Senior Finance Business Partner

Our client are a leading manufacturing business currently undergoing a period of operational transformation. They are looking for an experienced Senior Finance Business Partner to support the Head of Transformation and Head of Finance on a 6-month (minimum) fixed term contract. This is a commercially focused role, supporting critical decision-making on cost efficiency projects, capital investment, and value creation initiatives. You will play a key role in delivering robust financial insight and governance during a period of strategic change. Based in Banbury, you'll initially work onsite 3-4 days a week, before reverting to 1 day per week after an initial set up period.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with manufacturing sites to understand and validate current cost structures, creating a consistent financial baseline.
• Build and maintain the business case for transformation projects, including efficiency assessments, Capex modelling, and ongoing cost implications.
• Analyse and track one-off and recurring transformation costs, ensuring full alignment with relevant budget owners across the business.
• Support supplier negotiations through detailed cost/benefit analysis and financial modelling.
• Develop and monitor key financial metrics for transformation projects and provide insightful reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Ensure close collaboration with the wider finance team, facilitating alignment on progress, budgetary impact, and decision-making.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that the financial implications of all initiatives are clearly understood and communicated.

Knowledge & Experience

Essential:

• Strong financial acumen, with a deep understanding of financial analysis, cost management, and value creation.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain complex financial concepts to non-finance stakeholders.
• Demonstrates strategic thinking aligned with broader business objectives.
• High level of commercial awareness and the ability to support and influence cross-functional teams.
• Organised, disciplined, and delivery-focused.

Desirable:

• ACA, CIMA or ACCA qualified with significant post-qualification experience in a site manufacturing environment
• Proven track record in a finance leadership or senior business partnering role.
• Experience working on complex transformation projects to tight deadlines.
• Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to influence at all levels of the organisation.
• Articulate communicator – clear, persuasive, and instructional when required.
• Sets high standards for themselves and motivates others to meet them.

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