Interim Finance Business Partner

Interim Finance Business Partner – Separation Programme

Location | Reading (Hybrid – 2 days in office)

Contract | 6 Months

Start Date | Immediate / Short Notice

GCE1020

About the Role

We are supporting a private equity-backed carve-out of a global business, requiring additional finance capability to support a complex separation programme.

The Finance Business Partner will work closely with operational and functional leads, providing financial insight, challenge, and decision support throughout the transition to a standalone entity.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with functional leads to support decision-making during the separation
• Provide financial analysis on carve-out impacts, cost structures, and performance
• Support development of standalone budgets, forecasts, and business plans
• Analyse TSA costs and support optimisation/exit strategies
• Drive cost visibility and support cost control initiatives
• Assist in defining new reporting and performance metrics
• Support scenario analysis and financial modelling
• Work closely with finance leadership to track programme impact
• Challenge assumptions and provide commercial insight

Requirements

• ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified
• Strong Finance Business Partnering experience in complex organisations
• Experience in carve-out, transformation, or PE environments desirable
• Strong financial modelling and analytical capability
• Commercial mindset with ability to influence non-finance stakeholders
• Clear communicator, able to simplify complex financial information
• Proactive, hands-on approach
• Available immediately or at short notice

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