Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner
Derby
£55,000 - £65,000

SF Partners have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Finance Business Partner to join an ambitious professional services business based in Derby. This is a commercial and analytical role combining business partnering, FP&A, financial analysis and modelling. Working closely with Heads of Department and senior leadership, you will provide financial insight and constructive challenge to support strategic decision-making and business growth.

You will also support confidential, business-critical projects, including financial modelling and analysis relating to potential acquisitions.

This is a full-time, permanent role based in Derby - Office based.

Key Responsibilities
- Partner with Heads of Department to provide commercial financial insight and support.
- Prepare monthly financial reports, dashboards and KPIs to assess performance.
- Analyse financial data to identify trends, opportunities, risks and areas for improvement.
- Provide insight, challenge and recommendations to support commercial decision-making.
- Prepare and manage departmental budgets and forecasts.
- Conduct variance analysis against budgets and forecasts, identifying key performance drivers.
- Develop and maintain financial models to forecast future performance.
- Work with stakeholders across the business to gather and interpret financial and operational data.
- Communicate financial information clearly to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
- Produce ad-hoc financial and commercial analysis as required.
- Support the evaluation of new projects and potential acquisition opportunities.
- Undertake financial analysis and contribute to due diligence exercises.
- Build financial models to assess potential acquisitions and investments
- Identify key assumptions, risks and sensitivities and present findings to senior management.
- Support post-acquisition financial and systems integration where required.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience
You will ideally:
- Qualified Accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA)
- Have strong FP&A, commercial finance, financial analysis or business partnering experience.
- Be commercially minded with strong analytical and financial modelling skills.
- Be confident supporting and constructively challenging senior stakeholders.
- Have excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Be able to interpret complex financial information and present clear recommendations.
- Have strong Excel skills and experience creating financial models and management information.
- Be self-motivated, adaptable and comfortable working to tight deadlines.
- Have strong IT skills, with SaaS knowledge or experience beneficial.
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