Finance Business Partner

Michael Page International Recruitment Limited; Abingdon; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work pattern

Extensive benefits package

Job summary

Michael Page International Recruitment Limited is recruiting a Finance Business Partner near Abingdon, Oxfordshire, offering a hybrid working pattern. You will provide financial insights to support strategic decisions and work with senior stakeholders.

The ideal candidate has ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent, strong accounting and analysis skills, and experience building financial models and dashboards for leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience in professional services is a plus.
• Ability to analyse financial data and provide actionable insights.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Professional accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA or CIMA.
• Proficiency in financial systems and tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial challenge and support to the senior leadership team.
• Develop and deliver standard and ad-hoc financial analysis to support strategic direction.
• Support annual development of strategic business plans and revenue budgets.
• Monitor performance against plan and provide insights to senior stakeholders.
• Partner with project managers to maximise profitability on live projects.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Develop financial models to provide insights and improve commercial awareness.
• Present key insights with data visualisation and narrative.

Skills

Strong accounting & finance

Stakeholder management

Analytical mindset

Financial modelling

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

Financial systems

Job description

As a Finance Business Partner in this growing company, you'll provide financial insights and support to drive strategic decisions, working closely with senior stakeholders. Based near Abingdon in Oxfordshire, on a hybrid basis.

Client Details

Our client is an impressive international organisation experiencing a sustained period of growth. This growth has led to the finance department growing and further career development opportunities for the existing team. The company is highly reputable offering generous benefits and various employee perks, alongside a hybrid working pattern.

Description

The Finance Business Partner role will be based in the wider Commercial Function.

• Provide commercial challenge and support to the senior leadership team
• Developing and delivering standard and ad-hoc financial analysis to the leadership team to support the strategic direction of the business and drive long term sustainable growth
• Supporting the annual development of strategic business plans and revenue budgets
• Monitoring performance against plan, providing challenge and insight to senior stakeholders as required
• Partnering with project managers to maximise profitability on live projects and drive a strong sustainable pipeline of work
• Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement
• Developing financial models to provide financial insight and improve commercial awareness across the business
• Presenting key insights in an impactful and easy-to-understand manner through data visualisation and compelling narratives

Critical to the success of the role will be your ability to build positive working relationships and trust within the
business so that you are able to challenge and contribute as a 'business person' as well as a finance practitioner.

Profile

This role would be perfect for a high achiever, newly Qualified from a practice background looking to take their first step into industry. A genuine enjoyment of analysis, highly numerate with a desire to make a difference and add value to a forward thinking company.

A successful Finance Business Partner should have:

• Strong experience within Accounting & Finance, ideally in professional services.
• Proven ability to analyse financial data and provide actionable insights.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A professional accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, or CIMA.
• Proficiency in financial systems and tools.
• A proactive and solutions-focused approach to problem-solving.

Job Offer

• Competitive salary ranging from £60,000 to £70,000, dependent on the level of experience.
• Hybrid working arrangements for greater flexibility.
• Permanent position offering stability and career progression opportunities.
• Extensive benefits package.