Director of Finance Business Partnering

Cedar is partnered with a private equity backed consumer group to appoint an Interim Director of Finance Business Partnering. This Interim Director of Finance Business Partnering role is based in Central London, operates on a hybrid working pattern, and offers a day rate of £800 to £1,000 per day for an initial 6 to 12 month assignment.

The Company

The organisation is a private equity backed, multi brand consumer group with revenues in the hundreds of millions. The business operates across a small portfolio of complementary brands, selling through physical, digital, and wholesale channels, with leadership and decision making anchored in Central London.

The Role

As Interim Director of Finance Business Partnering, you will report to the CFO and lead finance business partnering across the group. This is a senior, hands on role with real visibility, well suited to an experienced interim operating at the £800 to £1,000 per day level.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading finance business partnering across commercial, marketing, and operational functions
• Acting as a senior finance advisor to brand and functional leadership, providing insight, challenge, and clarity
• Driving margin analysis, cost visibility, and performance understanding across brands, channels, and categories
• Supporting pricing, promotional, and commercial investment decisions with robust financial evaluation
• Improving the quality, relevance, and consistency of management information and commercial reporting
• Working closely with FP&A to ensure forecasts and plans reflect trading dynamics and operational reality
• Bringing structure, pace, and financial discipline to decision making across the group
• Supporting profitability and performance initiatives through focused, decision led analysis
• Acting as a visible, credible finance presence during a period of sustained commercial activity

Your Profile

• Senior interim experience in commercial finance or finance business partnering
• Background in multi brand consumer or retail environments, ideally PE backed
• Strong commercial judgement and senior stakeholder influence
• Comfortable in fast paced, hands on settings
• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)
• Willing to work on a hybrid basis in Central London

Compensation & Benefits

This Interim Director of Finance Business Partnering assignment offers £800 to £1,000 per day, hybrid working in Central London, and the opportunity to play a central role within a high quality, PE backed consumer group.