Senior Finance Business Partner - Financial Services

We are seeking a commercially driven Senior Finance Business Partner to support our Financial Services sector. This is a high-impact strategic roleembedded in the heart of the business and working closely with Financial Services sector leadership to drive performance shape commercial strategy and build financial resilience.

As a Senior Finance Business Partner you wont just report on the numbersyoull influence them. You will play a critical role in shaping financial strategy supporting complex commercial deals improving forecasting accuracy and raising commercial awareness across the business. You will be a trusted advisor challenging assumptions embedding financial foresight and helping to drive smarter more profitable decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Financial Leadership
  Shape and challenge the Financial Services sectors financial strategy ensuring alignment with business priorities and group objectives. Provide insight that informs growth decisions capability investments and operational focus.
• Revenue and Performance Management
  Drive revenue predictability and performance transparency through rigorous forecasting close collaboration with sales and delivery and ownership of Sector key financial planning cycles.
• Commercial Deal Support
  Support and challenge the shaping of complex client dealsincluding outcome-based gainshare and usage-linked models. Ensure pricing risk and scalability are considered upfront not retrofitted post-contract.
• Profitability & Risk Ownership
  Ensure profitability is built into the business model from the outset. Identify and mitigate commercial risks earlywhether related to delivery contract terms client dependencies or resourcing.
• Commercial Acumen Uplift
  Build financial capability across the Financial Services sector. Empower delivery leads budget owners and account managers with tools insights and training to make informed commercial decisions.
• Embedded Commercial Influence
  Act as a driver of commercial discipline and value creation. Embed financial foresight into Financial Services sector planning pursuits and operational governance. Influence key decisions from early-stage planning through to client delivery.
• Ongoing Commercial Improvement
  Continuously assess and improve the quality of commercial terms pricing practices and contract structures. Challenge weak or low-margin models and guide the business toward more resilient and scalable approaches.

Qualifications :

• Proven experience in a senior commercial finance FP&A or business partnering role
• Strong understanding of complex service-based or contract-based business models (e.g. outcome-based fixed-price T&M)
• Demonstrated ability to shape financial strategy and support senior stakeholders
• Advanced financial planning modelling and commercial analysis skills
• Strong commercial mindset with a proactive solution-oriented approach
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience within Financial Services consulting or digital transformation environments preferred

What Success Looks Like

• Financial strategy that clearly supports Financial Services sector goals and drives commercial performance
• Improved revenue forecasting accuracy and greater predictability
• Commercial deals that are profitable scalable and well-governed from the outset
• Financial Services sector leaders who are financially empowered and commercially confident
• Clear improvement in contract quality pricing discipline and commercial resilience

Additional Information :

Discover some of the global benefits that empower our people to become the best version of themselves:

• Finance: Competitive salary package share plan company performance bonuses value-based recognition awards referral bonus;   
• Career Development: Career coaching global career opportunities non-linear career paths internal development programmes for management and technical leadership;
• Learning Opportunities: Complex projects rotations internal tech communities training certifications coaching online learning platforms subscriptions pass-it-on sessions workshops conferences;
• Work-Life Balance: Hybrid work and flexible working hours employee assistance programme;
• Health: Global internal wellbeing programme access to wellbeing apps;
• Community: Global internal tech communities hobby clubs and interest groups inclusion and diversity programmes events and celebrations.

At Endava were committed to creating an open inclusive and respectful environment where everyone feels safe valued and empowered to be their best. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds experiences and perspectivesbecause we know that inclusive teams help us deliver smarter more innovative solutions for our customers. Hiring decisions are based on merit skills qualifications and potential. If you need adjustments or support during the recruitment process please let us know.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time