Senior Finance Business Partner

1 week ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Gleeson Recruitment Group Full time

Gleeson Recruitment Group are currently partnering with a market leading business in Birmingham in search of a Senior Finance Business Partner.

This is a new position that offers great progression opportunities as well as fantastic exposure to unique andexciting projects to the West Midlands region.

They require an ambitious, commercially-minded accountant/analyst to join their business to support across a variety of functions.

This is an exciting position that will allow the successful individual to progresslater in their career and have tangible influence of the company's future strategy.


The Role
As Senior Finance Business Partner you will report into the head of the department and is responsible for the following:

  • Build strong relationships within the non-financial stakeholders to take a joined up, proactive approach to avoid budget overspends.
  • To act as a financial leader within the section team through insight and challenge.
  • Ensure productivity targets are met through accurate forecasting & tracking.
  • Drive visibility & cost control around current and future spend patterns across the section with a focus on the forwardlooking implications of overspends.
  • Challenge the section team to ensure an efficient balance between preferred and required.
  • Track the section headcount and challenge temporary labour and overtime.
  • Coach section teams in order to own and control their productivity delivery.

The Requirements

  • Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA.
  • Strong ability to business partner & influence stakeholders.
  • Experience within new projects and costing.
  • Strong commercial acumen with the ability to interpret financials into meaningful business recommendations.
  • Ideally studied accountancy, economics or business at university level.

What's On Offer?

  • Salary of £70,000 + benefits
  • Excellent career progression opportunities
  • Opportunity to work with a marketleading brand
  • A positive and downtoearth culture
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Eligibility for a generous bonus scheme


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