Interim Finance Business Partner

Overview

Candidate Manager - JSS - Recruiting Finance Professionals in London and the Home Counties

Job Title: Interim Finance Business Partner

Duration: 6 Months

Location: Hatfield

Hybrid: 3 days in the office, 2 days at home.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Interim Finance Business Partner to lead the centralisation and optimisation of Head Office payroll and expense management. The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in process improvement, financial planning, and reporting, along with advanced Excel modelling skills and sharp analytical capabilities. This role demands someone who can quickly grasp complex processes and drive efficiencies that deliver greater clarity and insight for the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the centralisation of Head Office payroll and expense management processes across business units, ensuring consistency, efficiency, and improved visibility of spend.
• Develop and maintain tools and templates to support Finance Business Partners in conducting meaningful stakeholder reviews.
• Champion process improvements across forecasting, budgeting, and reporting cycles, with a strong emphasis on automation and simplification.
• Build robust payroll forecasting models in Excel, incorporating key elements such as headcount planning, salary assumptions, and scenario analysis.
• Identify and implement opportunities to enhance process efficiency, data integrity, and the overall quality of financial reporting.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, including the rollout of new reporting systems and analytical tools.
• Provide training and support the FBPs on the use of new models, tools and reporting frameworks to ensure consistent adoption.
• Update existing reporting to deliver deeper business insights and strengthen expense management practices.

Personal Experience

• Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years experience in a finance role, ideally within FP&A or commercial finance.
• Demonstrable experience in process improvement, system implementation, or centralisation projects.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills, with the ability to design, automate and interpret complex models.
• Strong understanding of payroll and headcount forecasting processes.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Finance

Industries

• Retail

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