Finance Business Partner (Fixed Term Contract)
An opportunity to design and develop MI / KPI Reporting frameworks within a Technology / SaaS business environment.
K3 Advisory Group is an ambitious and growing PE backed Advisory & Professional Services organisation with service lines spanning M&A / Corporate Finance, Business Services, Restructuring Advisory, Technology Solutions and Wealth Management. K3 Advisory Group is highly acquisitive and continues to grow at pace, creating unique career paths and experiences for ambitious individuals.
Finance Business Partner
This is a fixed-term contractor role within the K3 Advisory Group Finance team, dedicated to the Technology Solutions division. The primary purpose of the role is to lead a structured project to redesign, enhance and embed KPI and Management Information (MI) reporting - delivering reporting outputs that meet the needs of operational management, Divisional Directors, and Group/PE House reporting requirements.
The role reports into the Technology Solutions Financial Controller and close collaboration with Divisional senior management team and Group Finance team.
Key responsibilities
Support the Financial Controller with the end-to-end design and implementation of a revised KPI and MI reporting framework, including financial, operational and SaaS-specific metrics.
Develop and maintain a master KPI library including definitions, calculation methodologies, ownership, and agreed refresh cadence.
Assess the feasibility of proposed KPIs and MI, evaluating data availability
Identify gaps or limitations in the current system configuration and work with the relevant teams to improve data capture, coding, and extraction.
Build, test and embed quality MI packs for monthly management reporting in relevant tool (Excel / Power BI / Other – to be determined through project).
Present MI outputs and project progress updates to the Financial Controller, and senior management, clearly communicating insight, trends and recommended actions.
Provide ad hoc financial and commercial analysis to support the Financial Controller and decision-making within the division or wider Group as required.
Support the Financial Controller with other key projects as required.
Person specification
Essential
Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with post-qualification experience at Financial Controller or equivalent level.
Proven track record designing and delivering MI/KPI reporting improvements, ideally within a technology, SaaS, managed services, or professional services business.
Experience with an ERP and evaluating data availability and system readiness before committing to a reporting design; comfortable identifying what is and isn't achievable within current system constraints.
Advanced Excel/Power BI skills; ability to build structured, auditable MI reporting.
Comfortable working independently in an agile, acquisition-led environment with competing priorities and evolving data landscapes.
Excellent stakeholder management — able to translate finance requirements for non-finance audiences and present to Director and C-Suite level.
Desirable
Prior contractor experience operating within a Group Finance function alongside an incumbent permanent team.
Familiarity with recurring revenue / SaaS business model KPIs (ARR, churn, NRR, etc.).
Experience with Sage 200, Sage CRM, SQL.
- Division
- K3 Advisory Group Limited
- Department
- Central Finance
- Role
- Financial Controller
- Location
- Bolton Hybrid
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Employment type
- Contract
Colleagues
About K3 Advisory Group
With over 1,200 employees across the Group, 25 offices in the UK, and international bases in Malaysia and Cyprus