Summary: The Senior Finance Business Partner (Solutions) at ClearCourse is a strategic role focused on partnering with senior leadership to drive commercial success in the payments and technology sectors. The position involves financial ownership, forecasting, and supporting acquisition strategies while simplifying complex financial data for stakeholders. The role requires a qualified finance professional with significant experience in finance leadership within the payments or financial services industry. This position offers a hybrid working model and various employee benefits.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as a translator between finance and business, simplifying complex financial data for stakeholders.
• Support the M&A team in assessing acquisition opportunities from a payments perspective.
• Partner with senior leaders to drive commercial success and maximize growth opportunities.
• Take ownership of financial results and forecasts for the Solutions pillar.
• Lead the annual budgeting process and monthly financial forecasting.
• Deliver high-quality financial analysis for executive and board-level reporting.
• Lead and develop FP&A resources for strong financial planning across the business.
• Work closely with the Finance Shared Services team to optimize accounting and transaction processing.

Key Skills:

• Qualified finance professional with 7-10 years PQE.
• Proven experience in a finance leadership role within payments or financial services.
• Strong analytical mindset with advanced problem-solving skills.
• Strategic thinker capable of influencing decision-making and driving commercial change.
• Highly data-driven with excellent Excel and financial modeling skills.
• Experience with business intelligence tools such as Planful and Power BI (preferred).
• Ability to work under pressure and manage ambiguity.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Manchester

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: Finance