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Explore our vision: Incredible, effortless recruitment
£50k-£70k
Typical base salary
12 wks
Replacement guarantee
Influence and communication
Ask how they've changed a non-finance leader's decision with insight.
Commercial understanding
They must understand the operation, not just the ledger. Probe for it.
Technical grounding
Look for a qualified accountant who can also build a relationship.
How to run the hire
1. Define the partnering scope
Be clear which parts of the business they'll support.
2. Score for influence and finance
Weight both commercial partnering and technical grounding.
3. Source and screen
Approach candidates with relevant business-partnering experience.
4. Test with a scenario
Ask how they'd win over a sceptical operations leader.
5. Reference impact
Confirm they influenced decisions and were valued by the business.
Fees typically run 15-20% of first-year salary, capped and agreed upfront.
Nothing is due until your hire starts.
Usually 5-9 weeks.
The variable is how commercial versus technical the role is, and the sector.
A Finance Business Partner works alongside operational teams - translating financial data into insight and helping them make better commercial decisions.
It blends technical finance with influence, communication and commercial understanding.
The ability to build relationships and influence non-finance people, on top of solid technical finance.
A brilliant accountant who can't communicate won't succeed here, so we screen for both.
Try: Tell me about a decision you influenced with finance.
How do you win over a sceptical operations manager?
How do you make numbers meaningful to non-finance people? and Tell me about a difficult stakeholder.
Yes, across a broad range of industries.
We match the commercial focus and sector to your role.
Tell us about your role and a specialist finance recruiter will call you. No fee until your hire starts.
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