Commercial Finance Business Partner

A leading organisation in Leicestershire is seeking a Commercial Finance Business Partner to join their team, offering an exciting blend of commercial finance partnering and mergers & acquisitions (M&A) support. You will be at the heart of financial planning and analysis, supporting both day-to-day business partnering and high-impact M&A activities. This is a hybrid role (3 days on site).

What you'll do:

• Support strategic planning processes by providing insightful financial analysis that contributes directly to the organisation’s five-year growth plan.
• Collaborate closely with the CFO, Chief Client Officer, investors, and other members of the C-Suite to deliver robust financial modelling and performance reporting.
• Assist with pre-deal analysis for potential acquisitions by reviewing vendor data, stress-testing assumptions, and assessing strategic fit without being responsible for deal origination.
• Prepare detailed cashflow models and balance sheet analyses that inform key decision-making across both business-as-usual operations and M&A activity.
• Provide critical support during post-merger integration phases by preparing data for CRM system ingestion and working alongside wider integration stakeholders.
• Deliver analytical solutions for complex “big data” challenges that arise from both commercial finance partnering and M&A support functions.

What you bring:

• You are a fully qualified accountant with strong technical grounding in FP&A principles including balance sheet management, profit & loss understanding, cashflow modelling, and advanced financial modelling capabilities.
• You have ideally accumulated 3–4 years’ experience post-graduation with at least two years spent in a business partnering or FP&A-type role where you demonstrated adaptability across multiple functions.
• Your background is more commercially focused rather than exclusively audit-based; you bring practical experience flexing between BAU finance tasks and supporting M&A activities.
• You possess excellent interpersonal skills that enable you to collaborate effectively with colleagues at all levels including CFOs, C-Suite executives, investors, and external advisors.
• You are pragmatic in your approach—curious about new challenges yet able to quickly grasp complex concepts and you integrate well within existing teams thanks to your positive attitude.
• You have proven experience preparing data for system integrations (such as CRM platforms) during post-merger phases or similar transformation projects.

On offer is a salary of circa £65,000 per annum, plus a strong benefits package.

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