Greater Derby area | Hybrid - 2 days per week | Permanent
Are you a commercially minded, qualified finance professional who enjoys using financial insight to influence business decisions?
Gleeson are delighted to be supporting a growing, purpose-led organisation on an exclusive basis to find a higlhy commercial Finance Business Partner (CAPEX) to provide financial oversight and challenge across technology spend and investment.
The Role
This is an out-and-out business partnering position as opposed to day-to-day accounting. You'll partner closely with technology and project stakeholders, providing financial insight, challenge and control across capital investment and technology projects. Key responsibilities will include:
Owning and improving Capex reporting, monitoring spend against budgets and highlighting risks.
Supporting investment appraisal
Supporting Capex prioritisation and ensuring investment delivers expected value.
Assessing project costs and distinguishing between Capex and Opex.
Ensuring the appropriate accounting treatment of project costs.
Partnering with project managers and senior stakeholders to maintain strong financial control.
Tracking post-investment benefits and value realisation.
Providing financial modelling, forecasting and commercial analysis to support decision-making.
About You
We're looking for a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) ideally, with strong experience across:
FP&A and Finance Business Partnering.
Financial modelling, forecasting and investment analysis.
Capex and project financial management.
Commercial cost analysis and performance monitoring.
Influencing and constructively challenging senior stakeholders.
Translating complex financial information into clear, actionable insight.
Experience of sizeable ERP systems and a confident Excel user is essential
Experience with Power BI and Microsoft Dynamics 365 would be advantageous.This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially focused Finance Business Partner to take ownership of a high-profile technology spend portfolio and play a key role in shaping investment decisions.
If you are a commercial finance specialist and have prior working knowledge of CAPEX/OPEX we'd love to receive your application.
For this role, please note:
Candidates must have full right to work in the UK without the need for any sponsorship.
Candidates must be based within a reasonable commuting distance of Derby to accommodate 2 days onsite - this is non-negotiable.
CVs clearly demonstrating a local base will be prioritised.
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Salary description
£50000.00 - £55000.00 per year