Finance Business Partner in Oldbury

About Crowe

Crowe is a leading national audit, tax, advisory and consulting firm with global reach and local expertise. We are an independent member of Crowe Global, one of the top 10 accounting networks in the world, with access to more than 40,000 people in over 140+ countries and across more than 800+ offices globally.

Our vision is to be recognised as essential to the future success of our clients by helping them to answer tomorrow’s questions and make smart decisions that have lasting value through the highest quality audit, tax, advisory and consulting services.

Crowe is where talented people can realise their potential, are successful and enjoy what they do by making a positive difference to our clients, communities and each other. At Crowe, our aim is to create a community where regardless of gender, identity, sexuality, race, ethnicity, education or background, everyone is valued, can flourish and achieve their full potential.

Role Purpose

Provide commercial and financial insight to support partners and service line leaders make informed decisions by translating financial performance data, such as utilisation, recovery, WIP and profitability, into clear analysis and actionable recommendations. Bridge the gap between finance and the wider business, acting as a trusted advisor to business leaders. By challenging assumptions, identifying risks and opportunities, and supporting strategic planning, the role helps drive sustainable growth, operational efficiency and long-term value creation.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning process with all partners within that service line, ensuring alignment against the firm wide strategic goals.
• Work closely with these leaders to build accurate revenue and resource forecasts considering pipeline, capacity and utilisation trends.
• Provide variance analysis and explain key drivers behind performance to enhance operational and financial performance.
• Identify risks, opportunities, trends and cost saving measures, challenging assumptions.
• Support pricing decisions and engagement economics from proposal through to completion.
• Translate financial data into actionable insights, delivering clear, concise financial reports and dashboards to support pro-active decision making.
• Ensure adherence to financial policies and controls, and maintain governance standards.
• Bridge communication gaps between the finance function and service line ensuring alignment across the business.
• Support the finance transformation programme, leading the adoption of new financial tools and processes.
• Undertake ad hoc tasks as required from time to time to assist in the general running of the department.

Skills & Experience

• Qualified Accountant with 5-10 yrs relevant finance experience.
• Strong ability to interpret financial data, build models and perform scenario analysis.
• Ability to align financial insights with business strategy and influence decision making.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships across departments.
• Sound working knowledge of MS windows-based software packages, including excel.

Why choose Crowe?

At Crowe we understand that it is often the culture and values of a firm that are most important when looking for a new workplace. Whether you’re working in statutory audit, corporate tax or you’re a marketing or HR specialist, we place our people at the centre of everything that we do; promoting a collaborative, inclusive and friendly culture while remaining passionate about supporting and developing our people as they build their careers. We listen to our people and adapt to their changing needs alongside the needs of our growing business. We invest in our people to help them be the best they can be.

We value new ideas and innovation, and welcome people who are committed to making a difference by delivering excellent services to our people, clients and communities. At Crowe, you will find the specialist knowledge, the resources and the commitment to help you build a satisfying and rewarding career, with continued learning and development, highly competitive salaries and flexible benefits. We want to create the best environment for our people to grow and thrive and recognise the importance of offering a flexible approach to our working environment, which we would be happy to discuss with you further.

Crowe is committed to equal opportunity and diversity in recruitment and employment. We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings to our organisation, driving effectiveness in our teams and providing our clients with a quality service. Entry and progression within the firm is determined solely by the application of objective criteria, personal performance and merit which is supported by a clearly defined career pathway.