Is the grind of month-end becoming unbearable? You love working in finance but don t love your job. Month-end consumes weeks not days. And you re even starting to question why you studied CIMA before the next month-end hits! Although there s month-end activities as the Finance Business Partner these are in the minority and limited to days not weeks. The majority of the Finance Business Partner role will be challenging stakeholders to think at 50,000 feet not 5. Forward facing, true business partnering and ultimately adding value through your work. A genuine role for any business partner who is CIMA qualified. You ll be creating dynamic models translating potential situations into financial outcomes. So if you enjoy dealing with non-financial stakeholders and modelling in spreadsheets or even Power BI now, read on. Your new role (Finance Business Partner) The key responsibilities of the Finance Business Partner are to: Challenge stakeholders across the business to think bigger, moving from ideas and concepts to tangible outcomes and income generating services Create and maintain dynamic models providing sensitivity analysis, revenue and expense forecasting Translate the annual budget into meaningful KPIs and leading indicators which can be tracked, monitored and challenged throughout the year Maintain a finger on the pulse, staying one step ahead of any issues, helping to drive awareness, action and accountability Analyse the profitability of different channels and products d