Job Specifications
Senior Finance Business Partner | Leicester
A high-growth organisation is looking for a commercially astute Senior Finance Business Partner to join them on an interim basis for an initial 3 to 6-month assignment. This is a rare opportunity to step into a business undergoing significant change, where your expertise in overhead management and process optimisation will be valued from day one.
As a Senior Finance Business Partner you'll be working at pace in a role that demands independence, initiative, and the confidence to challenge the status quo. This isn't a traditional FBP position-it's a transformation-focused assignment where you'll be expected to not only deliver the numbers, but actively reshape how financial information is produced, interpreted, and used across the business.
Reporting into senior finance leadership, you'll operate as the go-to finance partner for non-production cost centres, building credibility with budget holders, unpicking inefficiencies, and implementing smarter ways of working that will outlast your tenure.
What you'll be doing
Partner with heads of department across support functions to provide financial insight, challenge spending decisions, and support strategic planning
Own the monthly financial close process for overhead areas, ensuring accuracy and timeliness across accruals, deferrals, and variance reporting
Produce insightful commentary that explains performance, highlights risks, and recommends corrective action in language stakeholders understand
Take the lead on budget setting and quarterly reforecasting, introducing driver-based logic and scenario modelling where appropriate
Conduct a full review of existing overhead reporting frameworks and rebuild them to improve clarity, consistency, and decision-usefulness
Standardise reporting templates, automate manual tasks, and establish controls that reduce error and rework
What we're looking for
Substantial experience as a Finance Business Partner or Senior Management Accountant with proven track record managing operational expenditure across multiple cost centres
Ability to thrive in ambiguity, take ownership without direction, and operate effectively with minimal supervision
Strong technical accounting skills with confidence handling month-end processes, building forecasts, and analysing variances at speed
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills-able to translate complex financial information for non-finance audiences
Highly proficient in Excel and comfortable working with large, complex datasets
Experience using visualisation tools such as Power BI (desirable)
Background in finance transformation, systems implementation, or process redesign projects (desirable)
Professional accounting qualification-ACA, ACCA, or CIMA (beneficial but not essential if experience is strong)
What's on offer
Competitive day rate reflective of the seniority and specialist nature of the assignment
Based near a major UK city with hybrid working available after initial onboarding period
Genuine autonomy to make decisions, shape processes, and leave lasting impact
Business that values pragmatism and progress where recommendations are listened to and acted upon
Excellent opportunity for interim professionals seeking meaty assignment with real variety
Well-supported engagement ideal for those considering move into interim market
If you're ready to take on a high-visibility role where your contribution will be felt across the organisation, we'd welcome a confidential conversation about how your background aligns with what's needed. Get ready to join the Financial services industry!
About the Company
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