programs to improve cost intensity. You will be a key financial business partner to the Directors and Senior Managers within the Commercial Team.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with, and influence, senior management to help drive business performance, ensuring high-quality financial decisions are made.
• Provide objective financial advice and opinions that positively impact the future choices of the business.
• Identify and drive financial efficiency with the Commercial leadership team, ensuring that resources are allocated effectively with rigorous pressure on costs and a commitment to a value-for-money approach.
• Provide objective challenge regarding spend plans and take a proactive role in looking for opportunities to deliver services more efficiently and effectively.
• Investigate opportunities as well as high-risk and material financial issues, or problem areas, with the business.
• Support the business in assuming greater degrees of financial accountability by providing local coaching and training to improve financial confidence and competence across the Commercial Leadership team.
• Ensure the Capital Allocation framework is applied efficiently and enhanced according to business requirements.
• Conduct monthly performance reviews with the Deputy CFO & CFO.
• Manage smooth annual planning processes for multiyear strategic plans, financial budgets, and monthly forecasts.
• Lead the Commercial Monthly Cost FP&A processes, encompassing KPIs and Profit and Loss, ensuring timely and accurate reporting for Senior Leadership and CFO review.
• Oversee the annual budget process and prepare materials for CEO sign-off, requiring communication with relevant stakeholder groups, focus on numerical precision, and detailed understanding of commercial drivers.
• Prepare monthly consolidated KPIs & Financials encompassing multiple business units, including an update on performance vs Budget.
• Own the relationship with relevant business heads across the organisation to ensure coordination between divisions.
• Review business cases and support the business in obtaining budgets for high-return investment opportunities.

Qualifications and Experience required:

• Qualified Accountant, big 4 trained or trained in a large PLC.
• Financial planning experience
• Strong systems skills Excel, PowerPoint, databases, Hyperion - Planning & HFM, Oracle
• Experience in a previous business partner role
• Advanced financial modelling skills
• Ability to analyse trends to understand key drivers and their historical and future impacts

For a confidential conversation, contact Elaine Liston at Sanderson on 0863516302 or apply online for more information.