Change Financial Services are partnering with our client to recruit a Commercial Finance Business Partner on a Fixed Term Contact basis for 12 months. Our client is a market leader in a range of products which it offers to customers and is continuing to grow is core client base. An exciting time for the business, they are looking to add a commercially minded business partner to their team to take a lead in engaging with the executive and head of finance around their key cost movers and drivers as they evolve the cost base.
The role will working closely with teams in the business both with a focus on products, the post will play an active part in discussions on spend, benefit realisation and ongoing performance trending, as a result being able to show a commercial awareness and approach to working with stakeholders is key.
Core duties of the role will include;
- Preparation of monthly reporting packs covering; income, product performance, variance to budgets, analysis of key metrics
- Creation of monthly commentary and narrative, engaging with the business to determine key themes
- Taking a lead role in budget setting and wider planning activity for your business areas
- Working closely with the business to assess new business cases
- Critical insight to spend versus cost analysis against a range of products
- Taking a lead role in preparing and reviewing budgets and forecasts
- Comfortable reviewing balance sheet metrics
- Engagement with a wide range of product SME’s across the business
Applicants will be able to show a level of commercial awareness in past roles and discuss this at interview. Past business partnering experience is key and experience within the planning cycle as well as budget setting and review. This experience can come from a range of backgrounds; financial services, blue chip etc, where your able to show that edge and confidence with numbers when presenting and partnering non finance professionals.
The role will have scope to convert to a permanent position within the business.
Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 + strong benefits package
Hybrid Pattern: 1 / 2 days in office