Senior Finance Business Partner

The Opportunity

Reporting into a senior finance function, you will act as a trusted advisor to business leaders, providing high-quality financial analysis, modelling, and strategic insight to support major projects, initiatives, and operational performance.

You will work across a diverse portfolio, supporting both day-to-day financial management and long-term planning and capital investment decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Directors and senior stakeholders to support, challenge, and influence strategic and operational decision-making

• Provide advanced financial analysis and develop robust financial models to assess risks, opportunities, and project viability

• Lead budgeting and forecasting processes, ensuring accurate and timely financial information is delivered

• Deliver insightful reporting, linking financial performance to business strategy and providing clear commentary

• Support major projects, tenders, and business cases with commercial and financial insights

• Facilitate cross-functional initiatives including benchmarking, risk management, and performance improvement programs

• Drive continuous improvement across financial processes, reporting, and business performance

• Develop dashboards, tools, and reporting frameworks to enhance visibility and decision-making

• Provide oversight of capital works performance, including reporting, cash flow forecasting, and long-term planning

• Ensure compliance with internal policies and statutory financial reporting requirements

Key Requirements

• Proven experience in Finance Business Partnering within a complex organisation
• Strong financial modelling, analysis, and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders
• Experience managing budgets, forecasting, and capital expenditure (CapEx)
• Ability to translate financial data into clear, actionable business insights
• Strong communication and presentation skills

Highly desirable:

• Experience within government, infrastructure, or large matrix organisations
• Exposure to capital works planning and long-term financial forecasting
• Experience driving process improvement and performance optimisation