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Ref - Senior Finance Business Partner – Ref 9098

Senior Finance Business Partner

Immediately available CIMA qualified and highly motivated and hardworking business partner with significant experience in driving financial planning and analysis through strategic cost management, leadership team business partnering and data-driven decision-making to enhance profitability and operational efficiency. Combining deep financial expertise with a hands-on approach to understand business operations and challenge the status quo. Leading process improvements, risk identification and financial governance to ensure robust internal controls and compliance. Partnering with key stakeholders to deliver forecasting, budgeting and cost-saving initiatives that drive sustainable growth. Passionate about continuous improvement, leveraging technology, mentoring and leading teams to optimise financial performance and deliver measurable business impact.

KEY SKILS

Financial Planning
Cost Management
Business Partnering
Communication
Project Management
Month end/Year end close
Leadership
Financial Cost Modelling
Collaboration
Budgeting
Forecasting
Internal Controls
Analysis
Risk Identification
SAP
Continuous Improvement

Leading the end-to-end factory and commercial financial data migration. Leading collaboration between finance, IT and external consultants to streamline processes, improve data governance and enhance decision-making. Delivering financial insights that support strategic business objectives and improve profitability.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

Reduced projected costs by £250k by designing and implementing an automated data validation template, streamlining factory reporting and enhancing data ownership
Mitigated an additional £60k cost request, establishing a harmonised working relationship with consulting data team, introducing structured reviews and clear workflows
Led global financial data governance, ensuring timely completion of data milestones across diverse ERP systems, mitigating potential delays of £100k per week
Managed factory data migration across global network, adapting leadership approach to diverse cultures and implementing translation software, saving £17k in costs

KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES

Directed external consulting team, optimising resource allocation and ensuring data integrity throughout the transition to SAP Analytics Cloud
Developed and delivered executive-level presentations and training materials, ensuring complex financial data was accessible and impactful for key stakeholders
Created user-friendly reporting portals in collaboration with IT consultants, improving data accessibility and accuracy for factory teams
Identified and resolved risks to project timelines through proactive governance, ensuring data milestones and tollgates were achieved without disruption

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