Senior Finance Business Partner

Senior Finance Business Partner – FP&A & Transformation£65,000–£70,000 + Benefits📍 Beckenham / SOUTH LONDON🏢 Hybrid – 3 days in the office, 2 from homeLove commercial finance but don't want to lose touch with the actual numbers? Enjoy improving systems, building better reporting and making a real difference to how a business operates? This could be a great opportunity.Refreshing are partnering with a growing SME that's recently become part of a much larger US-owned international group. It's an exciting time for the business, with significant investment in its finance function, new systems being introduced and a real opportunity to transform the quality of financial reporting and commercial insight.We're looking for a technically strong, commercially minded finance all-rounder who can combine hands-on management accounting with FP&A, business partnering and systems transformation.This isn't a role where you'll just inherit a polished reporting pack and update it every month. There's plenty to build, improve and influence.What's happening?The business is moving from a relatively straightforward SME finance environment, currently using Xero, to the more sophisticated reporting and control requirements of an international group.A transition to NetSuite is underway, with a planned go-live in March, and there's a real appetite to improve financial processes, introduce better management information and make much greater use of data.You'll work closely with the Finance Director and senior leadership team, helping to drive that change while keeping the day-to-day finance function running smoothly.What you'll be doingFP&A & Commercial Insight: Building budgets, forecasts and financial models, analysing performance and helping the business understand its profitability and opportunities.Management Accounting: Producing accurate monthly management accounts, analysing variances and ensuring the underlying numbers are robust.Systems Transformation: Playing a key role in the move to NetSuite, improving processes, controls and reporting along the way.Reporting & BI: Developing better dashboards, KPIs and management information, using tools such as Power BI to turn data into useful insights.Business Partnering: Working with senior stakeholders across commercial and operational teams, presenting findings and influencing decisions.Hands-on Finance: Getting involved in the detail when needed, with support from a junior Accounts Assistant covering AP and AR.Group Reporting: Helping the business adapt to the reporting requirements and financial disciplines of a much larger international organisation.Who we're looking forSomeone who enjoys variety, takes ownership and is just as comfortable getting stuck into the accounts as they are presenting a forecast to the leadership team.Ideally, you'll bring:A recognised accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA), or substantial equivalent experience.Strong technical accounting and management accounts experience, alongside solid FP&A and financial modelling skills.Experience working in a larger corporate or international group environment, ideally including US reporting requirements.Excellent Excel skills and strong experience with Power BI or similar reporting tools.Exposure to sophisticated finance systems such as NetSuite, Oracle, Hyperion or Anaplan.Experience improving financial processes, reporting or systems, ideally through a period of change or integration.The confidence and communication skills to present financial information clearly to senior, non-financial stakeholders.Above all, we're looking for someone who's proactive, adaptable and happy to roll their sleeves up. Someone who sees a reporting problem and wants to fix it, rather than simply working around it.What's in it for you?This is a genuine opportunity to make your mark in a business that's going through a significant period of change.You'll enjoy the autonomy and variety of working in an SME, combined with the systems, investment, development opportunities and benefits that come with being part of a much larger international group.The package includes:£65,000–£70,000 salaryHybrid working – 3 days in the Beckenham / Elmers End officeHealthcare benefitsDedicated training and development budgetHoliday starting at 20 days and increasing with serviceThe chance to play a central role in a major finance systems and reporting transformationThe office is accessible from surrounding South East London areas, including Croydon and Wimbledon via tram connections.If you're a strong finance all-rounder who enjoys FP&A, technology and making things better, we'd love to hear from you.