Finance Business Partner

A fantastic opportunity to develop your career in commercial finance

Are you an ambitious Management Accountant, Finance Analyst or Finance Business Partner looking for a role where you can genuinely influence business performance?

Gifford & Partners are delighted to be recruiting a Finance Business Partner for a successful, fast-growing, multi-site SME based in Leeds, West Yorkshire.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a business that is investing in its future, values its people and combines the opportunities of a growing national organisation with the supportive culture of a family-run business.

The position offers a particularly attractive blend of FP&A, commercial finance, financial modelling, forecasting and operational business partnering.

Crucially, this isn't simply a reporting role. You will have the opportunity to help shape how commercial finance operates, working alongside the Financial Controller, CFO and operational management teams to deliver insight that directly influences business decisions.

The opportunity

As Finance Business Partner, you will become an important link between Finance and Operations, helping stakeholders understand performance and identify opportunities to improve profitability.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Analysing revenue, margins, operating costs and profitability across a growing multi-site business.
• Working closely with operational and senior management teams to understand performance and challenge assumptions constructively.
• Supporting annual budgets, rolling forecasts and longer-term financial planning.
• Producing meaningful commercial reporting, management information and KPI dashboards.
• Developing financial models and scenario analysis to support pricing, investment and operational decisions.
• Identifying opportunities to improve revenue, margins, efficiency and cost control.
• Supporting business cases, investment appraisals and growth initiatives.
• Producing performance analysis and clear commentary for senior leadership.
• Helping improve reporting processes, systems, automation and the quality of financial information.

What we're looking for

We're keen to speak with commercially curious accountants who enjoy understanding the story behind the numbers.

Ideally, you'll offer:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA/ACMA qualification, with relevant experience.
• A solid grounding in management accounting, budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis, used to partnering with operational stakeholders and enabling them to understand their numbers.
• Strong Excel skills and the ability to interrogate data and explain financial performance.
• An interest in developing further within FP&A and commercial finance.
• Confidence communicating with non-finance stakeholders.
• A proactive, analytical approach and the desire to make a tangible difference.

Experience in manufacturing, retail, leisure, or another multi-site business would be useful, although applications from other sectors are equally welcome.

Power BI and financial modelling experience would be advantageous but are not essential.

Why consider this opportunity?

A genuine step into commercial finance: Develop your FP&A and business partnering experience rather than remaining focused solely on historical reporting.

Make a visible difference: Your analysis will help influence operational decisions, profitability and future investment.

Exposure and development: Work alongside experienced senior finance professionals and operational leaders in a business that encourages people to develop.

A supportive culture: Join an organisation that values collaboration, individual contribution and helping its people succeed.

Growth and variety: Be part of a developing business where your role and influence can grow alongside the organisation.

Hybrid working: Enjoy a combination of office-based collaboration and working from home.

Interested?

If you're a commercially minded accountant looking for a role with greater influence, variety and long-term development potential, we'd welcome a confidential conversation. Apply today or contact Dave Gifford at Gifford & Partners Recruitment - Connecting the GAP in Finance.

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