Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner

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Work Schedule: Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions: Office

Job Summary

The Finance Business Partner is the primary finance partner to the GCAS business globally, accountable for financial planning, forecasting, and performance management. This role owns CAM STRAP, AOP, and monthly forecasting, provides commercial finance support (pricing, quotes, deal evaluation), and ensures data integrity and alignment with Global FP&A and finance teams across regions and sites worldwide.

The role is based in Horsham, UK and operates with a global scope.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the primary global finance partner to GCAS leadership
• Provide commercial finance support including pricing analysis, quote review, and deal evaluation
• Support GCAS commercial strategy through margin analysis and financial trade-off assessment
• Ensure alignment between GCAS commercial plans, operational execution, and financial outcomes
• Own GCAS STRAP, AOP, monthly forecasting, and financial outlooks
• Drive financial execution for GCAS growth, margin, and operational initiatives
• Prepare and deliver financial insights for QBRs, MBRs, and leadership reviews
• Identify risks and opportunities and support corrective action planning
• Own PLN finance system data management and integrity for GCAS
• Ensure SFDC hygiene, including data completeness, accuracy, and alignment with forecasting and reporting
• Partner with Accounting, Compliance, and Legal teams across global sites to ensure financial accuracy and governance
• Ensure quality and consistency of GCAS financial reporting and analysis
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives across GCAS finance processes

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
• 6+ years of progressive finance experience
• Experience in financial planning, forecasting, and performance management
• Demonstrated business partnering experience
• Strong analytical and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in commercial finance (pricing, quotes, deal support)
• Experience with financial planning systems (e.g., PLN) and CRM tools (e.g., SFDC)
• Experience working in a global, matrixed organization
• Prior people management or indirect leadership experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong financial and business acumen
• Ability to influence and partner with senior stakeholders
• High attention to data quality and financial governance
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Continuous improvement mindset

Additional Information

This role requires collaboration with global stakeholders across multiple time zones.

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financial trade-off assessmentEnsure alignment between GCAS commercial plans, operational execution, and financial outcomesOwn GCAS STRAP, AOP, monthly forecasting, and financial outlooksDrive financial execution for GCAS growth, margin, and operational initiativesPrepare and deliver financial insights for QBRs, MBRs, and leadership reviewsIdentify risks and opportunities and support corrective action planningOwn PLN finance system data management and integrity for GCASEnsure SFDC hygiene, including data completeness, accuracy, and alignment with forecasting and reportingPartner with Accounting, Compliance, and Legal teams across global sites to ensure financial accuracy and governanceEnsure quality and consistency of GCAS financial reporting and analysisLead continuous improvement initiatives across GCAS finance processesMinimum QualificationsBachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field+6 years of progressive finance experienceExperience in financial planning,
forecasting, and performance managementDemonstrated business partnering experienceStrong analytical and communication skillsPreferred QualificationsExperience in commercial finance (pricing, quotes, deal support)Experience with financial planning systems (e.g., PLN) and CRM tools (e.g., SFDC)Experience working in a global, matrixed organizationPrior people management or indirect leadership experienceKnowledge, Skills & AbilitiesStrong financial and business acumenAbility to influence and partner with senior stakeholdersHigh attention to data quality and financial governanceAbility to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environmentContinuous improvement mindsetAdditional InformationThis role requires collaboration with global stakeholders across multiple time zones.