Senior Commercial Finance Business Partner

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About the Role

Addison Lee is building a dedicated Business Partnering unit within Commercial Finance, working in close partnership with our Data & Analytics team. As Senior Finance Business Partner (Commercial), you'll be the embedded finance partner to our commercial leadership — leading the commercial narrative and owning the commercial assumptions behind budgets and forecasts across our B2B Corporate, SME and Channel segments. The unit is being established to strengthen commercial decision-making, sharpen pricing and margin discipline, and provide forward-looking insight across our Revenue portfolio.

Salary

Up to £85,000 DOE

Location

Paddington (Hybrid working)

Working Hours

37.5 hours per week

Reporting Lines

Reports to the Head of Commercial Finance

Main Accountabilities/ Responsibilities

· Partner with Sales, Pricing and Account Management across Corporate, SME and Channel segments.

· Own the commercial assumptions and inputs into budgets and forecasts working with FP&A, which owns the overall planning process and consolidation.

· Interpret in-year performance and lead the commercial narrative, working closely with Data & Analytics, who produce the underlying reporting and insight, to turn it into commercial decisions.

· Provide forward-looking insight on revenue, margin, customer performance and commercial risk, identifying the actions required to improve delivery against plan.

· Lead commercial modelling, scenario analysis and the financial assessment of business cases, challenging assumptions and tracking approved benefits through performance reviews.

· Partner on pricing, tender, contract and investment decisions for key Corporate, SME and Channel opportunities

· Help embed the commercial KPI/framework and cascade OKRs with stakeholders.

· Act as a trusted advisor to commercial leadership on performance, pricing, customer economics, investment and growth decisions.

· Build financial and commercial acumen across stakeholder teams, helping leaders understand the revenue, margin and cost implications of their decisions

· Constructively challenge and influence senior stakeholders, holding the business to account for delivery against plan

Requirements

· Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) or equivalent experience.

· Proven experience in a finance business partnering or commercial finance role.

· Strong commercial modelling and scenario analysis skills, used to shape business cases decisions.

· Strong understanding of customer and account profitability, cost-to-serve and pricing.

· Contract or tender economics experience within a B2B or multi-segment business.

· Strong stakeholder management skills, comfortable partnering with senior non-finance leaders.

· Commercial curiosity, sound judgement and the confidence to challenge senior stakeholders.

· Advanced Excel and analytical skills, with experience working alongside data & analytics teams.

· Able to translate complex financial and data insight into, actionable commercial recommendations.

· Experience building KPI frameworks, budgets or OKR processes is an advantage.

Benefits

· Up to 15% Bonus

· 33 days Annual Leave (incl. bank holidays),

· Enhanced Maternity Leave: 26 weeks full pay, 13 weeks 50% pay,

· Enhanced Paternity Leave: 4 weeks full pay,

· 2 days paid volunteering leave a year,

· Private Medical Insurance, Travel Insurance (after 1 year),

· Wellness Program,

· Cycle to Work Scheme,

· Life Insurance (Death in Service),

· Extensive retail discounts via Reward Gateway (e.g. 5% off most major supermarkets),

· Support with Professional Training and Qualifications via Apprenticeships,

· Season Ticket Loans, Discounted Cabs and Courier services (within London)

Equality and Diversity Information

Addison Lee is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Addison Lee is a Disability Confident employer, we have made commitments to employ, keep and develop the abilities of disabled staff.