The Qualified Finance Business Partner will provide commercially focused financial insight and support to the business, acting as a trusted partner to senior stakeholders and operational teams. The role will be responsible for budgeting, forecasting, financial performance analysis and business partnering, helping stakeholders understand financial performance, identify risks and opportunities, and make informed commercial decisions. Budgeting & Forecasting
- Lead and coordinate the annual budgeting process across relevant areas of the business.
- Prepare and maintain regular financial forecasts, working closely with budget holders and senior stakeholders.
- Support the development of annual budgets and longer-term financial plans.
- Work with stakeholders to understand key assumptions, financial drivers and anticipated changes to the business.
- Challenge budget and forecast assumptions where appropriate, ensuring plans are realistic and commercially achievable.
- Monitor performance against budget and forecast and provide clear explanations of key variances.
- Identify emerging financial risks and opportunities and ensure these are communicated effectively to management.
- Support the business in taking appropriate action where performance is ahead of or behind expectations. Commercial Business Partnering
- Act as a trusted finance partner to senior managers and operational stakeholders.
- Build strong working relationships across the business and develop a clear understanding of operational and commercial priorities.
- Provide financial insight to support day-to-day and longer-term business decisions.
- Challenge performance and assumptions constructively, ensuring financial considerations are appropriately understood.
- Help non-finance stakeholders understand financial performance and the implications of their decisions.
- Work collaboratively with stakeholders to identify opportunities to improve revenue, profitability and cost efficiency.
- Provide proactive financial support rather than simply reporting historical performance. Financial Performance & Reporting
- Lead and support regular reviews of financial performance with relevant budget holders.
- Analyse actual performance against budget, forecast and prior year.
- Provide clear, con...
Finance Business Partner in Letchworth Garden City employer: Robert Walters - Sydney
Join a leading manufacturing business in North Yorkshire that values its employees and fosters a collaborative work culture. With a strong focus on employee growth and development, this company offers comprehensive training programs and opportunities for advancement within the engineering team. Enjoy a competitive benefits package and the chance to work in a dynamic environment where your contributions directly impact plant performance and operational efficiency.
