£525 Per day
Inside
Onsite
London
Summary: Cedar is seeking an Interim Finance Business Partner to support corporate functions such as HR, Legal, IT, and Communications for a global logistics and infrastructure group. The role involves financial oversight, budgeting, forecasting, and collaboration with various departments. It is an interim position requiring three days per week onsite in Central London, offering a competitive day rate. The ideal candidate will possess both technical and commercial finance skills in a multi-stakeholder environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis for head office cost centres
- Providing financial support and challenge to HR, IT, Legal, and other corporate functions
- Managing reporting for central functions and transformation initiatives
- Collaborating with shared services, FP&A, and wider finance teams
- Supporting process improvements and tracking efficiency opportunities
Key Skills:
- A qualified accountant (ACA / CIMA / CA or equivalent)
- Experience in FP&A, cost centre reporting, and stakeholder engagement
- Able to work across multiple departments and functions
- Head office or shared services experience highly advantageous
- Comfortable with large data sets and producing clear, actionable analysis
Salary (Rate): £525.00 per day
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Finance
Intro
Cedar is currently partnered with a global, PE-backed Logistics & Infrastructure Group to appoint an Interim Finance Business Partner to support central corporate functions including HR, Legal, IT, and Communications. The role combines reporting, planning, and business partnering across the Group’s head office. Offered on an interim basis, the role pays a competitive day rate and requires 3 days per week onsite in Central London.
The Company
This international logistics and infrastructure group operates across more than ten countries and generates over £2bn in revenue. Backed by private equity and in a period of transformation, the business has a strong central team that plays a key role in governance, oversight, and group-wide support functions.
The Role
This role partners with corporate budget holders to provide consolidated financial oversight across group support functions. Responsibilities include:
- Budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis for head office cost centres
- Providing financial support and challenge to HR, IT, Legal, and other corporate functions
- Managing reporting for central functions and transformation initiatives
- Collaborating with shared services, FP&A, and wider finance teams
- Supporting process improvements and tracking efficiency opportunities
This role is ideal for someone comfortable operating in a central, multi-stakeholder environment with both technical and commercial finance skills.
Your Profile
- A qualified accountant (ACA / CIMA / CA or equivalent)
- Experience in FP&A, cost centre reporting, and stakeholder engagement
- Able to work across multiple departments and functions
- Head office or shared services experience highly advantageous
- Comfortable with large data sets and producing clear, actionable analysis