Finance Business Partner

KennedyPearce are hiring a strategic Commercial Finance Business Partner to act as the trusted finance advisor to senior leadership, driving commercial performance, profitability, and data-led decision making. This role partners closely with executive stakeholders across Revenue and Digital functions, providing financial insight, commercial challenge, and strategic support to enable sustainable growth. Working 2-3 days in the London office with a generous pension and bonus on offer.

Key Responsibilities

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• Act as the lead commercial finance partner for senior stakeholders across Revenue and Digital functions.
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• Provide financial insight, performance analysis, and commercial recommendations to improve profitability and margins.
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• Support business planning, budgeting, forecasting, and quarterly business reviews.
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• Develop and monitor KPIs, pricing strategies, and revenue quality metrics.
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• Evaluate growth initiatives, investment cases, and AI programmes to ensure strong commercial returns.
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• Drive adoption of AI and data-driven ways of working to improve efficiency and decision making.
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• Collaborate with FP&A and wider finance teams to deliver high-quality reporting and financial planning.
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• Influence stakeholders to improve commercial performance and support strategic decision making.
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• Deliver commercial finance training and promote best practice across the business.
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• Identify opportunities to improve finance processes, reporting, and operational efficiency.
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About You

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• Qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
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• 10+ years' experience in commercial finance or finance business partnering.
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• Strong commercial acumen with a proven track record of improving profitability and supporting strategic decisions.
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• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
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• Experience partnering with senior commercial or sales leaders.
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• Confident using AI-enabled tools (such as Microsoft Copilot) to improve insight and productivity.
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• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power BI, and Tagetik is desirable.
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• Professional Services experience is preferred.
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