Senior Finance Business Partner - Technology

Senior Finance Business Partner, Data & Technology

London | Hybrid | c.£100,000 excellent bonus and benefits

Altum Consulting are supporting a large, international organisation in the appointment of a commercially minded Senior Finance Business Partner.

This is a highly visible role acting as the key finance partner to the Group Data & Technology function and Group CTO. The successful candidate will provide high-quality financial insight, challenge and decision support across a substantial technology and central overhead portfolio.

The role will be responsible for improving financial management across Data & Technology, strengthening forecasting accuracy, supporting investment prioritisation and ensuring technology spend delivers clear commercial value. It will suit someone who has previously partnered closely with a CTO, CIO or senior Technology leadership team and understands the financial dynamics of large-scale technology functions.

Key responsibilities

• Act as the primary finance partner to the Group CTO and Data & Technology leadership team

• Provide commercial insight, challenge and decision support on technology strategy, investment priorities and resource allocation

• Build and maintain the Data & Technology business plan, balancing transformation, growth and core infrastructure investment

• Develop robust business cases for technology investment, headcount and transformation initiatives, including ROI and benefits analysis

• Own the budgeting and rolling forecast process for Data & Technology and Group overheads

• Improve forecast accuracy, financial visibility and accountability across the cost base

• Establish clear governance and cost ownership, identifying efficiencies, duplication and opportunities for simplification

• Track savings initiatives, transformation benefits and the ongoing value delivered from technology spend

• Deliver accurate monthly reporting, dashboards and forward-looking insight on performance, risks and opportunities

• Lead improvements across the finance operating model, systems, data, reporting, AI and automation, working across Group and Divisional finance teams

About you

• Qualified accountant, ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent

• Strong Finance Business Partnering experience within a large, complex organisation

• Demonstrable experience partnering directly with a CTO, CIO or senior Technology leadership team

• Strong understanding of technology cost bases, investment decisions and transformation programmes

• Experience supporting business cases for technology, data, systems, infrastructure or digital investment

• Significant exposure to budgeting, forecasting and performance management across a substantial overhead portfolio

• Strong commercial modelling, scenario analysis and investment appraisal capability

• Comfortable challenging senior stakeholders and influencing strategic decisions

• Proven ability to establish financial discipline, improve processes and drive operating model change

• Able to operate effectively in ambiguity and balance strategic partnering with hands-on delivery

• Experience within a complex, consumer-facing organisation would be advantageous

Candidates will be considered for immediate interview. For those interested in further information about this role, please reach out to Anya Keinzley on the attached details.