Job Title:Finance Business Partner
Location: Canterbury
Job Type: Full time/permanent (Office based)
Salary: £48,000 - £55,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Finance Business Partner to join a dynamic finance team and deliver high-quality commercial insight and financial support to business stakeholders. You will play a key role in driving business performance through robust financial analysis, planning, and effective partnership with operational leaders.

Key responsibilities

• Act as the primary finance point of contact for assigned business units, providing clear, pragmatic financial guidance to support decision-making.
• Prepare and present monthly management reports, highlighting key drivers, variances and recommendations to improve performance.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning processes, working closely with stakeholders to build realistic and stretch scenarios.
• Deliver insightful financial analysis and modelling to support business cases, strategic projects and investment decisions.
• Support month-end and year-end close activities, ensuring accuracy of financial results and timely reconciliations.
• Challenge and influence commercial decisions through actionable financial insight and scenario analysis.
• Drive development of KPIs and dashboards to monitor performance and support continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimise cost, identify efficiencies and improve financial controls.
• Coach and develop non-finance colleagues on financial literacy and best practice.

What we're looking for

• Qualified accountant (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent finance qualification with demonstrable experience in a business partnering or commercial finance role.
• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to translate data into clear, business-focused recommendations.
• Excellent financial modelling, budgeting and forecasting skills.
• Proven experience producing management reporting and explaining complex financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
• Advanced Excel skills and familiarity with financial systems/ERPs and BI tools.
• Strong communication, influencing and stakeholder management abilities.
• Highly analytical with attention to detail and a pragmatic approach to problem-solving.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities and deliver to tight deadlines.