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.