Job Description

Finance Business Partner

Cardiff (hybrid working)

Financial Services

Contract/Interim (circa 12 months)

Negotiable

Role Overview

You will serve as a strategic financial advisor to business teams, helping to shape decisions through analysis, planning, and insight. You will support budgeting, forecasting, business cases, and performance review processes, and act as a trusted partner to senior stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning process: annual budgets, quarterly forecasting, and periodic reforecasts

• Produce and maintain financial models, scenario analyses, and decision-support tools

• Provide monthly performance reviews, variance analysis, and commentary

• Collaborate with business teams to develop and assess business cases/strategic initiatives

• Translate complex financial data into clear insights and recommendations

• Work closely with senior leadership to influence commercial decisions

Skills & Experience Required

• Qualified accountant (or equivalent) with strong numerical and analytical skills

• Experience in financial planning, business partnering, and performance analysis

• Proven ability to build financial forecasting models and business cases

• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, and influencing skills

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel (and PowerPoint)

• Commercial mindset and curiosity about business drivers and trends

• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work across teams

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