Regional Finance Business Partner

Reports to: Senior Finance Business Partner (closely supporting Area General Manager)

Location: South East London

Medlock Partners are delighted to be partnering with a Global Engineering business based in the Cheshire area as they look to appoint a commercially focused Finance Business Partner to cover their South East region. Reporting to Finance Director and supporting the Area General Manager, the Finance Business Partner will play a key role in driving performance within the South East of the UK across operational, commercial and logistics functions. This is a high-impact role with broad exposure, senior stakeholder engagement and genuine influence over decision-making, performance and long-term planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Commercial & Operational Business Partnering
  • Partner with operational and commercial stakeholders to provide financial insight and challenge.
  • Support decision-making through robust financial analysis, scenario modelling, and investment appraisal.
  • Drive understanding of profitability by customer, product, site, and activity.
  • Support pricing decisions, margin improvement initiatives, and cost-to-serve analysis.
  • Provide financial input into strategic projects, operational improvements, and capital investment proposals.
• Performance Reporting & Analysis
  • Deliver timely and insightful weekly and monthly performance reporting.
  • Analyse trading performance, identifying key drivers of variance against budget, forecast, and prior year.
  • Prepare clear commentary on financial and operational performance, risks, and opportunities.
  • Support the development of KPI reporting and forward-looking management information.
  • Contribute to executive reporting requirements where required.
• Budgeting, Forecasting & Planning
  • Support the annual business planning process across operational areas.
  • Lead periodic forecasting cycles and rolling outlooks with budget holders.
  • Challenge assumptions and ensure robust financial ownership across the business.
  • Track delivery of actions and performance improvement plans.
• Working Capital & Cash Management
  • Support the management of inventory, debtors, creditors, and operational cash performance.
  • Provide analysis and challenge around stock levels, aged balances, and cash conversion.
  • Work closely with operational teams to improve working capital discipline and reporting.
  • Ensure strong financial discipline and adherence to internal controls, policies, and governance standards.
  • Support month-end processes, accruals, provisions, and balance sheet reviews where required.
  • Maintain accuracy and integrity of financial information used for decision-making.
  • Support audit requests and continuous improvement of financial processes.

Key requirements:

• Able to form positive relationships with Executive, Senior and Depot Management.
• Experience across multi-site cost centres, collating information from varying sources.
• Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy in preparing and entering financial information.
• Able to travel to multiple sites within the region.
• Excellent presentation & Strong data analysis skills.
• Effective verbal and listening communications skills.
• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy.
• Very effective organisational & time management skills.

This role would ideally suit a commercially focused finance professional looking for a position that delivers high impact and full visibility at a senior level. You will possess the ability to influence commercial outcomes and operational performance by taking on a broad, influential and high profile remit within a global organisation. In return the successful candidate will join a thriving global business that offers full training and support, a comprehensive salary and package, coupled with unparalleled progression opportunities. The business operates a “investment in people” culture, is globally conscious and boasts a highly impressive staff retention rate.