Commercial Business Partner

Mattioli Woods Limited; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Leicester seeks a commercially minded qualified accountant for the role of Commercial Business Partner. This full-time position offers a blend of strategic finance and M&A support, including financial modelling, due diligence, and senior stakeholder reporting. The ideal candidate has strong financial modelling skills and a commercial mindset. Benefits include a competitive salary, a 34.5-hour work week, and hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Health Cash Plan

5% Employer / 5% Employee Pension

25 days’ holiday + statutory

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• 3-4 years PQE with 2+ years in FP&A/business partnering/Corporate Finance.
• Strong financial modelling to model 3 statements (P&L, balance sheet, cashflow).
• M&A, transaction support or financial due diligence experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support 5-year strategic planning and growth initiatives.
• Run financial due diligence on acquisitions.
• Prepare investment papers and pitch decks for presentations.

Skills

Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Financial modelling ability

Commercial mindset

Education

Qualified accountant

Job description

Commercial Business Partner page is loaded## Commercial Business Partnerlocations: Leicester: Hybridtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R3339**Hybrid Working (3 days in office)****Competitive Salary (DOE) |** **Full-time**We're looking for a commercially minded qualified accountant to join our finance team in a role that genuinely offers variety. Your time will be split between strategic finance and supporting our M&A agenda supporting due diligence and analysis.If you want exposure to board-level strategy, deal analysis, and supporting management reporting, this role offers exactly that.**What you’ll be doing Commercial Business Partnering*** support 5-year strategic planning and growth initiatives* financial modelling, forecasting, and performance reporting to FD, CFO and C-Suite* flex between business partnering, M&A analysis, and complex data challenges* identify value creation levers to support 5-year plan delivery**M&A Support*** run financial due diligence on acquisitions (£1-£5m) as we bring this function in-house* pre-deal modelling, stress-testing data, and assessing strategic fit* lead post-merger integration including CRM data preparation* build DD processes and frameworks from the ground up**Executive Reporting*** prepare investment papers, pitch decks and investment review reports* support presentation of progress to plan and any risk/opportunities* portfolio tracking & performance decks* support Senior Leadership with value creation opportunities**What you’ll bring****Essential:*** fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)* 3-4 years PQE with 2+ years in FP&A/business partnering/Corporate Finance* strong financial modelling ability to model 3 statements (P&L, balance sheet, cashflow)* commercial mindset—pragmatic and adaptive**Desirable:*** M&A, transaction support or financial DD experience* senior stakeholder or board-level reporting exposure* fast-growth or acquisitive business background**Perks and benefits** competitive salary (depending on experience) 34.5-hour working week health Cash Plan (Core Level 1) 5% Employer / 5% Employee Pension 4x Salary Life Assurance & Group Income Protection 25 days’ holiday + statutory (increasing with service) hybrid working – a blend of home and office time in Leicester training and development opportunities a supportive, collaborative team environmentThis role is ideal for someone who's commercially curious, thrives on variety, and wants genuine M&A exposure without leaving commercial and strategic planning behind. You'll enjoy building capability from the ground up, switching between strategy and hands-on analysis, and working in a collaborative, high-performing environment.You'll work directly with the FD and run DD on 8+ deals per year and play a key part in our aggressive growth strategy where your analysis directly influences investment decisions.If that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.### Introduce YourselfIntroduce yourself to our recruiters and we will get in touch if there is a role that seems like a good match.We know that finding the right role can be overwhelming. As a result, we want all candidates – from entry-level to leadership – to experience a fair and transparent recruitment process.Our selection process is an important part of our culture. We have therefore broken it down, mapping out the process your application may follow.