Finance Business Partner in Milton Keynes

This role requires a proactive business partner who can build strong relationships, influence stakeholders at all levels, and deliver meaningful insights that contribute to sustainable growth and operational excellence.

Required skills and experience:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in business administration or similar
• Relevant previous commercial finance experience
• Analytic mindset and the ability to translate data analysis into an action-driven plan
• Strong influential skills, both written and verbal
• Problem-solving and process mindset to drive success
• Experience working in a multinational organization is a plus
• Hands-on approach with the ability to get personally involved
• Approachable with the ability to interact with different levels of senior people
• Fluent in English, both speaking and writing

About the opportunity:

This is a highly visible role that will collaborate closely with commercial and operational leaders to drive business performance, identify growth opportunities, and support strategic decision-making. By leading forecasting, budgeting, and investment analysis activities, you will translate financial insights into actionable business recommendations that optimise performance, enable sustainable growth, and create long-term value. The successful candidate will build strong stakeholder relationships across the organisation, providing robust financial challenge and support to contribute to the continued success of the business.

Key activities:

• Manage monthly/weekly/daily planning process to highlight issues, concerns and opportunities
• Provide clear financial targets to the business to drive executional focus
• Monitor financial performance, providing guidance to maximise returns
• Coordinate and lead end-to-end forecasting process, maximising growth opportunities
• Analyse and drive cost efficiencies to maximise margins for the business
• Develop process, structure and tools to enable financial growth for the business
• Drive analysis of performance tools, such as VPM (volume, price, mix), 5x5 metrics
• Manage span of performance within the business line to maximise opportunities
• Lead the planning and budgeting process, driving business growth in the longer term
• Support costing and pricing models in new contracts
• Provide appraisals in new capex investment/requests

What we offer:

Join Intertek and become part of our global network of inspiring and entrepreneurial colleagues. We are a global family that values diversity and we thrive working together with precision, pace, and passion. We are working to make the world Ever Better, ensuring the quality, safety and sustainability of products and services used by millions of people around the world.

• Competitive salary/benefits
• Development and career opportunities around the Globe
• Working in a highly motivated team and dynamic working environment

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate against applicants, and all qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. We are committed to fair and equitable pay and are proud to be a Real Living Wage employer, ensuring our colleagues are compensated in line with independently assessed living standards. We are also committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment to support candidates and employees with disabilities or special needs. Intertek operates a preferred supplier arrangement, and we do not accept unsolicited approaches from agencies.