SF Partners are exclusively working with a well established Manufacturing business to recruit a commercially focused and proactive Finance Business Partner.Reporting into the Finance Director, this is a high-profile role where you will play a key part in driving financial performance, supporting strategic decision-making and ensuring strong financial governance across multiple programmes and engineering projects.You will act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, providing timely financial insight, challenge and analysis to support both operational and strategic objectives.The RoleAs Finance Business Partner, you will work closely with the Finance Director, Programme Managers and the engineering leadership team to provide clear financial guidance across project performance, budgeting, forecasting, commercial analysis and governance.Key responsibilities will include: Partnering with senior finance, technical and programme stakeholders to support decision- makingProviding regular reporting and analysis on project performance, risks, opportunities and cost driversMonitoring project budgets across multiple programmesSupporting financial planning, customer invoicing and commercial analysisTaking ownership of the annual budgeting process for the engineering functionLeading periodic forecasting activities and identifying risks and opportunitiesPreparing and presenting financial insight to senior leadership and board-level stakeholdersImproving financial processes, reporting tool