Finance Business Partner

Our Client:

An exciting role within a growing professional services business. This is an exciting role that has been created to strengthen how finance partners with the business. It brings together ownership of budgeting and forecasting, oversight of management accounts, and leadership of the statutory audit process, alongside a strong focus on commercial insight and influence.

The Role:

• Leading the budgeting and forecasting process.
• Acting as a true business partner providing insight on performance, profitability, and growth.
• Analysing key metrics such as utilisation, recovery rates, WIP, and profitability.
• Translating financial data into clear, actionable insight for senior stakeholders.
• Challenging assumptions and identifying opportunities to improve performance and efficiency.
• Supporting pricing decisions and bonus scheme calculations.
• Overseeing the production of accurate and timely management accounts.
• Leading the statutory audit process and acting as the key point of contact for auditors.
• Ensuring strong financial controls, compliance, and audit readiness.
• Driving better alignment between finance and the wider business.

About You:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with at least 2–3 years post-qualification experience.
• Experience within professional services (ideally with exposure to WIP, billing, and revenue recognition).
• Strong commercial awareness, with experience working closely with senior stakeholders.
• Proven ability to influence, challenge, and add value beyond reporting.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, compliance, and audit processes.
• Advanced Excel and analytical capability.
• Exposure to audit leadership or ownership.
• Experience improving processes or introducing more efficient ways of working.