Finance Business Partner - 12m Fixed Term in Rochdale

We're looking for a commercially sharp Finance Business Partner to join our finance team on a 12-month fixed-term basis, covering a period of maternity leave. The role is expected to start in early January.

This is a high-impact, MD-facing role: you'll provide dedicated finance support to our Partner and Consumer divisions, trusted to challenge performance, sharpen decision-making and help the business understand what's really driving the numbers.

As a fixed-term cover, we need someone who can hit the ground running - confident partnering senior stakeholders from day one, quick to grasp the commercial model, and comfortable holding their own with Executive Committee (Exco) and Senior Management Team (SMT) stakeholders.

The role

• Partner the Managing Directors and leadership of our Partner and Consumer divisions, providing the insight, challenge and financial perspective they need to drive performance and profitability.
• Get under the skin of each division's commercial drivers - and use that understanding to challenge performance, identify where we can do better, and hold the business to account against its plans.
• Own and develop meaningful KPIs and performance measures that drive the right behaviours and inform decisions.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and monthly rolling P&L forecasting for your areas.
• Review revenue, cost of sales and margin across the full product portfolio, with the support of colleagues.
• Use automation and AI tooling to streamline recurring reporting and analysis - freeing up your time for the forward-looking, strategic work that adds the most value.
• Contribute to month-end and year-end close, revenue & marketing accounting, balance sheet reconciliations and audit.
• Deliver ad-hoc analysis and support profit optimisation projects across the business.

What we're looking for

• A qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) with strong finance business partnering experience.
• Proven confidence partnering and challenging senior stakeholders - someone who questions assumptions, pushes for better, and is heard in the room at Exco / SMT level.
• A commercial mindset, with a track record of understanding business drivers and turning them into meaningful KPIs and insight.
• Comfortable using automation and AI tools to work smarter - or genuinely keen to.
• Strong analytical skills and advanced Excel; experience with Sage 200 (or similar) and Power BI is an advantage.
• Telecoms or ISP experience is strongly preferred, given the pace at which you'll need to get up to speed.

You'll join a supportive, ambitious and trusted finance team that's investing in automation and AI to spend less time on the mechanics of reporting and more on the analysis and partnering that move the business forward.

We're building an inclusive work environment

At Zen, your individuality matters. Your gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, background, and everything else that makes you who you are, we value it all. We want you to feel seen, respected, and supported from the very start of your journey with us.

Our Values shape how we work and who we are. We celebrate diversity and build strong communities where everyone belongs. We put people and the planet before profit, and we're ambitious about the future, always learning, innovating, and striving to deliver award-winning service. Together, this means you'll find opportunities not just to grow your career, but to make a meaningful impact.

We're always open to conversations about part-time or flexible working, or reasonable adjustments, and we'll support you wherever we can. Please feel comfortable sharing your preferences during the recruitment process.

Benefits

• 2 x Life Assurance Cover, with option to flex upwards
• 25 days Annual leave, rising to 30 days with length of service, with the option to purchase up to 5 more.
• Access to private Medical Healthcare and a Healthcare Cash Plan
• An extra day off for your birthday
• Car salary sacrifice scheme
• Continuous learning and development
• Discounted Mobile plans
• Flexible and Hybrid working
• Free onsite parking
• Internal coaching and mentoring opportunities
• Onsite Contemplation and Prayer room
• Onsite Electric Car Charging points
• Optional flexible critical illness cover
• People-friendly policies
• Recognition awards where we celebrate the most awesome people
• Retail discounts
• Salary sacrifice Pension- minimum of 3% Employee contributions for a 5% Employer contribution
• Six monthly salary reviews
• Subsidised Nursery fees
• Subsidised Onsite Restaurant
• Superfast Free Reliable Broadband
• Travel Loan and Ride2Work Schemes
• Two days' paid leave per year for voluntary work

About Zen

At Zen, we're redefining what it means to be a business, not just through what we do, but how we do it. We believe there's a better way of doing business.

As the UK's largest independently owned telecommunications and technology provider, we put people and planet before profit. We're here for the long term, never for sale and driven by our purpose: Do right for people and planet. Being a certified B Corp is just one way we demonstrate our commitment to social and environmental responsibility. From award-winning services and industry‑leading customer support to our focus on sustainability and community. Everything we do is guided by our core values, and yours.

At Zen, we know that our strength lies in our people. That's why we celebrate individuality and diversity, creating a workplace where everyone belongs. We bring together our Zen values and personal values to build a supportive, open, and inclusive environment. Together, we grow, both as professionals and as people. We're proud to be recognised as a Great Place to Work across multiple categories: Large Organisation, Wellbeing, Women, Development, and Technology, a reflection of the inclusive, empowering, and future‑focused culture we've created.

We're ambitious. We embrace innovation and welcome change. We challenge ourselves to think differently, improve constantly, and lead by example. We see every challenge is an opportunity. Every voice matters. And every success fuels a much bigger purpose.

So, if you're looking for a job where your values matter, where you can help build a future where business is a force for good, join us and help make a difference. Whether you're just starting out or bringing years of experience, your work at Zen will have real impact on our people, customers, communities, and the planet.