Finance Business Partner

Wates Smartspace; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

WPS is seeking an experienced FP&A Finance Business Partner to join the high-performing Finance team at WPS. This role turns complex financial data into meaningful business insight, supporting senior stakeholders with reporting, forecasting and strategic planning.

Based in Finsbury Park, you will influence decision-making across monthly close cycles, cash flow forecasting, EBITDA and UK GAAP reporting, and continuous improvement of FP&A processes. ACCA or CIMA qualification is required.

Qualifications

• Experience turning complex financial data into meaningful business insight.
• Knowledge of financial reporting, forecasting and strategic planning.
• ACCA or CIMA qualification.

Responsibilities

• Produce and consolidate monthly Balance Sheet reporting and forecasting across multiple ledgers.
• Deliver Working Capital reporting, analysis and forecasting.
• Prepare and analyse monthly Cash Flow statements and forecasts.
• Support Adjusted EBITDA and UK GAAP reporting and forecasting.
• Provide accurate variance analysis and identify key business trends.
• Build strong relationships with Finance, Commercial and Operational teams.
• Present financial information clearly and confidently to senior stakeholders.
• Support regional finance teams during month-end reporting cycles.
• Challenge assumptions and provide insight to support business decisions.
• Assist with board papers and quarterly reforecasting process, including Orange Books, reviews and presentations.
• Contribute to annual business planning and strategic forecasting activities.
• Help drive continuous improvement across FP&A processes and reporting.

Skills

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Education

ACCA or CIMA qualified

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Job description

FP&A Finance Business Partner

Finsbury Park

WPS Business

Shape the Financial Future of WPS

We're looking for an experienced FP&A Finance Business Partner to join our high-performing Finance team at WPS.

This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys turning complex financial data into meaningful business insight. You'll play a pivotal role in supporting senior stakeholders with financial reporting, forecasting and strategic planning activities that help drive business performance and decision-making.

What You'll Be Doing

Financial Reporting & Forecasting

• Produce and consolidate monthly Balance Sheet reporting and forecasting across multiple ledgers.
• Deliver Working Capital reporting, analysis and forecasting.
• Prepare and analyse monthly Cash Flow statements and forecasts.
• Support Adjusted EBITDA and UK GAAP reporting and forecasting.
• Provide accurate variance analysis and identify key business trends.

Business Partnering

• Build strong relationships with Finance, Commercial and Operational teams.
• Present financial information clearly and confidently to senior stakeholders.
• Support regional finance teams during month-end reporting cycles.
• Challenge assumptions and provide insight to support business decisions.

Strategic Planning

• Support the preparation of WPS Board papers and presentations.
• Assist with the quarterly reforecasting process, including Orange Books, reviews and presentations.
• Contribute to annual business planning and strategic forecasting activities.
• Help drive continuous improvement across FP&A processes and reporting.

Team Collaboration

• Provide support and cover across the wider FP&A function.
• Share knowledge and best practice within the team.
• Support key reporting periods including month-end, year-end and audit activities.

What We're Looking For

Qualifications

• ACCA or CIMA qualified.

WPS is proud to be an employer where anyone can thrive, and we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every requirement, as we value transferable skills and assess all applications fairly.

We don't discriminate based on a criminal record; all applications are reviewed on an individual basis against the requirements of the role. Some roles may require additional checks, due to the nature of the work. As a Disability Confident Leader, we offer an interview to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role and opt in to the Disability Confident scheme. Reasonable adjustments are available, please contact us at [e-mail]