Finance Business Partner - ACA / ACCA / CIMA
(Strategic Assets, CAPEX and Operational Insight)
Leed Based | On-site | 50k-60k“This entire business is driven off two things: the tankers and the people in the tankers. Literally without those two components, nothing happens.”
Financial Controller
If you are looking for a role where finance sits close to the action - this is it.
Not reporting on the business.
Not sat behind month-end.
But right at the centre of how it operates, invests and grows.
Why this role is different
On paper, you might look at this and think fixed assets.
And if that is all it was, you probably would not leave your current role.
But this is not that.
This is a role where:
- You sit between finance, operations, fleet, treasury and commercial
- You work with one of the most critical drivers of the business
- You help shape how millions of pounds of investment is understood, controlled and optimised
“What we don’t have is somebody who can take ownership of it full time and bring people with them as new processes and controls are introduced.”
Financial Controller
That is the gap.
And that is the opportunity.
What’s in it for you
Real influence - not just reporting
You will not just produce numbers.
You will:
- Sit in conversations where decisions are made
- Challenge, interpret and shape what the data actually means
- Translate operational activity into financial insight people can act on
“You are talking to ops. You are talking to the board. So it is quite a range.”
This is finance in the business - not finance at a distance.
A role that will grow arms and legs
This is not a finished job. It is a starting point.
Right now, it is about:
- Owning and improving the asset picture
- Embedding controls
- Making the data reliable
But where it goes next is where it gets interesting:
- Asset lifecycle modelling
- ROI and profitability by asset or vehicle
- CAPEX strategy - growth vs maintenance
- System and data integration across multiple platforms
- Commercial insight linked to operational performance
“We just don’t know what we don’t know yet. As we dig into it, there will always be more analysis and more information the business wants.”
If you like roles that evolve - this is one of them.
Exposure to a genuinely complex, operational business
This is not a simple environment.
You will be working with:
- A large, technical, operational asset base
- Multiple systems that do not fully align yet
- A business going through integration and change
Which means:
- You will learn fast
- You will see how a real operation works
- You will build experience that is hard to replicate elsewhere
Multiple progression routes - not a one track role
This is one of the biggest differentiators.
You are not boxed into fixed assets.
Depending on your strengths and what you enjoy, this role can lead into:
- FP&A - shaping forecasts and forward-looking insight
- Commercial finance - linking operations, contracts and profitability
- Management accounting - broader control and reporting roles
- Finance business partnering - deeper operational alignment
- Treasury and CAPEX - funding, investment and capital allocation
- Data and asset analytics - lifecycle modelling and performance insight
“The next step after this could be FP&A, commercial finance, management accounting or business partnering. There are lots of opportunities within finance here.”
You are not stepping into a lane. You are stepping into a platform.
Ownership from day one
You will not inherit something perfect.
You will:
- Take ownership of a business-critical area
- Improve it
- Shape how it works going forward
And you will be supported while doing it.
Who this tends to suit
Typically:
- ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified (or close to)
- Strong grounding in accounting, controls or analysis
- But more importantly - someone who wants to be closer to the business
People who thrive here usually:
- Get bored of pure reporting
- Want to understand how a business actually works
- Like being in conversations, not just preparing for them
- Are naturally curious and ask questions
- Are comfortable influencing stakeholders at different levels
The reality
This role is not for everyone.
It is not:
- A neat, fully defined position
- A quiet, purely technical role
- Or somewhere you can sit comfortably in the background
But if you want:
- Impact
- Exposure
- Variety
- And a role that grows with you
It is worth a conversation.
“For this role, more than most, I expect the interview to be a genuine two-way conversation.”
