Senior Finance Business Partner - 12 month FTC - Reading - Hybrid

Robertson Bell are pleased to be supporting a high-profile organisation in their search for a commercially minded Senior Finance Business Partner. This one-year contract will suit a qualified accountant who thrives on driving change, challenging the status quo, and supporting senior leadership teams to make better business decisions.

The role:
Reporting directly to the Head of Finance Business Partnering, you’ll manage a team of two Management Accountants and partner three Directors across operations (c.200 staff). With complex cost drivers, multiple service lines, and a large-scale workforce, this is a role where you’ll be expected to bring real commercial acumen to the table.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading month-end reporting and driving insightful commentary to senior stakeholders.
• Providing sharp business decision support, challenging processes, and highlighting opportunities for improvement.
• Coaching and developing your direct reports, ensuring output is accurate, timely, and impactful.
• Working closely with stakeholders to improve forecasting and budgeting processes – moving from detailed, manual reporting to bigger-picture analysis.
• Championing systems and process improvements, ensuring finance adds value beyond “just reporting the numbers.”

The person:

• Qualified Accountant (ideally CIMA, but ACA/ACCA with commercial exposure also considered).
• Strong track record in business partnering, decision support, and stakeholder management – ideally gained in a complex or matrix environment.
• Experience managing and developing a small team.
• Confident Excel user (pivot tables and VLOOKUPs essential).
• Commercially minded, solutions-focused, and comfortable challenging existing processes.

This is an urgent role with the successful candidate needing to start no later than the start of November, so do not hesitate in making an application!