Senior Finance Business Partner
Greater Manchester | Hybrid | Permanent
£65,000 - £70,000
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Business Partner Team Leader to join a growing, people-focused organisation at an important stage of its development. Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will lead a small team of Business Partners while remaining closely involved in the delivery of high-quality financial reporting, analysis and business support.
This is a varied, hands-on leadership role where you will combine strong technical finance skills with people management, commercial insight and a practical approach to problem-solving. You will play a key part in improving reporting, strengthening controls and supporting decision-making across the business.
What You'll Be Doing
- Lead, coach and develop a team of three Business Partners, providing clear direction, regular support and constructive feedback.
- Coordinate team workloads, deadlines and holiday cover to ensure accurate and timely delivery across all finance activities.
- Take ownership of monthly management accounts, KPI reporting and detailed variance analysis, providing meaningful insight to senior stakeholders.
- Support the budgeting and forecasting cycle, helping to build robust models and challenge assumptions where needed.
- Prepare and review extended trial balances, corporation tax schedules and audit-ready information, working closely with external advisers.
- Oversee key controls, including ledger close, balance-sheet reconciliations, VAT and other statutory reporting.
- Lead the preparation and review of member invoicing, including onboarding, leaver processing and associated calculations.
- Investigate discrepancies and work collaboratively with operational teams to resolve underlying issues and improve processes.
- Identify opportunities to streamline reporting and enhance the use of systems, data and Excel-based analysis.
- Provide hands-on cover and support to the Business Partner team during busy periods.
What We're Looking For
- Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA or ICAEW), or equivalent experience.
- Proven experience in a management accounting, finance business partnering or similar role.
- Strong technical accounting knowledge, including month-end close, reconciliations, controls and statutory reporting.
- Experience producing management accounts, budgets, forecasts and detailed variance analysis.
- Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to interrogate large datasets and explain the \"why\" behind the numbers.
- Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with ERP systems.
- Previous team leadership or supervisory experience, with a collaborative and supportive management style.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently with both finance and non-finance colleagues.
- A proactive, detail-focused approach, with the resilience and initiative to own issues through to resolution.
What's on Offer
- Competitive salary - £65K - £70K
- Hybrid working
- Opportunity to lead and shape a finance team within a supportive, collaborative environment.
If you are a hands-on finance professional who enjoys leading a team, solving problems and turning financial data into meaningful insight, we would love to hear from you.
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Contact Details:
Platinum Recruitment Group Recruitment Team
