Commercial Finance Business Partner

Role Overview

• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation and One Firm behaviors
• Build trusted relationships with Partners and senior stakeholders; communicate succinct, decision-useful insight at all levels.
• Act as the primary commercial finance point of contact for the Security service line, building strong relationships with Partners and senior stakeholders and providing clear, decision-useful insight.
• Provide responsive, high-quality support to Security service line stakeholders, ensuring timely issue resolution and clear escalation where required.
• Champion adoption and effective use of Commercial Tools and standard reporting to support consistent decision making (reducing bespoke, manual analysis where possible).
• Shape and deliver a prioritized commercial agenda for Security (margin, pricing, portfolio mix, cash), balancing BAU partnering with targeted deep-dives and improvement initiatives.
• Serve as the primary finance contact for the Security service line, coordinating effectively with FP&A, Financial Control and Operations to ensure clear ownership, consistent stakeholder coverage and timely follow-through on requests and actions.
• Lead analysis and insight on revenue quality, margin drivers, pricing effectiveness and discounting behavior, converting findings into clear actions for Security Leadership.
• Partner with Security leadership to improve deal economics through activity mix, utilization, delivery approach, subcontractor strategy where appropriate.
• Provide senior management with regular and ad-hoc performance insight in appropriate forums (e.g., flash / trading updates, and leadership presentations).
• Support the design, delivery and governance of the Margin Improvement Plan Program, including delivery of deep dives, communication of findings, and preparing for review meetings.
• Drive pricing discipline across assigned service lines, supporting bid strategy and ensuring commercial terms are aligned to target margins and risk appetite.
• Use Commercial Tools to improve consistency and transparency of pricing decisions and to embed learning from wins/losses.
• Act as the interface between assigned service lines and FP&A on reporting, translating results into actionable insight and shaping the forward-looking narrative.
• Ensure that Partners are thoroughly briefed on the planning process, empowering them to own their numbers and obtain sign off prior to formal submission.
• Work alongside FP&A in delivery of the budget and quarterly forecasting cycles, supporting Security to build realistic, driver-based plans.
• Review / challenge business submissions and ensure that plans remain balanced between risks and opportunities.
• Ownership of high quality and insightful Quarterly Business Review material.
• Provide strategic and long-term financial planning support to senior management including capital allocation recommendations.
• As a member of the Global Finance team, you are expected to identify and implement efficiency and value improvements, particularly around AI adoption.
• Work with Financial Control and Operations to ensure the integrity of the financial data supplied is robust and accurate.
• Develop and roll out any Commercial training initiatives within assigned divisions.

Requirements

• CPA highly desirable
• 8+ years’ experience as a Commercial Finance professional
• Exceptional interpersonal and influencing skills, able to challenge and collaborate with diverse stakeholders at all levels
• Clear and concise communicator, adept at conveying financial concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Strategic mindset with ability to understand business goals beyond the numbers and interpret broader organizational context
• Proven experience as a true business partner to an organization and aiding in decisions which have directly resulted in increased profitability/margins
• Proven ability to work independently as a trusted business partner, building strong stakeholder relationships and delivering a high-quality day-to-day service to internal stakeholders without direct line management responsibility.
• Demonstrated use of Microsoft Copilot or AI enabled tools to enhance working practices, insight, and efficiency, with a mindset focused on continuous improvement and productivity
• Proven ability to prioritize competing demands and meet deadlines while maintaining quality
• Comfortable operating in newly formed or evolving functions, where ways of working, governance, and success measures are still being shaped.
• Preferred: Professional Services experience
• Preferred: Microsoft D365 experience
• Preferred: Power BI experience
• Preferred: Tagetik experience

Tech Stack

• Flash

Benefits

• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarized in the full job offer.
• Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasize the value of in-person time together
• in the office and with our clients
• while continuing to support flexible and remote working.
• Medical Benefits, Prescription Benefits, FSA, Dental Benefits, Vision Benefits, Life and AD&D, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Disability Benefits, Voluntary Benefits, 401 (K) Retirement, Nationwide Pet Insurance, Employee Assistance Program.
• As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us and are fully committed to equal treatment, free from discrimination, of all candidates throughout our recruitment process.