Group Finance Business Partner

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Oversee finance partnership initiatives for designated Group transformation projects and central functions.

• Develop financial governance, establish reporting routines, and set review schedules.

• Monitor project expenditures and benefits, including ownership, phasing, impact on run-rate, one-time costs, and allocation principles.

• Question project assumptions and offer insights into costs, benefits, dependencies, risks, and opportunities.

• Create and execute a business partnering model for Group central functions.

• Enhance visibility and accountability of central cost centres across Finance, HR, Legal, ESG/EHS, and other Group initiatives.

• Integrate consistent methodologies for planning, forecasting, accruals, recharges, allocations, and variance analysis.

• Assist senior stakeholders in comprehending cost drivers and the financial implications of operational decisions.

• Establish reporting processes, templates, and standards for commentary.

• Develop sustainable processes and impart knowledge to ensure improvements persist after the engagement concludes.

⛳️ Requirements

• A recognized accounting qualification or equivalent senior-level finance expertise.

• Extensive experience in FP&A, commercial finance, or finance business partnering.

• Proven experience in supporting Group-led, global, or transformation initiatives.

• History of collaborating with central, corporate, or overhead functions and their associated cost centres.

• Comfort in working with senior stakeholders and providing constructive financial challenges.

• In-depth knowledge of forecasting, cost management, benefits tracking, and project finance governance.

• Capability to develop clear processes and accountabilities in a potentially evolving environment.

• A pragmatic, delivery-oriented mindset.

• Independent judgment and the confidence to make recommendations.

🏝️ Benefits

• Engaging 4 to 6-month project with defined outcomes and a guiding delivery roadmap.

• Chance to influence how finance contributes to significant Group activities.

• Close cooperation with senior stakeholders.

• Opportunity to implement practical enhancements that extend beyond the initial engagement.