Career Level: 07 Specialist
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Posting Date: 3 Apr 2025
Location: Manchester (Hybrid)
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
Role Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Are you a strategic thinker with a strong finance background in payments or financial services? Do you want to be part of a high-growth business where your insights and expertise will directly shape the company’s future?
We’re looking for a Senior Finance Business Partner (SFBP) – Solutions to join our dynamic finance team at ClearCourse. In this key role, you’ll partner with senior leadership, support our acquisition strategy, and help drive commercial success across our payments and technology businesses.
Why This Role?
Work in a fast-growing payments business with a strong history of acquisition and expansion.
Be a trusted advisor to the CFO and senior leadership team, influencing major business decisions.
Own the numbers and take financial accountability for the company’s high-growth Solutions pillar.
Directly contribute to ClearCourse’s strategy of integrating software and embedded payments—a core focus of our M&A activity.
What You’ll Be Doing:
Business Partnering & Strategy
Act as a translator between finance and our portfolio of businesses, simplifying complex financial data for key stakeholders.
Support the M&A team in assessing acquisition opportunities from a payments perspective.
Partner with senior leaders to drive commercial success, improve performance, and maximize growth opportunities.
Keep the CFO informed on business performance, identifying key risks and opportunities.
Financial Ownership & Forecasting
Take full ownership of financial results and forecasts for the Solutions pillar.
Challenge budgets and forecasts, ensuring they’re data-driven and evidence-based.
Lead the annual budgeting process and monthly financial forecasting.
Deliver high-quality financial analysis for executive and board-level reporting.
Continuously improve management information (MI) and reporting, focusing on leading and lagging indicators.
Leadership & Team Development
Lead and develop FP&A resources, ensuring strong financial planning across the business.
Work closely with the Finance Shared Services team to optimize accounting and transaction processing.
What We’re Looking For:
Qualified finance professional with 7-10 years PQE.
Proven experience in a finance leadership role within payments or financial services.
Strong analytical mindset with advanced problem-solving skills.
A strategic thinker who can influence decision-making and drive commercial change.
Highly data-driven, with excellent Excel and financial modeling skills.
Experience with business intelligence tools such as Planful, Power BI (preferred).
Ability to work under pressure, manage ambiguity, and meet tight deadlines.
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.
Why Join ClearCourse?
At ClearCourse, we’re creating an environment where talented professionals like you can flourish and make an impact. We offer:
Hybrid working model with 25 days of annual leave + your birthday off
Volunteering days to support causes that matter to you
Life Assurance & Group Income Protection for financial security
Private medical cover with a cash plan for added support
Enhanced Company Pension contributions
Employee wellbeing perks, including Perkbox and Peppy wellbeing programs
Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay
Generous training budgets and reimbursement for professional memberships
Apply Now!
If you’re ready to take on a high-impact finance role in a fast-growing, acquisition-focused payments company, we’d love to hear from you. Even if your CV isn’t fully up to date, just send what you have, and let’s start the conversation!
At ClearCourse, we value innovation, integrity, and collaboration, and we’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.
