Interim Senior Finance Business Partner

A leading organisation is seeking an Interim Senior Finance Business Partner to join their Birmingham-based team on a hybrid basis. This pivotal role offers you the opportunity to shape commercial finance strategy within a large, complex matrix environment, working closely with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.

You will be at the heart of business growth plans, ensuring that your insights drive strategic choices and support sustainable success. The position provides a platform for you to lead, coach, and nurture a talented finance team while upholding the highest standards of financial compliance and governance. With flexible working arrangements and the chance to influence key business decisions, this is an exceptional opportunity for someone who thrives in collaborative environments and values continual learning.

What you'll do:

As an Interim Senior Finance Business Partner, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future direction of the organisation's commercial finance strategy. Your day-to-day responsibilities will involve collaborating with senior leaders across various functions to ensure that strategic plans are both ambitious and achievable. You will use your analytical expertise to provide actionable insights that inform critical business decisions while maintaining robust financial controls. By coaching your team members and fostering an environment built on trust and mutual respect, you will help set new standards for excellence within the finance function. Your ability to communicate complex information clearly will enable non-financial audiences to understand key issues quickly. Success in this role means being proactive in stakeholder engagement, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and contributing positively to both short-term results and long-term organisational sustainability.

• Collaborate with Commercial Leaders and functional Directors to formulate and drive the three-year strategic plan, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives.
• Provide expert analysis of performance drivers, supporting data-led decision making that enables the organisation to respond effectively to market dynamics.
• Review and challenge channel business cases, offering constructive feedback that enhances commercial outcomes across multiple functions.
• Lead the design and delivery of streamlined reporting structures in partnership with other Senior Finance Business Partners, ensuring clarity and efficiency in financial communication.
• Coach, mentor, and develop members of the finance team, setting high standards for performance while nurturing an inclusive culture of continual learning.
• Uphold rigorous financial compliance, controls, and governance across all business activities to maintain integrity and trust within the organisation.
• Work closely with senior stakeholders including CFOs, CCOs, Finance Directors, and specialist teams to ensure effective collaboration on key projects.
• Champion sustainability initiatives by integrating resourceful practices into financial planning processes.

What you bring:

• You are a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with substantial post-qualification experience gained in large or multinational organisations operating within matrix structures.
• Your background includes significant experience as a Senior Finance Business Partner or similar position where you have influenced commercial strategy at a senior level.
• You possess advanced analytical skills along with strong modelling capabilities that allow you to interpret complex data sets for strategic decision making.
• Your interpersonal skills are exceptional; you can simplify intricate financial concepts for non-financial colleagues while building rapport across diverse teams.
• You have demonstrated proficiency in financial systems such as SAP, Oracle or Hyperion as well as advanced Excel abilities; familiarity with BI tools like Power BI or Tableau is advantageous.

Whilst the clients preference will be to consider this position on a FTC, I am also considering candidates looking for Day Rates between £400pd - £450pd. Must be able to start at the end of March / Beginning of April!

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