Senior Finance Business Partner – Strategy & Commercial Finance
Salary: Up to €90,000 base + bonus
Hybrid: 3 days office / 2 days remote
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a commercially focused Senior Finance Business Partner to join a growing, private equity-backed international business operating within the engineering and manufacturing sector.
The business is currently investing significantly in its Finance and FP&A capability as it enters its next phase of growth. With ongoing M&A activity, including international expansion, this is a high-profile role that will work closely with the CFO, senior leadership team and wider commercial and operational functions.
This is not a traditional accounting or reporting-focused position. The successful candidate will play a key role in turning complex financial and operational data into meaningful commercial insight, challenging assumptions and helping senior management make better-informed decisions.
The Role
Working as part of an evolving FP&A and commercial finance function, you will take ownership of a broad range of strategic and commercially focused initiatives, including:
- Partnering with senior stakeholders across Commercial, Operations and Finance
- Providing commercial insight around revenue performance, pricing and profitability
- Analysing manufacturing margins and identifying key performance drivers
- Supporting annual budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning
- Contributing to the development and ongoing refinement of the five-year business and value creation plan
- Building financial models and scenario analysis to support strategic decision-making
- Working with large volumes of financial and operational data and translating findings into clear recommendations
- Producing high-quality presentations and management information for the CFO, CEO, senior leadership team and other key stakeholders
- Challenging commercial assumptions and investigating underlying business performance drivers
- Supporting M&A activity, including acquisition modelling, due diligence and post-acquisition integration
- Monitoring acquisition performance, synergies and value creation initiatives
- Supporting ad hoc strategic projects driven by senior management and the private equity shareholder
The Person
This role would suit a highly analytical and commercially minded finance professional who enjoys working beyond traditional reporting and accounting.
You will ideally have experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Commercial Finance
- Finance Business Partnering
- FP&A
- Strategy or Management Consulting
- Corporate Finance
- Transaction Advisory / Deals
- Strategic Finance
You should also be able to demonstrate:
- Strong financial modelling and advanced Excel capability
- Excellent commercial and financial acumen
- The ability to analyse complex datasets and identify what genuinely matters to the business
- Strong PowerPoint and presentation skills
- Experience presenting financial and commercial analysis to senior stakeholders
- The confidence to challenge assumptions and influence decision-making
- The ability to communicate complex information in a concise and commercially relevant way
- Strong stakeholder management skills across finance and non-finance functions
- The ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-moving environment
Previous exposure to M&A, private equity-backed organisations, manufacturing, engineering or highly acquisitive businesses would be advantageous but is not essential.
An accounting qualification may be beneficial but is not a prerequisite. Of greater importance is a strong commercial mindset and the ability to move from data and analysis to insight, recommendation and action.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to move beyond traditional finance and operate at the intersection of FP&A, commercial finance, strategy and M&A.
The successful candidate will gain significant exposure to senior leadership and play an important role in shaping business performance as the organisation continues to grow internationally.
Salary: Up to €90,000 base, depending on experience
Bonus: Quarterly performance bonus structure, with an annual target
Working arrangement: Full-time hybrid role, 3 days office / 2 days remote
