Full job descriptionSenior Finance Business Partner
Liverpool
£75,000-£80,000
Hybrid working

If you’re a qualified, experienced Senior Finance Business Partner who excels at influencing C-suite leaders and turning complex operational performance into clear commercial insight, this role offers the scale, challenge and strategic impact you’re looking for.
This is a high-visibility position supporting a large, multi-contract national division delivering people-focused programmes across the UK. You’ll partner directly with senior operational leaders, shaping financial performance, driving efficiency, and guiding strategic decision-making at executive level.
The Opportunity
As Senior Finance Business Partner, you’ll take ownership of divisional financial performance, providing sharp analysis, forward-looking insight and commercially grounded recommendations. You’ll be the bridge between finance and operations - challenging, influencing and ensuring leadership has the clarity needed to make the right decisions.
Key areas of focus include:
*Understanding financial performance across multiple regional contracts
*Diagnosing profitability decline despite revenue growth
*Analysing volume trends, outcome performance and delivery efficiency
*Reviewing contract mix and identifying margin pressures
*Assessing staffing models, productivity and operational effectiveness
*Highlighting risks around underperformance, delivery capacity and sustainability
*Presenting clear, actionable recommendations to C-suite stakeholders
What You’ll Be Working With
*Revenue growth driven by higher participant volumes
*Declining job-outcome success rates
*Expansion into lower-margin contracts
*Increased delivery staff costs and reduced caseload efficiency
*Higher turnover and reliance on temporary staff
*Rising overheads from central support, digital investment and bid activity
You’ll translate these dynamics into a compelling narrative for senior leadership - identifying what’s working, what isn’t, and what must change.
What You’ll Bring
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, operationally complex environment and is confident influencing at executive level.
You’ll need:
*CIMA / ACCA / ACA Qualification
*Strong experience as a Senior Finance Business Partner
*Proven ability to work with C-suite stakeholders and challenge constructively
*Expertise in budgeting, forecasting, commercial analysis and performance reporting
*Ability to interpret operational data and convert it into strategic insight
*Strong communication skills - able to simplify complexity and drive action
*A proactive, commercially minded approach with a focus on outcomes
You’ll be stepping into a role with genuine strategic influence, where your insight will directly shape divisional performance and future direction.