Hybrid R&D Finance Business Partner

Posted 4 weeks ago

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About the role

  • R&D Finance Business Partner at STATSports collaborating with technical teams on financial modelling and business planning for new products. Delivering insights to improve cloud cost transparency and reporting frameworks.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with Hardware and Software technical leaders, as well as Commercial teams, on New Product Introduction (NPI) scoping, including cost/benefit analysis and return on investment (ROI) modelling.
  • Develop pricing and margin models for new products, supporting roll-up the overall business plan and P&L forecasts.
  • Work closely with Hardware and Software engineers to correctly separate R&D costs by each Project and monitor/report each Project’s progress to manage within annual budget.
  • Deliver timely and accurate financial reporting on technical projects, providing insight to support strategic decision-making and prioritisation.
  • Partner with technical teams to improve cloud cost transparency and provide commercially focused recommendations.
  • Oversee, forecast, and track capital expenditure (CapEx) and associated amortisation for technical departments, in alignment with the wider Finance team.
  • Support the Head of Business Partnering with R&D budgeting and forecasting, ensuring variances are clearly explained and risks and opportunities identified.
  • Work with the Head of Finance to support the preparation of R&D tax credit claims.
  • Facilitate and attend meetings, managing arrangements such as scheduling, agenda preparation, stakeholder coordination, and post-meeting actions.
  • Adapt and enhance reporting in response to evolving business needs, delivering fresh insights and continuous improvement to the reporting framework.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in finance, business or a related field
  • + 3 years’ experience in business / Finance
  • Experience working with MS Office Suite particularly excel
  • Ability to demonstrate experience in financial planning, financial modelling and analysis
  • Strong communication, and stakeholder management skills across multiple levels and functions
  • Commercially minded
  • The ability to work independently, prioritise duties and work within tight deadlines
  • Experience within a Product-Led, Fast Paced Technology or manufacturing company.
  • Experience with ERP systems (Microsoft Navision preferred).
  • Track record of partnering with R&D, product, or operational teams; great understanding of product development process and methodologies is a plus.
  • Advanced Excel skills; SQL and BI tools an advantage.
  • Naturally curious, with a collaborative, solution-focused approach.

Benefits

  • Equal opportunity employer
  • Diverse and inclusive environment

Job title

R&D Finance Business Partner

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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