Finance Business Partner - Blair West

Finance Business Partner

Newcastle |£50,000 - £60,000 + bonus

Blair West are supporting Nixon Hire, a high-growth, PE-backed business headquartered in the North East, to find 2 Regional Finance Business Partners. As the business continues to scale, two newly created roles have been established within the FP&A team, both reporting directly to the Head of FP&A. These roles will be key in embedding finance into the heart of commercial and operational decision-making across the business.

 

The opportunity:

 

  • Act as the “face of finance” for key regional and functional leaders including the COO, CCO, and Regional Directors.
  • Provide ongoing financial support to senior management, with a focus on improving depot and divisional performance.
  • Translate complex financial information into actionable insight for non-finance colleagues.
  • Support the development and refinement of KPI dashboards to enhance visibility of performance across the business.
  • Play a central role in budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning cycles.
  • Collaborate with other Finance Business Partners to ensure consistency and best practice across the team.
  • Identify and deliver improvements to financial systems, reporting and data quality.
  • Be a key contributor to business-wide decisions through data-led analysis.
  • Support ad-hoc projects and initiatives driven by business needs.

 

You’ll be the ideal candidate for this position if you have:

 

  • A recognised accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent).
  • Experience working in a finance role embedded in an operational or commercial environment.
  • A commercial mindset and curiosity to understand how business operations drive financial outcomes.
  • Strong analytical skills, with the ability to simplify and communicate insights to non-finance stakeholders.
  • Confidence and credibility to engage with senior leadership across multiple regions.
  • Experience in developing and refining financial dashboards and KPIs.
  • Proven track record in improving financial systems and reporting.
  • Strong financial modelling capability.
  • Access to a vehicle and full UK driving license

 

The benefits included with this opportunity:

 

  • Be part of a high-growth, PE-backed business undergoing an exciting transformation.
  • Excellent visibility across the organisation and direct access to senior leadership.
  • Newly created role offering a real opportunity to shape how finance partners with the business.
  • Hybrid working model with flexibility built in.
  • Career development opportunities within a growing FP&A function.

 

Our commitment:

 

Blair West is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and inclusion at every stage of the recruitment process. We are committed to fairness, equality, and ongoing diversity training for our team to give candidates and clients a feeling of belonging during their experience with us. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during your experience with us, please speak to one of our consultants. 

 

If you’d like to speak to someone about this opportunity:

 

Craig Stewart:  [email protected] / 07734 972433

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