Overview

We’re looking for a Senior Finance Business Partner to join our dynamic Finance team. In this high-impact role, you’ll work closely with senior leaders across the business to provide insightful financial analysis and strategic guidance that drives performance and supports key decision-making.

You’ll act as a trusted advisor, using your financial expertise to support new initiatives, enable continuous improvement, and influence strategic planning. With a strong focus on business partnering, you’ll play a pivotal role in helping teams across the organisation understand financial implications and unlock value.

As the business evolves in response to changing market conditions and customer needs, your work will be central to delivering commercial success and ensuring we make informed, future-focused decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted Senior Finance Business Partner to key senior stakeholders, providing strategic and operational financial support.


• Deliver first-class business partnering across various functions, building strong relationships and influencing decision-making at all levels.


• Lead and develop a small team of finance professionals, including prioritising workload, setting aligned objectives, and supporting their ongoing growth and performance.


• Take ownership of controllable cost management across relevant business areas, ensuring accurate month-end reporting, strong financial governance, and effective cost control.


• Lead the planning and delivery of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts, identifying risks and opportunities, and ensuring alignment with wider business strategies.


• Monitor business performance through regular KPI reviews, providing actionable insights and highlighting areas for improvement.


• Conduct rigorous financial evaluations of trials, tests, and business initiatives, using both financial and non-financial metrics to deliver clear recommendations.


• Support investment decisions through the preparation of business cases and appraisals and ensure effective tracking of capital and operational expenditure for key strategic initiatives.

About You

• Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent).


• Experience in a fast-paced, commercially focused environment—ideally within a relevant or transferable sector.


• Demonstrated success in a senior commercial finance or business partnering role, with a strong track record of delivering impact and driving performance.


• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the confidence and credibility to influence and challenge stakeholders at all levels.


• A proactive, results-oriented mindset with strong resilience, adaptability, and a commitment to continuous improvement.


• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex and high-volume data to deliver meaningful insight and support decision-making.


• Experience in leading and developing high-performing teams is desirable, with a passion for mentoring others and fostering growth within the team.

Reward & Benefits

• A fair and competitive salary evaluated against market data, annual discretionary bonus scheme, pension, life assurance, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and enhanced family leave.


• Commitment and dedication to your ongoing personal and professional development. We help you to own and grow your potential so you can be at your best in your current role and to support your future career aspirations.


• We offer hybrid working in our Support Centre, you will be based at our Support Centre 3 days a week with an optional 2 days working from home.


• You will have access to a wealth of employee discounts across the Halfords suite of products and services.


• Wellbeing and inclusion are at the heart of our colleague experience. We offer resources and ongoing support to enhance your wellbeing at work and active Colleague Networks supporting inclusion initiatives across Halfords.

Not sure you meet all the criteria? We\'d encourage you to take the wheel and apply anyway! At Halfords we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for our colleagues. We\'re an equal opportunities employer and proud to welcome applications from all backgrounds and embrace diversity within our one Halfords Family.

At Halfords, we operate a hybrid working policy with 3 days per week on-site at our Support Centre in Redditch Worcestershire.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Finance and Sales

Industries

• Retail