Contract Finance Business Partner

Role: Contract Finance Business Partner - Customer & Services

Length: Initial 3 months (Likely Extension)

Location: London (Hybrid; 2 to 3 days per week onsite)

Day Rates: £500 to £600 per day (Inside IR35)

We are partnering with a leading global enterprise software and technology solutions provider seeking multiple Commercial Finance Business Partners to support their major business divisions through ongoing transformation and scalable delivery. Operating within a Matrix structure, these interim roles partner closely with senior non-finance leadership and central FP&A to provide constructive commercial challenge, financial visibility, and strategic decision support.

This role focuses on Focuses on professional services revenue and resource management. You will partner with services leadership to track the financial performance of FTEs deployed on fixed-rate customer projects, managing metrics such as revenue per FTE, revenue per customer, billable utilization, and service delivery margins.

Core Responsibilities

• Partner directly with senior operational leaders to deliver actionable financial insight, cost-benefit analysis, and constructive commercial challenge.
• Support strategic transformation programmes, including business case modelling, benefit tracking, and scenario analysis.
• Own budgeting, rolling forecasting, and monthly performance reporting, clearly articulating key cost drivers, risks, and upside opportunities.
• Translate complex financial data into concise, strategic narratives for Senior Executive stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement across finance business partnering processes, reporting frameworks, and commercial controls.

Key Requirements

• Qualification: Fully Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with extensive commercial finance business partnering background.
• Scale & Matrix Complexity: Proven experience working in large-scale enterprise environments navigating complex Matrix structures.
• Sector Experience: Background in enterprise software, SaaS, digital, or technology-enabled services is highly preferred.
• Skills: Advanced financial modelling and analytical capability; exceptional stakeholder management and executive challenge; ability to deliver at pace through ambiguity.