Finance Business Partner

Intro Cedar is partnered with a private equity-backed infrastructure business near Knutsford to appoint an Interim Finance Business Partner. This is a 6-month contract offering a day rate of £450-475 per day. The Company This established PE-backed infrastructure business operates across large-scale, project and contract-led environments, with a significant focus on commercial performance, working capital and cash generation. Following continued development under private equity ownership, the finance team is looking to strengthen its commercial capability, with particular emphasis on short-term cash visibility, budgeting and financial insight across the business. The Role The Interim Finance Business Partner will work closely with the Finance Director and commercial and operational teams, providing hands-on support across cash flow, revenue, budgeting and business performance. A major focus will be ownership of the 13-week cash flow forecast, alongside improving visibility over revenue, contract balances and working capital. Key responsibilities include: Owning and maintaining the 13-week cash flow forecast, improving visibility over short-term cash requirements. Tracking actual cash performance against forecast, investigating variances and improving forecast accuracy. Partnering with Commercial, Operations, AR and AP around billing, collections and payment assumptions. Monitoring revenue-related balance sheet positions, including contract assets, contract liabilities ..... full job details .....