Finance Business Partner
Location: Hatfield (Hybrid Working)
Contract: 6 months, with potential for permanent
Salary: -75,00085,000 per annum, depending on experience

The Opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Finance Business Partner to join a large, fast-paced and commercially driven organisation on an initial six-month contract, with the potential for a permanent position.

Working within a high-performing finance function, you will partner with senior stakeholders to drive business performance, provide meaningful commercial insight and influence strategic decision-making. This is a high-profile opportunity to support key business areas, challenge performance and identify opportunities to improve profitability and efficiency.

The role will combine hands-on financial analysis with strategic business partnering, offering exposure to senior leadership, financial planning and transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities
* Partner with senior commercial and operational stakeholders, providing financial insight and constructive challenge to support decision-making.
* Analyse business performance, identifying risks, opportunities and areas for improved profitability and efficiency.
* Lead forecasting, budgeting and strategic planning activities, ensuring alignment with wider business objectives.
* Deliver insightful management reporting and financial commentary, translating results into clear, actionable recommendations.
* Develop financial models and analysis to support key projects, investment decisions and commercial initiatives.
* Lead performance review discussions, communicating financial results and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
* Support transformation projects and ad hoc business initiatives, driving continuous improvement and value creation.
* Work collaboratively across finance and wider business teams to strengthen financial understanding and accountability.

About You
* Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
* Proven experience in a Finance Business Partner, Commercial Finance or FP&A role.
* Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders constructively.
* Experienced in financial modelling, forecasting, budgeting and performance analysis.
* Confident translating complex financial information into clear, actionable business insights.
* Comfortable operating within a large, complex and fast-paced organisation.
* Experience within retail or a similarly complex, multi-site business would be advantageous.

What''s on Offer?
* A competitive salary of -75,00085,000 per annum.
* An initial six-month contract, with potential for a permanent opportunity.
* Hybrid working, based in Hatfield.
* The opportunity to work closely with senior leadership teams on commercially significant projects.
* A varied and high-profile role within an established, collaborative finance function.

If you are an experienced Finance Business Partner looking for a challenging interim opportunity with the possibility of a longer-term future, we would welcome a confidential conversation.

Vitae Financial Recruitment Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.