Finance Business Partner

**Finance Business Partner**

**Hybrid**

Are you ready to take full ownership of financial performance and make a real impact during a period of exciting growth? We’re looking for a **Finance Business Partner** to join our dynamic, PE-backed business and collaborate with operational leaders to drive measurable success.

This role offers more than just numbers—it’s about strategy, influence, and continuous improvement. With hybrid working, fantastic benefits, and the chance to help shape the future of finance in a growing business, this is an opportunity not to be missed.

As **Finance Business Partner**, you’ll work closely with operational and senior stakeholders to deliver insightful financial guidance and ensure the business is equipped to make informed, strategic decisions.

**Key Responsibilities of a Finance Business Partner**:

- Connect operational understanding with financial impact to enhance decision-making
- Collaborate with budget holders to identify under-performance early and address swiftly
- Partner with senior operational business partners to deliver initiatives that boost profitability
- Develop a deep understanding of the cost-base and spearhead opportunities for improved efficiency
- Take full ownership of the month-end process for your assigned sites, ensuring management accounts are prepared accurately, insightfully, and within agreed timelines.
- Collaborate with colleagues to ensure a clear and accurate understanding of the Balance Sheet and its impact on cash flow.
- Continuously improve the efficiency of month-end processes by identifying opportunities for iterative enhancements and addressing inefficient working practices.
- Own the budget and forecast process for partnered teams
- Empower budget holders to take ownership of their financial outcomes
- Ensure planning inputs are understood, with targets that are ambitious yet achievable.
- Proactively identify risks and opportunities, mitigating challenges while capitalising on potential gains.
- Lead by example within the finance team; have a can-do attitude, work collaboratively, show natural curiosity and a desire to problem-solve
- Own the P&L for partnered teams while driving best-practice across the organisation.
- Form a tight bond with other Finance Business partners and ensure learning is shared across the teams.

**Qualifications and Skills required**:

- Proven experience in commercial finance, management accounting and financial planning
- Proficiency in accounting software and advanced excel
- Excellent communication skills for presenting financial information to non-financial stakeholders
- Accounting qualification
- Experience of Netsuite (preferable) and PowerBI (not essential)

**ABL Benefits**
- Competitive Salary
- Celebration Day (to use as you wish to celebrate a significant day in your life)
- Private Medical Insurance - Family cover
- Life Assurance x 2 basic salary
- Auto enrolment pension
- Healthcare Cash Plan (including Gym and shopping discounts)
- Employee Engagement Budget (money to go out as a team and have fun)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Car Insurance discount with LV
- Length of service awards
- Access to Mental Health First Aiders
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- **Joining our team at ABL1 Touch means becoming part of a dynamic organisation that values its employees and provides opportunities for professional growth. We offer a competitive salary, benefits package, and a supportive work environment.**_
- **ABL 1 Touch are committed to growing and maintaining a diverse team and an inclusive work environment. Our goal is to develop inclusive work activities and projects that bring together people with different experiences and backgrounds. Through this we aim to make sure everyone can be at their best at work.**_

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Company car
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Reading RG2 0HG

Reference ID: ABL-1014