Finance Business Partner
Location: Northamptonshire
Salary: £65,000-£70,000 + world-class benefits
Working Pattern: Full-time, 5 days per week on site
Robert Half are delighted to be working with a highly successful, internationally recognised organisation to recruit a Finance Business Partner into a high-performing Finance team. If you are a qualified accountant looking for something more exciting than a standard Finance Business Partner position, want genuine exposure to complex commercial and technical finance and would thrive in a high-performance environment, this is an opportunity you should seriously consider.
This is a five-day-a-week office-based role, but the working environment is exceptional and designed around employee wellbeing, performance and development.
This is not your typical Finance Business Partner role.
It is a rare opportunity for a qualified accountant to join an exceptional, high-performance environment where Finance is genuinely at the heart of operational and commercial decision-making.
You will work closely with senior operational and technical stakeholders, taking ownership of financial performance, project costs, forecasting, analysis and commercial insight. This is a role where you will be expected to get under the skin of the numbers, challenge the business and turn complex information into clear recommendations that senior stakeholders can act upon.
The Role
You will take ownership of key financial activities across the business, including:
- Business partnering with senior operational and technical stakeholders.
- Taking ownership of project cost control, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
- Producing accurate and timely weekly forecasts and financial reporting.
- Identifying overspends, risks, opportunities and key financial drivers.
- Developing complex financial models to provide accurate and meaningful insight.
- Presenting financial information and recommendations to senior stakeholders in a clear, concise and compelling way.
- Building and costing business cases to support commercial and operational decisions.
- Working with large volumes of financial and operational data to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
- Supporting complex financial and regulatory reporting requirements.
- Driving automation and continuous improvement across financial reporting processes.
- Using systems and tools including SAP, Power Query, Power BI, Alteryx and advanced Excel.
- Taking ownership of projects from initial scope through to delivery and ensuring agreed actions are followed through.
About You
We are looking for a qualified accountant who is technically strong, commercially minded and genuinely enjoys business partnering.
- Strong experience across budgeting, forecasting, cost control and variance analysis.
- Experience working with complex financial information and large datasets.
- Excellent Excel skills, with Power Query, Power BI, or similar tools highly desirable.
- Experience within manufacturing, engineering, R&D, automotive or another technically complex environment would be advantageous.
- The confidence to challenge senior stakeholders and communicate complex financial information effectively.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent organisation and time management, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment.
- A proactive, accountable approach and the ability to take ownership and deliver end-to-end.
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Finance Business Partner employer: Robert Half Careers
Join a dynamic and innovative international organisation in Manchester, where your expertise as a Group Reporting Manager will be valued and impactful. With a strong focus on employee development, a collaborative work culture, and the opportunity to work closely with senior leadership, this role offers not just a competitive salary and bonus but also a chance to contribute to meaningful improvements within the finance function. Embrace the entrepreneurial spirit of our growing team and take your career to new heights in a supportive environment that champions professional growth.
