Finance Business Partner

Brite Recruitment; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

10% employer pension contributions

Life assurance

Hybrid working with Cardiff office

Job summary

Global Organisation in Cardiff is seeking a Finance Business Partner to join on a full-time, permanent basis. Up to £85,000, with a flexible hybrid setup and regular Cardiff office presence, to provide strategic financial leadership across digital initiatives.

You will partner with senior leaders, drive investment decisions through robust finance insight, and lead planning, forecasting and budgeting for multi-year programmes within a dynamic digital environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Accounting or related field.
• Professional finance qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA) or equivalent.
• Strong FP&A, commercial finance or finance business partnering experience in a technology or digital environment.
• Experience supporting large, complex and multi-year programmes.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders in matrixed or global organisations.
• Advanced analytical and financial modelling skills.
• High proficiency in financial systems, ERP/ forecasting tools and Excel.
• Proven experience working with large datasets, with exposure to AI or automation.

Responsibilities

• Act as the key finance partner to the digital department, supporting investment decisions with financial insight.
• Lead financial planning, forecasting and budgeting for multiple programmes.
• Monitor costs, risks and value delivery for large projects and report to Head of FP&A and CFO.
• Collaborate with project leaders to reflect financial impacts in forecasts.
• Improve cost control, forecasting accuracy, modelling, scenario analysis and compliance.
• Prepare and present financial analysis for senior leadership and the board.

Skills

FP&A

Commercial finance

Finance business partnering

Senior stakeholder management

Financial modelling

Excel

ERP forecasting tools

AI/automation exposure

Education

Finance/ Accounting degree

Professional finance qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CPA)

Tools

ERP systems

Forecasting tools

Job description

Finance Business Partner

Up to £85,000

A leading global organisation is seeking an experienced Finance Business Partner to join its team on a full-time, permanent basis. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a pivotal role within the digital function as it delivers ambitious transformation programmes that are reshaping and modernising processes across the organisation.

As a trusted advisor to the C-suite and senior leaders, you'll provide strategic financial leadership across a portfolio of high-profile digital initiatives. Partnering closely with key stakeholders, you'll drive investment decisions through robust commercial insight, financial planning and performance analysis, helping to ensure the organisation’s digital transformation delivers lasting business impact.

BENEFITS

• 25-days holiday, plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 5 days
• 10% employer pension contributions
• life assurance and more
• flexible hybrid working arrangement is offered with the need to be in the Cardiff office semi-regularly

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Act as the key finance business partner to the digital department, supporting investment decisions, business cases and project priorities with clear financial insight.
• Lead financial planning, forecasting and budgeting for several programmes and smaller projects, ensuring funding and resource plans support long-term organisational goals.
• Oversee the financial performance of large multi-year projects, monitoring costs, risks and value delivery, while providing regular updates to the Head of FP&A and CFO.
• Partner with project and business leaders to ensure financial impacts of delivery plans, scope changes and priorities are reflected accurately in forecasts.
• Strengthen financial governance and reporting by improving cost control, forecasting accuracy, financial modelling, scenario analysis and compliance with accounting standards.
• Prepare and present financial analysis and insights for senior leadership and the board.

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• A degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field.
• A professional finance qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent).
• Strong experience in FP&A, commercial finance or finance business partnering within a technology or digital environment.
• Experience supporting on large, complex and multi-year programmes.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders in matrixed or global organisations.
• Advanced analytical and financial modelling skills, with the ability to turn complex financial data into clear business insights.
• High proficiency in financial systems, ERP/ forecasting tools and Excel.
• Proven experience working with large datasets, with exposure to AI or automation.