Finance Business Partner, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire (Hybrid working) £450- £500p/day (Inside IR35), 6 Months The Finance Business Partner will work closely with finance and non-finance teams, to support, develop and deliver the strategic, financial and operational plans of the business. You will be responsible for financial leadership of the department, covering all aspects of investments (including both capex and opex spend) ensuring appropriate financial focus, rigour, insight and challenge in order to support delivery of the plan and help identify opportunities and mitigate risks. Key Duties:- Partner and support the various Heads of Departments (non-finance) through robust financial analysis of historic and forecast performance, providing insight and challenge to identify efficiency, productivity, value adding or cost saving opportunities. Ownership of management accounting month end process and ensuring appropriate operational insight available at month end. This will be presented at various forums and meetings. Lead the preparation of budgets and forecasts with focus on ensuring a bottom up build by job category to enable detailed reporting throughout the year and clear understanding of risks and opportunities associated with delivery. Support business cases and investment appraisal. Ensure teams understand and act on performance reporting including regular reviews and development of action plans. Work with reporting teams such as process efficiency and reporting team to ensure reporting is relevant and insightful. Ad-hoc analysis as required The successful candidate will be fully qualified (ACA/CIMA/ACCA) and have demonstrable experience within a Finance Manager or similar commercial role. You will have commercial awareness and able to demonstrate implementation of added value and making a difference. Strong communication skills are key, with the ability to present complex financial data and concepts in a clear and concise way to non-finance professionals. Vitae Financial Recruitment Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy