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Senior Finance Business Partner in London

Business partnering with real seniority.

Day to day in London

What a senior finance business partner
does in London.

An established Finance Business Partner, often standalone or leading a small team, trusted to shape decisions at a senior level — sometimes known as a Commercial Finance Manager. Here's what the role covers day to day for the London businesses we recruit for.

  • Leading business partnering for a division or major function
  • Senior stakeholder management up to board level
  • Driving strategic financial planning and commercial strategy
  • Managing and developing junior business partners
  • Leading key projects — system change, restructuring, growth planning
  • Presenting recommendations directly to senior leadership

What it pays in London

Real London market rates, not a national average.

Medior Senior Finance Business Partner · London

Typical: £97,500 per year

High confidence — direct city benchmark

Recruiting in London

Why London needs
a specialist.

Senior Finance Business Partner recruitment in London works best with a genuine specialist, not a generalist agency treating it as one line among fifty other sectors. Day to day, that often means driving strategic financial planning and commercial strategy — one of several things a senior finance business partner in London is trusted to get right. Locally, that includes financial and professional services firms with high-volume transactional finance teams. That's the whole point of a Market Expert model — real market knowledge of senior finance business partner hiring in London, not a generic recruitment process.

Hiring or looking?

Either way, we can help.

Hiring

Need a senior finance business partner in London?

Permanent or temporary, we'll shortlist from a network we actually know — with working interviews to de-risk the hire.

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Job seeking

Ready to be one?

Send us your CV or browse live Senior Finance Business Partner roles in London and beyond.

Common questions

Senior Finance Business Partner in London FAQs.

Do you offer working interviews for Senior Finance Business Partner vacancies in London?

Yes — a working interview means the candidate spends a real day in the role, on your systems, with your actual workload, before either side commits. It's one of the ways we take the risk out of a new hire in London.

Can you provide temporary Senior Finance Business Partner cover in London at short notice?

Yes — covering absence, leave or an unexpected gap in a Senior Finance Business Partner position in London is one of the most common reasons employers come to us, and we aim for a same-day response.

How does the process work if I want to become a Senior Finance Business Partner in London?

Submit your CV and a Market Expert will be in touch to talk through your experience, what you're looking for, and any live Senior Finance Business Partner opportunities in London that genuinely fit — free, confidential, and no obligation.

Will my CV be shared with employers in London without my permission?

No — nothing about your CV or your situation is shared with any employer, in this location or any other, without your explicit permission first.

Do you place Senior Finance Business Partner candidates in London?

Yes — Senior Finance Business Partner is one of the positions we place in London, on both a permanent and temporary basis.

Do you charge candidates for Senior Finance Business Partner roles in London?

No — there's never a cost to candidates. For employers, our fee is only payable on a successful placement.

How much does a Senior Finance Business Partner earn in London?

Senior Finance Business Partner salaries in London typically sit at £61.5k – £82k. £61.5k represents a strong business partner likely standalone or managing a small team. Often carries the title Commercial Finance Manager towards the top of this range, up to £82k.

What kind of London employers hire Senior Finance Business Partners through you?

Recent examples include financial and professional services firms with high-volume transactional finance teams and pe-backed and scale-up businesses building out a finance function for the first time — the specific mix varies, but that's representative of who we work with in London.

Can I see live Senior Finance Business Partner vacancies in London before speaking to someone?

Yes — you can search live jobs on our careers portal, but we'd always recommend a conversation with a Market Expert too, since not every London vacancy we're working on is advertised publicly.

What does a Senior Finance Business Partner do day to day in London?

An established Finance Business Partner, often standalone or leading a small team, trusted to shape decisions at a senior level — sometimes known as a Commercial Finance Manager.

Do you recruit Senior Finance Business Partner roles for SMEs as well as large employers in London?

Yes — we work with everyone from internationally recognised brands through to owner-managed SMEs in London needing a single, sole-charge Senior Finance Business Partner hire.

What makes Transaction Recruitment different from a generalist agency for Senior Finance Business Partner roles in London?

We recruit transactional finance and payroll specifically, not as one line among fifty sectors — that focus means genuinely knowing the London market for Senior Finance Business Partner roles, the going rate, and who's actually looking.

How quickly can you fill a Senior Finance Business Partner vacancy in London?

Temporary cover can often be arranged within days. Permanent roles vary with seniority, but our shortlists are built from people we already know rather than a fresh keyword search, so they typically move faster than a generalist agency's.

What areas around London do you cover for Senior Finance Business Partner roles?

We recruit Senior Finance Business Partner positions across London itself and the surrounding commuter towns and business parks — if you're just outside the immediate area, get in touch and we'll be straight with you about whether it's somewhere we can genuinely help.

No waffle. Just the right person.

Let's find your
senior finance business partner in London.