Finance Business Partner

Role: Finance Business PartnerLocation: London (Hybrid)Duraction: 6 month day rate contractRate: up to £475pdWe're partnering with a complex, fast-moving organisation operating at scale to appoint a Senior Operational Finance Business Partner. This is a highly visible role, working directly with senior operational and transformation leaders, providing insight, challenge and commercial support to inform decision-making and drive performance.This opportunity will suit someone who enjoys operating close to the business, translating data into insight, and influencing outcomes in an environment where operational efficiency and delivery really matter.The RoleAs an Operational Finance Business Partner, you will support senior operational leaders with high-quality analysis, forecasting and commercial insight. You'll act as a trusted advisor, providing challenge and clarity around cost, productivity, and investment decisions.Key responsibilities include:Delivering insightful management and performance reporting to senior stakeholdersOwning budgets, forecasts and medium-term plans for a significant cost base and capital spendAnalysing operational performance, identifying key drivers, risks and opportunitiesProviding robust challenge to cost performance and supporting corrective actionBuilding and reviewing business cases to support investment, change and commercial decisionsSupporting the production of board-level and senior leadership reportingActing as a change agent, driving continuous improvement in processes and ways of workingWhat We're Looking ForQualified or part-qualified accountant (CIMA, ACA or ACCA), or equivalent experienceStrong background in financial planning, analysis and business partneringExperience supporting operational or labour-intensive environmentsHigh level of commercial acumen with the ability to see the bigger pictureConfident communicator, able to influence and challenge at all levelsAdvanced Excel and strong analytical capabilityComfortable presenting complex information clearly to non-finance stakeholdersWhy Apply?High-impact role with regular exposure to senior operational leadershipOpportunity to shape decision-making in a large, operationally complex organisationGenuine business-partnering remit rather than purely reporting focusedEnvironment that values insight, challenge and continuous improvementIf you're a commercially minded finance professional looking to step into a role with real operational influence, we'd welcome a conversation.