Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner

Derby

£55,000 – £65,000

SF Partners have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Finance Business Partner to join an ambitious professional services business based in Derby. This is a commercial and analytical role combining business partnering, FP&A, financial analysis and modelling. Working closely with Heads of Department and senior leadership, you will provide financial insight and constructive challenge to support strategic decision-making and business growth.

You will also support confidential, business-critical projects, including financial modelling and analysis relating to potential acquisitions.

This is a full-time, permanent role based in Derby – Office based.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Heads of Department to provide commercial financial insight and support.
• Prepare monthly financial reports, dashboards and KPIs to assess performance.
• Analyse financial data to identify trends, opportunities, risks and areas for improvement.
• Provide insight, challenge and recommendations to support commercial decision-making.
• Prepare and manage departmental budgets and forecasts.
• Conduct variance analysis against budgets and forecasts, identifying key performance drivers.
• Develop and maintain financial models to forecast future performance.
• Work with stakeholders across the business to gather and interpret financial and operational data.
• Communicate financial information clearly to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
• Produce ad-hoc financial and commercial analysis as required.
• Support the evaluation of new projects and potential acquisition opportunities.
• Undertake financial analysis and contribute to due diligence exercises.
• Build financial models to assess potential acquisitions and investments
• Identify key assumptions, risks and sensitivities and present findings to senior management.
• Support post-acquisition financial and systems integration where required.
• Skills, Knowledge & Experience

You will ideally

• Qualified Accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA)
• Have strong FP&A, commercial finance, financial analysis or business partnering experience.
• Be commercially minded with strong analytical and financial modelling skills.
• Be confident supporting and constructively challenging senior stakeholders.
• Have excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Be able to interpret complex financial information and present clear recommendations.
• Have strong Excel skills and experience creating financial models and management information.
• Be self-motivated, adaptable and comfortable working to tight deadlines.
• Have strong IT skills, with SaaS knowledge or experience beneficial.
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