Lead Finance Partner for Corporate Functions

3 weeks ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Experis IT Full time
Job Description

Lead Finance Partner for Corporate Functions

Location - Birmingham/hybrid

Salary - £90,000 - £100,000 + Excellent benefits/bonus

Role Overview:

This position serves as the finance partner for Corporate Functions and Transformation teams, playing a vital role within the corporate finance team to support the business in achieving profitable growth. The role is essential in ensuring that the business meets its strategic goals by evaluating and monitoring investment proposals, analyzing ongoing investments and projects, and providing support and challenge to corporate/functional spending.

As a finance expert, you will advise a diverse range of senior stakeholders, facilitating decision-making and enhancing performance across approximately £80m of annual expenditure. Building strong relationships with other functions and fostering a collaborative culture will be crucial for success.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Deliver hands-on finance business partnering across the Transformation Management Office (TMO) and corporate functions, including Technology, Marketing, HR, and Finance.
  • Contribute to strategic business planning and commercial decisions, such as prioritizing technology investments and resource allocation.
  • Provide strategic recommendations to improve financial performance and identify new business opportunities.
  • Analyze competitor and regulatory markets to identify risks and opportunities.
  • Support risk management and strategic change processes proactively.
  • Lead the budget and forecasting process across TMO and Corporate functions, creating reliable outlooks and risk assessments.
  • Prepare monthly consolidated reviews of actuals, explaining variances and remediation actions as necessary.
  • Conduct monthly reviews with various areas, providing both challenge and support to management.
  • Coordinate the annual review of the 5-year business plans.
  • Ensure accuracy in P&L and balance sheet reporting, gaining assurance from Business Controllers.
  • Maintain robust financial control focusing on management accounting, working capital, cash flow, and investment appraisal.
  • Manage finance governance and reporting for transformation programs, delivering comprehensive month-end reporting to management and stakeholders.
  • Develop quality management information to ensure insightful reporting, addressing data and process issues as needed.
  • Collaborate with senior stakeholders to ensure timely project delivery and realization of expected benefits.
  • Ensure value creation initiatives are reflected in business unit performance, working with FP&A and Business Unit FBPs.
  • Develop financial models and analyses to support strategic initiatives, including scenario planning and stress testing business cases.
  • Interpret financial benefits of business cases and identify areas for improvement, implementing proactive solutions.

Key Health & Safety Responsibilities:
Regularly review health and safety risks, applying appropriate controls and ensuring health and safety considerations are integrated into all business activities. Monitor health and safety performance and take corrective actions as necessary.



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