Lead Finance Business Partner

My client is an extremely well known UK organisation providing a diverse and essential range of services and support to people throughout the UK. At present they are looking for a Lead Business Partner for one of their key income streams, acting as a critical friend to the division, supporting new projects and existing plans.

Key duties will include:

• Work with the division to build a stretching but achievable 5 year financial strategy.
• Build the supporting budgets to deliver the 5 year financial strategy and monitor with regular forecasting.
• Carry out timely monthly and quarterly variance analysis for the business.
• Carry out analysis of the actuals to spot trends and identify opportunities for income growth and cost savings.

The successful candidate will be fully qualified and have built up a strong working knowledge of business partnering. With the ability to lead on monthly analysis and reporting, you will now be looking to stretch your development with a more strategic input and long term planning element to your role. Excellent interpersonal skills are essential along with the ability to influence and present to senior stakeholders. Candidates from the commercial sector are encouraged to apply.