Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner

Help shape performance, not just report on it

We’re looking for a commercially minded Finance Business Partner to work closely with business leaders, providing the financial insight, challenge and support needed to drive performance and better decision-making.

This is not a role focused purely on reporting numbers. It’s about using financial insight to influence outcomes. You’ll partner with operational leaders, help shape plans, challenge assumptions, improve visibility, and support smarter commercial decisions across your area of responsibility.

It’s a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working close to the business, can translate complex financial information into clear insight, and wants to play a visible role in improving performance and supporting growth.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll act as a trusted finance partner to business leaders, helping turn strategy into robust financial plans, targets and measurable outcomes.

You’ll lead budgeting, forecasting and reforecasting activity for your area, making sure plans are aligned, assumptions are clear, and financial outlooks are accurate and actionable.

You’ll produce meaningful management reporting and performance insight, helping stakeholders understand results, identify risks and opportunities, and take action where needed.

You’ll support commercial decision-making through strong analysis, including investment appraisals, business cases, pricing support, scenario modelling and performance evaluation.

You’ll also help track operational and financial KPIs, identify opportunities to improve efficiency or margin, and drive stronger financial discipline across the business.

Alongside this, you’ll play an important role in maintaining strong financial control, ensuring reporting integrity, and improving the quality, efficiency and usefulness of financial processes and tools.

What success looks like

Success in this role will be measured by the quality of insight and value you bring to the business.

That could include more accurate forecasting, clearer performance visibility, stronger business cases, improved cost control, better margin performance, and more confident decision-making from leaders you support.

It will also be about how effectively you build trust and credibility — becoming a finance partner who is seen as adding real commercial value, not just producing reports.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone with strong financial and commercial capability, combined with the confidence to challenge, influence and support stakeholders at different levels of the business.

You’ll likely have experience in a finance business partnering, commercial finance or portfolio-focused role, with a track record of supporting operational or functional leaders in a fast-paced environment.

You should be comfortable with budgeting, forecasting, modelling and performance analysis, and able to turn data into clear recommendations that support better business decisions.

Strong Excel capability is important, and experience with BI/reporting tools such as Power BI or Tableau, along with ERP systems, would be valuable.

Just as importantly, you’ll be someone who communicates well, builds strong working relationships, and can balance detail with the bigger commercial picture.

Why this role matters

This role sits at the heart of business performance.

You’ll help leaders understand what is happening, why it is happening, and what should happen next. Your input will support better planning, stronger control, improved returns and more informed decision-making across the business.

For the right person, this is an opportunity to take on a highly visible role with genuine commercial impact.

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Over the past 30 years, Panda has grown into a leading resource recovery business, bringing together almost 3,000 people across multiple brands, united by a shared vision and strong values. While our operations are diverse, our purpose is clear: to protect our people, support our customers, and create positive impact for the communities and environments we serve.

At Panda, people are at the heart of everything we do. We work as one team, combining different skills, experiences, and perspectives to achieve shared goals. We care for each other’s wellbeing, encourage development, and support growth because we know we’re stronger together.

We expect excellence in how we operate. High standards, bold thinking, and continuous improvement drive our passion for innovation. We challenge the ordinary, put safety first, and embrace new ideas while delivering practical, cost-effective solutions that move our business forward.

We own what we do. From day-to-day tasks to major projects, we take pride in our work and responsibility for the outcome. We don’t walk past problems we address them together. Our expertise, reliability, and care reflect who we are and the difference we make.

And above all, we act with trust and integrity. Trust is built through open communication, honesty, and accountability. It allows us to move quickly, make confident decisions, and deliver results — knowing our people are empowered to do the right thing.

Our journey depends on talented, committed people who want to make an impact.

Take the first step and join us on the journey.

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