Interim Finance Business Partner

Sewell Wallis are partnering with a well-established, values-driven organisation based in Sheffield to recruit an experienced Finance Business Partner initially on an interim basis. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys partnering with senior stakeholders, influencing decision-making and driving financial performance across a complex South Yorkshire based organisation.

You'll play a pivotal role in delivering insightful financial analysis, supporting strategic planning and ensuring robust financial management. Working closely with operational leaders and the wider finance team, you'll help shape budgets, forecasts and financial reporting while identifying opportunities to improve processes, controls and overall business performance.

What will you be doing?

• Act as a trusted Finance Business Partner to budget holders, senior leaders and executive stakeholders, providing meaningful financial insight and challenge.
• Support the production of accurate and timely monthly management accounts, ensuring income, expenditure and balance sheet items are correctly accounted for.
• Prepare and maintain budgets, forecasts and financial plans, providing clear analysis and commentary on financial performance and key variances.
• Deliver high-quality financial analysis to support strategic decision-making, business cases and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical accounting guidance and respond to finance-related queries from stakeholders across the organisation.
• Review and enhance financial processes and internal controls, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Work collaboratively with stakeholders to coordinate budgeting and reporting cycles in line with organisational objectives.
• Drive improvements in management reporting, forecasting and financial analysis through the effective use of technology and reporting tools.
• Develop meaningful KPI reporting and performance measures to support informed decision-making.
• Present complex financial information in a clear, concise and accessible way to both finance and non-finance audiences.
• Identify financial risks and ensure appropriate controls and mitigation strategies are in place.
• Support cost-saving and efficiency initiatives while maintaining high standards of financial governance and reporting.
• Contribute to wider finance projects and undertake additional responsibilities appropriate to the role.

What skills are we looking for?

You'll be a proactive and commercially aware finance professional with excellent analytical skills and the confidence to build strong relationships across all levels of an organisation. You'll be comfortable working independently, managing competing priorities and delivering to tight deadlines.

• Qualified CIMA, ACCA or ACA.
• Previous experience in a Finance Business Partner or Management Accounting role.
• Strong knowledge of management accounting principles and financial reporting.
• Experience producing budgets, forecasts and management information.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• A continuous improvement mindset with experience enhancing financial processes.
• Advanced Excel skills, with experience using finance systems and reporting tools.

What's on offer?

• A varied and influential finance role with significant stakeholder exposure.
• The opportunity to make a genuine impact within a purpose-led organisation.
• Hybrid working and flexible arrangements.
• Supportive, collaborative team environment.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities.

Apply for this role below, or for more information, contact Kayley.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.