Interim Finance Business Partner

Robert Half is partnering with a company in Nottingham to hire an Interim Finance Business Partner. You’ll be the hands-on link between operations, commercial teams and central finance, tightening controls, sharpening forecasts and turning data into decisions.

What you’ll do

• Month end and reporting: upgrade the management reporting cycle for two divisions so it’s accurate, timely and genuinely insightful. Produce divisional P&Ls, variance analysis and clear commentary.
• Forecasting and budgeting: own the forecast process, covering pipeline conversion, margins, overhead recovery and production planning. Spot trends, risks and opportunities and propose practical fixes.
• Project performance: review profitability, cost-to-complete and revenue recognition, ensuring it aligns with commercial terms. Keep WIP, accruals and deferred income tight and consistent.
• Commercial partnering: support Project Managers and Commercial/QS teams with CVRs and regular project reviews. Challenge costs, validate variations and embed a cost-based revenue model.
• Group collaboration: Help integrate a recently acquired division into group frameworks.
• Controls and improvement: strengthen close processes and project accounting controls. Identify system/process improvements and roll out common tools and KPIs.
• Stakeholder engagement: turn financial results into plain-English insight for non-finance leaders and act as a trusted advisor to divisional leadership.

About you

• Qualified accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA) with solid post-qualification experience in project-led, construction or engineering environments.
• Proven business partner who can bridge project delivery and service operations.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to explain complex data simply.
• Practical, sleeves-rolled-up approach in fast-moving, changing settings.
• Experience of integration, transformation or post-deal environments is helpful.
• Advanced Excel; comfortable with ERP and project accounting systems.
• Commercial mindset with a focus on outcomes and decision support.

Details

• Interim assignment during a period of transformation. Minimum 6 Months
• Competitive day rate
• Nottingham based with 3/4 days minimum needed on site