Senior Finance Business Partner
We're seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to support a rapidly growing R&D organisation at a cutting-edge Oxfordshire facility. This role partners directly with senior technical leadership to drive financial decision-making, shape strategic planning, and ensure innovative programmes scale effectively and responsibly.
Client Details
Our client is a fast-growing, international organisation investing heavily in research, innovation, and technical development. Their R&D function is expanding rapidly and plays a crucial role in shaping the company's future direction, supported by modern facilities in Oxfordshire and a global support network. They foster a collaborative, fast-paced environment where finance, technology, and engineering teams work closely to deliver meaningful impact.
Description
As the Senior Finance Business Partner for R&D, you will act as the trusted adviser to the Technology leadership team, ensuring robust financial stewardship across a complex and rapidly evolving environment. Your responsibilities include:
- Partner senior leaders across Technology to forecast costs, manage budgets, and guide strategic financial decision-making.
- Lead budgeting, long-range planning, cash flow forecasting, and scenario modelling aligned to R&D strategy.
- Support business case development and financial oversight for research, engineering, and product development projects.
- Drive financial excellence as new global technology facilities come online, collaborating with HR, IT, Procurement and Programme Management.
- Forecast headcount and support workforce planning in partnership with HR.
- Champion continuous improvement across reporting, processes, and operational finance.
- Line manage an existing Finance Analyst within the team.
- Lead financial workstreams relating to the SAP S/4HANA implementation.
- Adapt and grow with the business as responsibilities evolve in line with organisational scale-up.
Profile
- Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Experienced in partnering senior leaders, including C-Suite.
- Strong track record in complex, technical or innovation-driven environments.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Confident, resilient, and effective in fast-changing, ambiguous settings.
- Passionate about supporting technical teams and driving value in a scaling business.
Job Offer
On offer for the successful Senior Finance Business Partner is:
- Base salary: £75,000-£85,000 (DOE)
- Car allowance: £6,840
- Bonus: Performance-related
- Benefits: Healthcare, life assurance, pension
- Flexible allowance: £3,000 (additional benefits/pension or added to salary)
- High-impact business partnering role based at Milton Park, Oxfordshire
- Opportunity to influence a rapidly growing technical organisation at a crucial stage of scale-up