Finance Business Partner

ABOUT

Cooper Parry Finance Recruitment is seeking an experienced and commercially minded Finance Business Partner to join a thriving finance team on a 12-month maternity cover contract. This role will support operational and corporate stakeholders across an engineering organisation, providing high-quality financial insight, challenge, and decision support to help deliver safe, efficient, and commercially sustainable services.

Reporting to the Finance Director, the successful candidate will act as a trusted advisor to operational leaders, helping to drive financial performance, improve forecasting accuracy, and support strategic initiatives across the business.

FINANCE BUSINESS PARTNER:

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with operational and departmental managers to provide financial analysis, insight, and support for business decisions.
• Support the Finance Director with strategic financial planning and commercial decision-making.
• Prepare and manage annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and long-term financial plans.
• Deliver timely and accurate monthly management accounts and variance analysis
• Support cost control initiatives and identify opportunities for operational efficiencies and value improvement.
• Challenge assumptions and provide financial guidance on investment proposals, projects, and business cases.
• Monitor financial performance against KPIs and provide clear recommendations to stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Work closely with non-finance teams including operations, engineering, infrastructure, procurement, and project delivery.
• Support the delivery of regulatory, audit, and governance requirements within the rail industry environment.
• Assist with year-end activities and liaison with external auditors where required.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of financial processes, reporting, and systems.
• Deputise for the Finance Director where appropriate.

YOUR BACKGROUND

Essential

• Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent).
• Proven experience in a Finance Business Partner or commercial finance role.
• Strong analytical and financial modelling skills.
• Experience supporting senior stakeholders in a complex organisation.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.
• Advanced Excel skills and familiarity with ERP/finance systems.
• Ability to influence and challenge stakeholders constructively.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.

Desirable

• Experience within infrastructure, engineering or transport.
• Knowledge of project accounting and capital expenditure management.
• Experience working within regulated or safety-critical industries.
• Familiarity with Power BI or other reporting tools.
• Strong team player with excellent collaboration and communication skills.

If you are a commercially focused finance professional looking for an opportunity to make a tangible impact within a dynamic organisation, we would welcome your application for this 12-month maternity cover position based in Glasgow