Finance Business Partner Manager

Role:
Finance Business Partner Manager
Pay Rate: £45.50 per hour PAYE, paid holiday and pension contributions
Hours: 35-37 per week

Contract Length: 12 months
Location:
Aldermaston Reading

Hybrid working: 4 days per week/2 days requirement to be on site
Security Clearance: DV

Candidates must to be a British Citizen and have resided in the UK for the past 5-10 years

Our Client is seeking an experienced Finance Business Partner Manager to lead and direct the activities of a CFO Finance functional team, covering Financial Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis, Financial Compliance and Finance Systems.

This role provides leadership, governance and insight-driven financial support to the business, ensuring high-quality financial outputs, effective stakeholder engagement and continuous improvement across finance processes.

The postholder will lead and develop a high-performing team, foster collaborative business partnering, and support the organisation in achieving its strategic and financial objectives.

• Manage and deliver all assigned financial activities to agreed time, cost and quality standards
• Develop and deliver the functional finance strategy and drive performance against objectives
• Provide strong leadership, line and task management in line with organisational values
• Guide, coach and develop team members to ensure capability, performance and engagement
• Maintain robust internal financial control and governance frameworks
• Lead and enable process improvement and innovation across financial activities
• Support development and implementation of finance policies, processes and procedures
• Demonstrate leadership behaviours aligned with mid-level leadership expectations
• Promote teamwork, collaboration and a positive working culture
• Oversee the timely provision of accurate and reliable financial information
• Ensure appropriate analysis, interpretation and insight is provided to support decision-making
• Establish, monitor and report on compliance with financial processes and controls
• Safeguard the integrity of financial data and outputs produced by the team
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with senior stakeholders and programme leaders
• Lead forecasting, budgeting and forward-planning activity across supported business areas
• Review and assure the quality of financial analysis and reporting
• Provide leadership, training and development to Finance Managers and Finance Analysts
• Plan, coordinate and prioritise team deliverables to meet business needs
• Lead by example to build a motivated, high-performing finance team#

• Act as a trusted adviser to business and programme teams
• Translate financial data into meaningful insights and recommendations
• Support operational and strategic decision-making through effective collaboration
• Engage proactively with Project and Programme Managers, escalating issues when required
• Constructively challenge and influence stakeholders to drive value-focused outcomes

• Quickly understand complex financial and operational detail
• Provide clear direction to a team with varied experience and working styles
• Support long-standing team members through change and new ways of working
• Build team cohesion and ensure consistent, high-quality outputs
• Develop capability, confidence and accountability across the team

• Strong leadership and people management experience within a finance function
• Proven experience in Financial Planning & Analysis, accounting and financial governance
• Experience of working in a finance business partnering capacity
• Ability to interpret financial information and communicate insights effectively
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Track record of driving process improvement and embedding best practice

• Experience working in complex, programme-driven or engineering environments
• Exposure to finance systems leadership or optimisation initiatives