Finance Business Partner - BSBI

Global University Systems GmbH; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 55.000 - 75.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Global University Systems GmbH is seeking a Finance Business Partner to provide financial insight to management and functional leaders for strategic decisions across campuses.

You will own budgeting, rolling forecasting, and long-term planning for institutions/business units, analyse performance vs. plan, and partner with stakeholders to improve reporting and resource allocation.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or business administration is required.
• Master's degree or equivalent professional qualification preferred.
• Strong financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and business partnering experience.
• Autonomous, proactive, solution-oriented with ability to drive initiatives.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management; translate finance into insights.
• Experience with ERP and BI/reporting tools; higher education experience is a plus.

Aufgaben

• Act as a trusted finance business partner to management and functional leaders, providing financial insight and guidance to support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Support the annual budgeting, rolling forecasting, and long-term financial planning processes for assigned institutions / campuses / business units, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Analyse and report on financial and operational performance against budget and forecast, investigating key variances, identifying risks and opportunities, and recommending corrective actions.
• Deliver insightful analysis of key top-line performance drivers, including student enrolments, tuition revenue, pricing, retention, and other business KPIs.
• Build strong partnerships with stakeholders, promoting financial accountability and supporting the delivery of business objectives through data-driven decisionmaking.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial performance, optimise resource allocation, and enhance reporting, planning, and financial processes through continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure the accuracy, integrity, and consistency of financial and operational data used for reporting, planning, and decision-making, while maintaining compliance with financial governance.

Kenntnisse

Financial analysis

Budgeting & forecasting

Business partnering

Stakeholder management

Autonomous & proactive

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration

Master's degree or equivalent professional

Tools

ERP systems

BI / reporting tools

Advanced Excel

Jobbeschreibung

Your Responsibilities

Act as a trusted finance business partner to management and functional leaders,
providing financial insight and guidance to support strategic and operational
decision-making.
Support the annual budgeting, rolling forecasting, and long-term financial
planning processes for assigned institutions / campuses / business units,
ensuring alignment with business objectives.
Analyse and report on financial and operational performance against budget and
forecast, investigating key variances, identifying risks and opportunities, and
recommending corrective actions.
Deliver insightful analysis of key top-line performance drivers, including student
enrolments, tuition revenue, pricing, retention, and other business KPIs.
Build strong partnerships with stakeholders, promoting financial accountability
and supporting the delivery of business objectives through data-driven decisionmaking.
Identify opportunities to improve financial performance, optimise resource
allocation, and enhance reporting, planning, and financial processes through
continuous improvement initiatives.
Ensure the accuracy, integrity, and consistency of financial and operational data
used for reporting, planning, and decision-making, while maintaining compliance
with financial governance.

Your profile

Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration,
or a related discipline is required.
Master's degree or equivalent professional is preferred.
Strong financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and business partnering
experience.
Highly autonomous, proactive, and solution-oriented, with the ability to work
independently and drive initiatives.
Advanced analytical skills with experience handling large, complex financial and
operational datasets with strong attention to detail.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to
translate complex financial information into clear business insights
Advanced Excel skills; experience with ERP systems and business
intelligence/reporting tools
Experience in higher education or a service-based organisation is an advantage

Why us?

• An international environment with a multicultural audience and a meaningful social impact

• Support in achieving your professional goals and development

• Opportunities for career growth alongside BSBI, including leadership roles

• Extensive training to equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to excel

• Work in a young, dynamic and positive culture that fosters collaboration

• Be at the forefront of an exciting educational opportunity, leading the way forward and growing with BSBI