Senior Finance Business Partner
CCL Global is supporting a leading UK organization in the search for an experienced Senior Finance Business Partner Manager to join a high-profile programme based in Reading. This is a strategic finance leadership role focused on partnering with senior stakeholders, providing financial insight, challenge and assurance, whilst leading a team of finance business partners supporting complex programmes and business functions.
Location
Green Park, Reading
Contract Type
12-Month Contract (Inside IR35)
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, budget holders and accountable leads.
- Act as a strategic partner, providing financial insight and guidance to support business objectives and decision‑making.
- Lead and manage Finance Business Partner teams, ensuring effective deployment of resources and delivery of key outputs.
- Oversee the production of forecasts, budgets, procurement plans, variance analysis and management reporting.
- Review, challenge and support financial plans to ensure affordability, sustainability and value for money.
- Support the development, review and approval of business cases and investment decisions.
- Provide constructive challenge to programme and business teams regarding financial performance and resource planning.
- Ensure resource demand and supply risks are identified, communicated and managed appropriately.
- Drive continuous improvement in financial awareness, governance and business partnering capability.
- Coach, mentor and develop team members to support performance and career progression.
Essential Experience
- Significant experience within Finance Business Partnering, Commercial Finance or Financial Planning & Analysis environments.
- SC Clearance Required
- Proven experience influencing and engaging senior stakeholders.
- Strong financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis capability.
- Experience reviewing business cases and providing strategic financial challenge.
- Demonstrable leadership and team management experience.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and relationship‑building skills.
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving capability.
- Ability to operate effectively within complex, highly regulated environments.
- Experience supporting major infrastructure, engineering, defence, nuclear or government programmes.
- Previous experience working within a central finance or business partnering function.
- Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
Qualified and interested candidates please share your CV to padmini.tiwari@cclglobal.com
