Interim Finance Business Partner

Your new company We are supporting a leading professional services firm based in Birmingham City Centre with the recruitment of a commercially focused Finance Business Partner. This firm has a very strong global presence and a collaborative and progressive culture. Your new role As a Commercial Finance Lead, you will act as a trusted business partner to senior leadership, providing robust financial insight, challenge and support to drive performance and strategic decision-making. Working closely with leadership and key decision-makers, you will lead the budgeting, forecasting and business planning processes, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and delivering clear, insightful analysis to support better decision-making. You will play a key role in challenging assumptions, identifying opportunities to enhance both revenue and profitability, and supporting important commercial activities such as pricing, tenders, investment cases and strategic hires. Alongside this, you will drive financial discipline across areas including work in progress, billing, debt management and cost control, while delivering reporting that improves visibility and accountability across the business. In addition, you will partner closely with business development teams to maximise client profitability and commercial outcomes, while leading and developing a small commercial finance team and fostering a culture of high performance and continuous improvement. This is a highly visible role offering the opportunity to influence senior stakeholders and contribute directly to the strategic direction and financial success of the business. What you'll need to succeed We are looking for a commercially focused finance professional who can make an immediate impact, operate with credibility and confidence in a senior stakeholder environment. You will be ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified and bring strong commercial acumen, with a proven ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders effectively.You will have advanced analytical and financial modelling capability, combined with excellent communication skills that allow you to present complex financial information in a clear and accessible way. A track record of driving business performance and delivering measurable results is essential, alongside experience of managing and developing team members.You should be a strong problem-solver who is comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment and able to deal with complexity and ambiguity. Experience within a professional services environment would be advantageous, as would an understanding of key financial performance drivers such as utilisation, margins and working capital. Familiarity with financial planning and reporting tools is also desirable. What you'll get in return This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading professional services firm. While the role is offered on an interim basis, there is potential for it to become permanent. A competitive day rate or fixed-term contract package is available. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)