Interim Finance Business Partner

An interim Finance Business Partner is required for a fast-growing, acquisitive Leicester organisation. Working with senior leaders and operational teams, you’ll deliver clear financial analysis, commercial insight, and strategic support. The role shapes group-wide financial understanding, strengthens decision-making, and drives performance improvement during a key transformation phase. As a Finance Business Partner, you will play an integral role in supporting both strategic planning and day-to-day operations. Your responsibilities will span from leading budgeting cycles to developing sophisticated financial models that guide investment decisions. You will work collaboratively with various teams to deliver meaningful insights into performance trends while proactively identifying risks and opportunities. By building strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation, you will translate complex data into actionable recommendations that drive efficiency and value creation. Your involvement in board reporting will ensure that senior leaders are equipped with clear executive summaries highlighting essential trends. Additionally, you will champion process improvements within the finance function enhancing accuracy, transparency, and analytical capability while supporting colleagues through training and guidance. Success in this role requires not only technical expertise but also excellent interpersonal skills to foster collaboration across departments. Lead the annual budgeting and reforecasting processes in close collaboration with business unit leaders, ensuring robust financial planning for your designated area. Develop and maintain comprehensive financial models that underpin strategic initiatives, investment cases, and scenario analyses across multiple business units. Deliver accurate, timely, and insightful analysis on performance trends, risks, and opportunities to inform key business decisions. Analyse revenue streams, cost drivers, and profitability across products, client segments, and business units to identify areas for optimisation. Act as a trusted adviser to senior management by providing proactive financial insight and clear strategic recommendations that drive value creation. Build strong relationships with key stakeholders throughout the organisation to facilitate effective communication of complex financial information. Lead regular financial performance reviews with operational teams, identifying opportunities for efficiency improvements and cost optimisation. Prepare high-quality board papers with concise executive summaries that highlight key trends, risks, and opportunities for senior stakeholders. Continuously evaluate and improve financial reporting processes by championing best practice across the finance function and identifying automation opportunities. What You Bring To excel as a Finance Business Partner in this organisation you will bring proven experience gained from similar roles where you have supported both management accounting processes and broader FP&A activities. Your technical expertise should include advanced Excel skills alongside deep familiarity with all three core financial statements, enabling you to analyse variances effectively while providing actionable insight for senior leaders. Beyond technical ability your interpersonal strengths are equally important; your capacity for clear communication ensures complex information is accessible across departments while your collaborative nature fosters trust among colleagues. You are motivated by opportunities for personal development within fast-evolving environments, embracing new challenges as they arise—and demonstrate commercial acumen when evaluating data sets or recommending process improvements. Experience within private equity-backed settings or exposure to investor reporting adds further value but is not mandatory; similarly, familiarity with BI tools enhances your ability to drive automation initiatives within the finance function. Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) with at least three years post-qualified experience in Financial Planning & Analysis or business partnering roles within large organisations. Advanced proficiency in Excel coupled with strong financial modelling capabilities that enable you to develop robust models supporting strategic initiatives. Proven track record of producing management information reports including variance analysis for senior stakeholders across different functions. Exceptional communication skills allowing you to influence constructively while translating complex financial concepts into clear actionable insights for non-finance audiences. Proactive approach combined with self-motivation; comfortable working within dynamic environments undergoing change or transformation. Strong analytical skills paired with commercial awareness; meticulous attention to detail when reviewing data sets or preparing reports. Solid understanding of profit & loss statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, as well as consolidation processes relevant to group reporting. Experience collaborating cross-functionally; able to build dependable relationships with colleagues from diverse backgrounds fostering an inclusive team spirit. Desirable: Experience working within private equity-backed environments or wealth management/financial services sectors would be advantageous but not essential. Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates