Finance Business Partner - AD Finance : Job Details

Alexander Daniels are seeking an ambitious Finance Business Partner to support the commercial finance function. . This role will be responsible for forecasting, budget preparation and supporting operational stakeholders to aid business performance. This is a role working in an exciting business with excellent progression opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with key stakeholders across commercial, pricing, sales, marketing, and operations to deliver insights on current and projected financial performance.

• Support strategic decision-making by evaluating the financial impact of bids, tenders, and commercial initiatives to ensure profitability targets are achieved.

• Analyse competitive positioning and market trends to inform pricing strategy and optimise revenue outcomes.

• Provide financial support for product launches, marketing campaigns, and growth initiatives, ensuring commercial viability.

• Contribute to business improvement programmes by delivering robust financial analysis and challenge.

• Lead the preparation of annual budgets and long-range planning for designated business units and cost centres.

• Work with senior leadership to identify financial risks and opportunities, tracking action plans to close performance gaps.

• Conduct return-on-investment assessments and scenario modelling to inform strategic planning and resource allocation.

• Ensure the accuracy and completeness of revenue and commercial cost reporting, collaborating closely with financial control functions.

• Produce monthly and quarterly reporting packs to enable senior leaders to track performance against budget and forecast.

• Develop and maintain key performance indicators and financial dashboards, enabling real-time visibility into business performance.

• Support internal and external reporting cycles, including audit processes and board-level reporting.

• Facilitate regular reviews with operational teams, providing insight and challenge to drive continuous performance improvement.

Key Skills & Requirements

• Professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
• Proven experience working within multinational or complex organizational structures.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at various levels.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.
• Strong organizational and time management abilities; capable of meeting tight deadlines.
• Commercial awareness and sound understanding of operational and market dynamics.
• Self-driven and capable of working independently within a matrixed environment.

This is a hybrid opportunity with excellent exposure to multiple divisions around the business.