Senior Finance Business Partner
Ref: 576129
Milton Keynes, UK
£75,000
- Permanent
- Innovative Financial Management
- Strategic Business Partnering
- Immediately Available
About the candidate
Skilful Senior Finance Business Partner with significant experience in finance functions within the retail sector, adept at driving business growth through strategic financial insight and robust governance. This candidate's career is marked by a strong standing in commercial insight, business partnering, and operational optimisation, underpinned by a solid education in management accounting from a well-respected certification body. They excel in environments that require simplifying complex financial data and transforming it into actionable insights, which has directly supported business improvements and cost-saving initiatives.
What makes them great?
- CIMA Qualified - First-time pass record
- Managed collection and control of £50m rebates
- Enhanced profitability by introducing a new rebate structure, generating an incremental profit of £5m
- Reduced operational expenditure by leading a comprehensive review of workflows, achieving an 80% reduction in FTE required
- Handled a vast array of financial responsibilities from complex balance sheet reconciliations to strategic financial planning
Areas of expertise
- Commercial insight: Deep understanding of financial data to drive business decisions
- Business partnering: Effective collaboration with cross-functional teams to align financial and business goals
- Problem solving: Exceptional ability to tackle complex issues within financial processes
- Communication & storytelling: Skilled in presenting financial information in an understandable and impactful manner
- Control and governance: Strong capabilities in establishing and maintaining robust financial controls
- Stakeholder management: Proficient in managing relationships with various stakeholders
- Operational optimisation: Proven track record of improving operational efficiency
- Simplifying complexity: Expert in breaking down complex financial data into manageable information