My client, a leading UK-wide organisation based in Warrington, are looking to recruit a Finance Business Partner to join their growing finance team.

This role offers you the opportunity to provide proactive financial and commercial support across designated business areas, working closely with operational leaders, project management leads, and finance colleagues.

You will play a pivotal part in improving your project's performance, driving growth, and delivering robust budgeting and forecasting processes.

If you are industry-trained, recently qualified and eager to make a meaningful impact within a supportive environment, this is an excellent opportunity for you.

What you'll do:

• Act as the Finance Business Partner for assigned business centres by building collaborative relationships with operational and commercial stakeholders to deliver insightful financial support.
• Assist in preparing month-end results and communicate monthly performance to operational teams with clear commentary and variance analysis that enhances understanding.
• Work alongside the business to prepare annual budgets and quarterly forecasts for assigned centres, explaining assumptions, sensitivities, risks, and opportunities in detail.
• Collaborate with Project Management team to identify actions that improve financial performance through forward-looking analysis and constructive challenge.
• Ensure compliance with accounting policies including IFRS 15 and revenue recognition standards by maintaining a strong understanding of key client contracts.
• Partner with Project Accountants to support cash flow and working-capital performance by preparing timely information and implementing actions to improve collection outcomes.
• Support both internal and external audits by ensuring timely completion of agreed actions within the risk and control framework.
• Drive continuous improvement in reporting, controls, and processes using digital tools such as advanced Excel capabilities to enhance quality, consistency, and efficiency.

What you bring:

• Newly qualified, with relevant experience in finance business partnering or project accounting.
• Demonstrated understanding of budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, project accounting principles, controls, and cash or working-capital management.
• Knowledge of revenue recognition principles; experience of IFRS 15 or project-based accounting is highly desirable for this role.
• Credible communicator who can explain quantitative information clearly to both finance professionals and non-finance stakeholders alike.
• Ability to build trusted relationships across teams while influencing outcomes through collaborative engagement.
• Comfortable working independently under broad guidance; able to manage competing priorities efficiently while meeting recurring reporting deadlines.
• Strong systems capability including Oracle ERP experience; advanced Excel skills are essential while familiarity with Power BI or similar reporting tools would be beneficial.
• Willingness to travel occasionally between UK offices as required by business needs.

To apply for this fantastic opportunity, please get in touch ASAP!

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