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Finance Business Partner - Strategy & Commercial
Central London - Hybrid Working (1-2 days on site p/wk)
£60,000 + excellent benefits
This is an incredible commercial finance opportunity where you will be a true business partner to senior stakeholders across commercial and strategy for an education services group with a world renowned brand.
We are looking for a real people person who thrives when adding value to senior level stakeholders, helping them to shape their budgets/forecasts and advising them on the operational or strategic impact of the decisions they take.
Wish List
- Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
- Strong Excel skills
- Ability to partner and communicate with senior non-finance stakeholders across the business
- Excellent commercial awareness
- Able to demonstrate experience of strategic decision support and commercial insights
The Role
The successful Finance Business Partner will manage the following:
- Work closely with senior management to deliver budgets and forecasts for your assigned business areas.
- Understand the key business drivers of strategy and commercial teams to update and develop financial models, including the medium to long term view, and to challenge assumptions made by stakeholders.
- Ensure relevant financial models are developed and maintained to support changing business needs, adapting where required to support the business strategy.
- Provide robust 'Return on Investment’ analysis to support or challenge business cases and present the recommendations in key meetings.
- Ensure relevant financial models are developed and maintained to support changing business needs, adapting where required to support the business strategy.
- Partner senior business managers around the business, to best support the achievement of the group's objectives, through delivery of accurate, timely and value add support, advice and analytical output.
- Attend SLT meetings monthly and report on the business performance, challenging the business on it's performance and/or pace of change.
- Manage and support a qualified Management Accountant with the output of monthly management/financial reporting
- Prepare monthly and YTD variance analysis on key areas for monthly reporting to support business decisions.
Your Profile
We are looking for an engaging, proactive and diligent commercial finance professional who is adaptable to change and enjoys working extensively with non finance stakeholders.
Someone with prior experience as a Management accountant, finance business partner or FP&A analyst who is looking to take on a true commercial partnering role. Equally, this role could suit a highly analytical qualified accountant making their first step into industry from a consulting or advisory role in a large accounting firm.
We need someone who has a commercial mindset and the confidence to build relationships with senior stakeholders that ensure robust decisions are made across commercial and strategy.
Benefits
£60,000 + excellent pension, strong wellbeing benefits and 27 days A/L. This role is offered on a hybrid basis 1-2 days per week in office. The office is easily located a short walk from major tube lines and the Elizabeth Line.
