Senior Finance Business Partner

Location: Lancashire (Hybrid)

Salary : Circa £60k plus Car and bonus to 10%

About the Opportunity:

Our client, a leading organisation within the infrastructure and engineering sector, is seeking an experienced Senior Finance Business Partner to join their high-performing finance team. This is a pivotal role that combines robust financial control, commercial insight, and strategic business partnering to support operational and commercial decision-making across the business.

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant with strong stakeholder management skills, capable of influencing senior leaders while ensuring accurate financial reporting and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Produce monthly management accounts, financial reports, and forecasts.
• Partner with operational and commercial teams to support budgeting, forecasting, and contract analysis.
• Deliver insightful financial analysis and recommendations to improve business performance.
• Monitor overhead costs, budgets, and forecasts, ensuring financial integrity and control.
• Support monthly project reviews and provide financial challenge where appropriate.
• Manage cashflow and working capital performance.
• Provide financial oversight for joint ventures and special project arrangements.
• Support tendering activity through financial analysis and commercial input.
• Assist with external audits, client cost audits, and compliance requirements.
• Identify and implement process improvements and enhanced financial controls.
• Mentor and develop junior finance team members while fostering best practice across the function.
• Play a key role in business-wide projects, including systems and ERP implementations.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will possess:

• Fully qualified accountant status (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Strong academic background.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience preparing management reports and financial analysis using reporting/consolidation tools.
• Practice trained would be preferred but not essential
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and understanding of accounting standards.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Proven ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to deliver accurate information to tight deadlines.
• A proactive, self-motivated approach with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Previous experience mentoring or managing junior finance professionals would be advantageous.

What’s on Offer?

• Opportunity to influence key business decisions and drive commercial performance.
• Exposure to major projects and strategic initiatives.
• Collaborative and supportive working environment.
• Excellent career development opportunities.

If you’re a commercially minded finance professional looking for a role where you can make a genuine impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Applicants must be located and eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship.

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