Senior Finance Business Partner

Senior Finance Business Partner

Songtradr UK

VACANCY: FULL-TIME

Company Profile

Songtradr is the world’s largest B2B music technology company, offering end-to-end music licensing, rights management, and direct-to-fan solutions. Through strategic acquisitions like MassiveMusic and Bandcamp, Songtradr empowers music creators and enables brands to connect with audiences through the power of music.

Learn more at
www.songtradr.com.

Job Description

The Senior Finance Business Partner is the primary commercial partner to senior leaders across EMEA and North America.

This is a new role focusing on providing financial insight, supporting decision-making, and driving performance through strong relationships, sharp commercial judgement, and disciplined planning.

You will be the face of FP&A to the business, owning the performance narrative, risks and opportunities, and ensuring leaders are equipped with clear, timely insight to run their areas effectively.

The role partners closely with Sales leadership, Vertical GMs, Cost Centre managers, FP&A Analyst and Head of FP&A to deliver a consistent, forward-looking financial planning capability for the group.

Main Job Duties

Business Partnering & Performance Management

Act as the lead finance partner to business stakeholders, providing commercial insight, challenge, and decision support

Design and develop monthly performance review packs to lead discussions with stakeholders

Support with review of the monthly draft results for accuracy and completeness, and provide additional insight (prepared by the Reporting team).

Support the business in understanding the drivers behind performance and actions to improve performance

Own the business narrative for monthly results, budgets, forecasts, and outlooks, ensuring financial plans reflect commercial reality

Build trusted, influential relationships with your stakeholders, becoming the primary financial contact for your business units.

Forecasting & Budgeting Support

Lead budget and forecast inputs and submissions for your business units.

Challenge assumptions, validate submissions, and ensure they align with the group's financial objectives.

Work with the FP&A Analyst and Head of FP&A to consolidate forecasts and ensure an accurate reflection of business drivers.

Identify risks and opportunities early and communicate them clearly.

Strategic & Commercial Support

Support strategic initiatives, investment cases, and cost optimisation opportunities.

Contribute to the long-range planning cycle led by the Head of FP&A.

Act as the primary finance point of contact for commercial decision-making. Includes ad hoc analysis as required by stakeholders.

Key Deliverables

Monthly performance review deck for business / divisional leaders

Monthly variance commentary for the Monthly Management Report and Quarterly Board reporting

Budget, quarterly forecast and outlook submissions, including risks and opportunities

Business performance insights for senior leaders

Clear, proactive communication of issues and trends

Desired Skills & Experience

Technical / FP&A Competencies

Qualified Accountant - CA or equivalent with 8-10 years PQE

Senior commercial FP&A or Finance Business Partnering experience

Strong financial modelling literacy with the ability to challenge and interpret models

Proven ability to interpret financial results and synthesise data into information for senior leaders

Proven experience working directly with senior leaders

Confident communicator who can influence without authority

Business Partnering Skills

Excellent communication and relationship-building

Ability to translate financial results into non-financial language

Comfortable operating with senior leaders and across time zones

Strong commercial acumen and decision-support mindset

Ways of Working

Proactive, organised, and thrives working fairly autonomously; however, able to work highly collaboratively within the finance team

Comfortable operating in a fast-moving environment, building the foundational processes and controls required to support scale

Collaborative and solutions-oriented

High degree of ownership and accountability

Flexibility in working hours where required to support our global remote team

Our Three Core Values

Lead with Music

It’s our compass and our passion. We champion creativity by putting artists, brands and fans first, balancing artistic integrity with bold commercial ambition.

Perform as One Band

United by purpose and trust. We aim high, knowing that collaboration, community, and doing it for the right reasons drives success for everyone.

Own Your Voice

We listen deeply and speak honestly. We value time, welcome diverse perspectives, and keep the rhythm of open, transparent communication alive.

Employment

Full time. What do you get in return? Inspiration, knowledge, career development, on top of our financial package. You’ll also be working with an international bunch of remarkable musically-infused individuals. 

On this note, please know that Songtradr is an equal opportunities employer. Applicants will not be excluded on the grounds of sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, race, marital status, diversity of thought, disability, age, religion, belief, or sexual orientation. And if you need any specific adjustments to be made throughout our recruitment process, please feel free to let us know. 

If after reading this you know this is the perfect role for you, please apply via THIS LINK and make sure you include your resume and a brief summary of the professional achievement you are most proud of to date. 



We look forward to hearing from you!