CGMA-qualified Finance Business Partner with ~7 years’ experience with the same business, she has progressed internally within a large UK-based energy/infrastructure group from Assistant Accountant to central Finance Business Partner.
She brings a strong blend of technical grounding and commercial delivery. Started in core accounting (month-end, balance sheet control, VAT, audit), now operating as a cost-focused business partner supporting central functions.
What she actually does well
- Cost control & ownership
Owns central cost base, challenges spend, improves forecast accuracy - Business partnering
Works directly with cost centre managers; influences behaviour, not just reports numbers - Forecasting & variance insight
Delivers clear variance analysis with actionable insight - Process improvement
Reduced manual cost allocation by ~60%; involved in ERP migration - Reporting clarity
Produces usable dashboards and decision-support outputs