Senior Finance Business Partner

Bauer Media Outdoor UK is one of the UK’s largest Out of Home media and infrastructure companies, operating more than 33,000 advertising sites nationwide and employing 600+ people in 14 locations. Our mission is To Create the Future of Media, transforming our estate to the benefit of all our stakeholders, through data-driven innovations and infrastructure. Our purpose is to provide both A Platform for Brands & A Platform for Good, delivering on advertisers’ media objectives whilst having a positive impact on the world around us. About the role An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced finance professional to join our high-performing Commercial Finance team as a Senior Finance Business Partner, reporting directly to the Head of Commercial Finance. This is a truly commercial role, working closely with senior stakeholders and product heads to provide financial insight, guidance, and challenge to drive performance across the business. You’ll play a key role in shaping both long- and short-term strategic plans, supporting critical business decisions, and ensuring commercial and financial targets are achieved. Location/Working Arrangement: This role is hybrid, based in Woking, with the expectation to work 2 days in Woking and 1 in the London office. What You’ll Be Doing Prepare business cases and investment appraisals to support new investments, strategic initiatives, and other business decisions. Act as a trusted partner to members of the senior leadership team- offering the right balance of challenge and support to drive effective decision making. Be the primary finance contact for the Portfolio, Marketing, and Fleet teams, managing forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis across P&L and capex. Provide financial and commercial support to ensure key operational and business targets are met. Develop and use analytical models and techniques to support business decision making. Conduct regular deep dives into product and contract performance to identify opportunities and risks. Manage risk and opportunity reporting within your areas of responsibility. Support the Head of Commercial Finance with ad hoc analysis and strategic projects. Who You Are? Professionally qualified (ACCA, CIMA, or ACA) with at least 3 years PQE. Experienced in a relevant commercial partnering role, ideally with exposure to business case development or investment appraisal. Comfortable working with large data sets and capable of translating them into clear, actionable insights. Highly commercially minded, with the ability to articulate the “so what” behind the numbers. Advanced user of Excel (V/H/XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables) and confident presenting data in PowerPoint for non-financial audiences. Excellent communicator with strong interpersonal and influencing skills. A proactive, self-motivated team player who enjoys collaborating across departments. What's in it for you? Our people are bonded by a humility and commitment to challenge the status quo. We offer a great team to be a part of a home for your individuality, as well as a place to bring fresh ideas and to grow and develop. We have a fun and informal culture while also being a future-facing business that wants to make a difference. So, Bring you. Shape us. Salary up DOE Flexible working (this generally looks like 3 days in our offices and 2 days at home) 33 paid holidays inc bank holidays (pro rata if you’re part-time) Company Pension Scheme matched up to 8% Healthcare Cash Plan Life Insurance and group income protection scheme Cycle to work scheme Travel/Season ticket loans and a whole host of discounts across 100s of retailers Social events At Bauer Media Outdoor, we are committed to treating everyone with fairness and respect, regardless of their race, gender, age, ethnicity, background, sexual orientation, disability, or any other differences. We work hard to foster an inclusive environment, a place you can be yourself. We support reasonable adjustment requests from candidates and employees. If you're interested in joining us to shape the future of out-of-home media, we'd love to hear from you.