Senior Finance Business Partner
Location: Lancashire (Hybrid)
Salary: Circa £60k plus Car and bonus to 10%
About the Opportunity
Our client, a leading organisation within the infrastructure and engineering sector, is seeking an experienced Senior Finance Business Partner to join their high‑performing finance team. This is a pivotal role that combines robust financial control, commercial insight, and strategic business partnering to support operational and commercial decision‑making across the business.
The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant with strong stakeholder management skills, capable of influencing senior leaders while ensuring accurate financial reporting and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Produce monthly management accounts, financial reports, and forecasts.
- Partner with operational and commercial teams to support budgeting, forecasting, and contract analysis.
- Deliver insightful financial analysis and recommendations to improve business performance.
- Monitor overhead costs, budgets, and forecasts, ensuring financial integrity and control.
- Support monthly project reviews and provide financial challenge where appropriate.
- Manage cashflow and working capital performance.
- Provide financial oversight for joint ventures and special project arrangements.
- Support tendering activity through financial analysis and commercial input.
- Assist with external audits, client cost audits, and compliance requirements.
- Identify and implement process improvements and enhanced financial controls.
- Mentor and develop junior finance team members while fostering best practice across the function.
- Play a key role in business‑wide projects, including systems and ERP implementations.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will possess:
- Fully qualified accountant status (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Strong academic background.
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Experience preparing management reports and financial analysis using reporting/consolidation tools.
- Practice trained would be preferred but not essential.
- Strong technical accounting knowledge and understanding of accounting standards.
- Excellent analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
- Proven ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to deliver accurate information to tight deadlines.
- A proactive, self‑motivated approach with a continuous improvement mindset.
- Previous experience mentoring or managing junior finance professionals would be advantageous.
What’s on Offer
- Opportunity to influence key business decisions and drive commercial performance.
- Exposure to major projects and strategic initiatives.
- Collaborative and supportive working environment.
- Excellent career development opportunities.
Applicants must be located and eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship.
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