Corporate Finance Business Partner

• Pivotal role in shaping how overheads are understood, managed.
• Offers the chance to add real value
• Corporate Centre Finance Business Partner

We are partnering with a large, complex organisation undergoing a significant transformation as it moves from a decentralised structure to a more centralised operating model . As part of this journey, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Corporate Centre Finance Business Partner to play a pivotal role in shaping how overheads are understood, managed, and optimised across the group. The Opportunity This is a high–impact role sitting at the heart of the Corporate Centre, supporting the transition to centralised functions such as IT and Procurement . You will be instrumental in improving financial visibility, strengthening reporting, and driving meaningful insight into costs and efficiency. With systems and processes still evolving – including an ongoing Oracle implementation – this role offers the chance to add real value in a dynamic, changing environment where reporting is currently manual and ripe for improvement. Key Responsibilities Financial Reporting & MI

• Own and enhance the delivery of core financial MI for the Corporate Centre
• Ensure accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of all cyclical reporting
• Deliver clear, consistent outputs aligned with Group reporting standards

Management Accounting

• Lead monthly actuals reporting , including submissions and issue–based reconciliations
• Ensure robust controls and transparency across financial outputs

Forecasting & Budgeting

• Manage end–to–end forecast and budgeting cycles
• Provide constructive challenge to cost owners to ensure alignment with financial targets

Business Planning

• Support the annual business planning process , coordinating inputs across teams
• Align Corporate Centre activities with wider Group planning cycles

Governance & Process Improvement

• Establish clear planning and reporting governance , including timelines and assumptions
• Drive improvements in reporting processes, particularly during system transformation

Business Partnering

• Act as the key finance partner to central functions (e.g. IT, Procurement )
• Support cost tracking, performance analysis, and informed decision–making
• Provide financial insight to senior stakeholders, including input to CFO, ExCo, and Board–level reporting

Cost & Headcount Analysis

• Analyse the cost base to identify risks, opportunities, and efficiencies
• Conduct deep dives into key spending areas
• Develop and maintain headcount models to support ongoing workforce planning

About You

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent) 5 years + post qual
• Strong Finance Business Partnering experience , ideally within a complex or transforming environment
• Proven ability to manage financial reporting, planning processes, and stakeholder engagement
• Comfortable working in environments with evolving systems and manual processes
• Strong analytical mindset with experience in cost control, overheads, and headcount analysis
• Confident communicator, able to influence senior stakeholders

Why Apply?

• Opportunity to shape finance within a major transformation programme
• High visibility role with exposure to senior leadership and strategic decision–making
• Real opportunity to build, improve, and influence processes
• Competitive salary and benefits