Finance Business Partner

Marc Daniels is working with a well-established software business.

They're looking for an R&D Finance Business Partner to join their finance team.

This is a high-profile role. You'll look at how the business invests in its products, technology and AI, and what that investment delivers. It's an ideal next step for a finance business partner who wants real exposure to a technology business and a clear path to grow.

What you'll be doing

Partnering R&D, Product and IT leadership on spend, forecasts and investment decisions

Building and owning product-level P&Ls and unit economics

Tracking R&D delivery and spend against the roadmap and investment cases

Creating business cases for new R&D, AI and infrastructure investment, and reviewing outcomes afterwards

Analysing hosting and infrastructure costs and maintaining cost models

Building dashboards and reporting that give leadership clear, timely visibility of spendWhat they're looking for

4+ years in FP&A or business partnering, ideally supporting technical or product teams

Strong Excel and modelling skills, including P&L builds, cost allocation and scenario analysis

Confident communicator who can challenge senior non-finance stakeholders

ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified or part qualifiedDesirables

SaaS or software industry experience

Power BI, Tableau or Looker

SQL or Python

Exposure to Agile delivery or JiraThe office is easily commutable by road and rail, with two days a week on site