Senior Finance Business Partner

Let’s transform banking forever

Clear Bank is built on the belief that banking infrastructure shouldn’t slow down progress. Quite the opposite. Speed it up and that’s when you unlock potential. When you really start to innovate.

That spirit and ‘can-do’ attitude is why our clients – from Fin Tech's and crypto platforms, to banks and credit unions – choose to use our API to power their banking infrastructure.

But it’s our people who are the stars here. They power that innovation, push harder to break boundaries. They make coming to work (or working from home) fun. They’re the ones we trust to catapult our clients to success. Just as they trust us to build a business that’s always striding forward.

What you can expect:

Clear Bank is a place where you can do things differently and challenge the status quo. We will give you a high level of autonomy and transparency, and we trust you to make the right decisions for the bank.

If that excites you, how about joining our UK Finance team as a Senior Finance Business Partner? Reporting to UK CFO.

Role Purpose:

The Senior Finance Partner will act as a key strategic and operational leader within the UK Finance team, deputising for the UK CFO and providing comprehensive financial oversight and insight across the UK Bank. This role is a broad finance role, covering all elements of the finance function and would be ideal for a finance leader looking to step up into a CFO role in the future.

Operating in a matrix model, Senior Finance Partner will lead on all aspects of control and oversight, ensuring that services delivered by Group finance teams—covering financial control, financial reporting, prudential compliance and treasury—meet the highest standards, while maintaining independence and robust oversight for the UK entity. The role holder will also lead on financial planning and analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and commercial finance activities to support decision-making and drive performance in the UK utilising the Group Finance functions.

This is a highly visible role, requiring strong technical expertise, commercial acumen, and the ability to influence at senior levels.

Key Responsibilities

• Deputise for the UK CFO in all aspects of financial leadership, including Board and Executive Committee interactions.

• Act as the primary UK Finance contact for Group finance teams, ensuring services provided (financial control, reporting, prudential compliance) meet UK regulatory, and operational standards.

• Maintain independent oversight of the UK Bank’s financial position, challenging and validating outputs from Group finance.

• Lead UK financial planning and analysis (FP&A), including budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting whilst leveraging Group F&P team.

• Provide commercial finance support to the UK leadership team, leading on business cases, delivering insights to optimise profitability and strategic decision-making.

• Support the UK CFO in reviewing regulatory submissions, preparing Board and Exco papers, and responses to PRA/FCA requirements.

• Ensure compliance with UK regulatory and prudential standards, escalating risks and deficiencies where necessary.

• Drive continuous improvement in financial processes and reporting, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and timeliness.

• Act as a trusted advisor to the UK CFO and senior stakeholders, providing financial insight and challenge.

• Contribute to strategic projects and initiatives impacting the UK Bank, including growth planning and operational resilience.

Ideal Candidate Profile

Essential Experience & Skills:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with significant post-qualification experience in financial services.

• Broad finance expertise across:

• Financial control and reporting (UK GAAP/IFRS)

• Regulatory and prudential compliance (PRA/FCA frameworks, ICAAP, ILAAP, recovery and resolution planning)

• Financial planning and analysis (budgeting, forecasting, performance metrics) and Commercial finance (business partnering, profitability analysis, business cases)

• Experience working in a regulated UK banking environment.

• Experience of working in a matrix environment

• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with confidence…