Finance Business Partner - 6 Month Fixed Term Contract
Posted 5 days ago by Totaljobs
£320 Per day
Inside
Undetermined
Swindon (SN1)
Summary: This role is for a Finance Business Partner on a 6-month fixed-term contract, focusing on operations within a nationwide organization. The position involves leading financial activities such as forecasting and budgeting while providing strategic financial insights to support operational decision-making. The ideal candidate will have experience in business partnering within logistics, distribution, or retail sectors. The role offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits, aimed at candidates who are immediately available or on short notice.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as a trusted finance business partner to Operations
- Lead forecasting, budgeting and business planning activity across the operational cost base
- Deliver insightful analysis of financial results and performance drivers
- Support operational decision-making, cost management and efficiency initiatives
- Prepare and review investment appraisals and business cases
- Balance operational support with wider FP&A and finance function requirements
Key Skills:
- Proven experience business partnering Operations, ideally in logistics, distribution or retail
- Strong ability to communicate financial performance to non-finance stakeholders
- Significant experience in forecasting, budgeting and planning
- Commercially astute with strong analytical skills
- Confident, collaborative and outcomes-focused
Salary (Rate): £320 daily
City: Swindon
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Finance
6-Month Fixed-Term Contract £70,000 - £80,000 per annum
Robert Half is partnering with a well-established, nationwide organisation to recruit a Finance Business Partner - Operations on a 6-month fixed-term contract.
This is a high-impact role, acting as the finance lead for Operations, supporting the development and delivery of short, medium and long-term strategic plans across a large operational cost base spanning multiple depot sites and head office cost centres.
The Role
- Act as a trusted finance business partner to Operations
- Lead forecasting, budgeting and business planning activity across the operational cost base
- Deliver insightful analysis of financial results and performance drivers
- Support operational decision-making, cost management and efficiency initiatives
- Prepare and review investment appraisals and business cases
- Balance operational support with wider FP&A and finance function requirements
Your Profile
- Proven experience business partnering Operations, ideally in logistics, distribution or retail
- Strong ability to communicate financial performance to non-finance stakeholders
- Significant experience in forecasting, budgeting and planning
- Commercially astute with strong analytical skills
- Confident, collaborative and outcomes-focused
The Package
- £70,000 - £80,000 per annum (pro-rata)
- 6-month fixed-term contract
- Free onsite parking
- Excellent benefits package including pension, private healthcare, car allowance and well being support
This role would suit an immediately available or short-notice finance business partner looking for a commercially focused, operationally led FTC. If you are interested then please apply or call 01793 571 900 and ask for David Belsher.
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