Finance Business Partner

Energy Saving Trust; City of Edinburgh; Sur place; GBP 52 000 - 64 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Generous holiday

Flexible working

Pension & life assurance

Enhanced family leave

Green travel perks

Professional development

Wellbeing allowance

Résumé du poste

Energy Saving Trust is seeking a Finance Business Partner to provide trusted financial support and strategic input across the organisation. The role translates complex financial information into clear, actionable advice for budget holders and senior stakeholders.

The position is full-time (37.5 hours per week) on a fixed term until 31 July 2027, with a salary up to £58,000 per annum depending on experience. Based in the UK, the role supports planning, performance analysis and resource management.

Qualifications

• Proven finance business partnering experience in a large, complex organisation.
• Strong financial reporting and modelling skills.
• Experience preparing management information packs with clear commentary and tight deadlines.
• Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to colleagues at different levels of seniority.
• A proactive and flexible approach with resilience in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working with a range of financial systems; recognised accountancy qualification would be an advantage.

Responsabilités

• Partner with heads of department, programme managers and other stakeholders to support planning.
• Analyse monthly financial performance and explain key findings, risks and opportunities to non-finance colleagues.
• Support forecasting, budgeting and trend analysis, ensuring financial information is prepared to accounting standards.
• Coach budget holders and project managers, building financial confidence and accountability.
• Provide financial analysis and advice for organisational projects, bid submissions and income-generation activity.
• Use reporting and financial modelling to add value to decisions and improve business performance.

Connaissances

Finance partnering

Financial reporting

Financial modelling

MI packs

Communication

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Systems experience

Formation

Accountancy qualification (desirable)

Outils

Financial systems

Description du poste

Up to £58,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Fixed term until 31 July 2027. Full time (37.5 hours a week)

The role

As Finance Business Partner, you will provide trusted financial support, insight and strategic input across the organisation. You will translate complex financial information into clear, meaningful advice, helping budget holders and senior stakeholders understand performance, manage resources and assess the financial implications of business decisions.

The team

You will join our Finance, Risk and Compliance team, which supports the organisation to manage funds responsibly, strengthen financial controls and make informed decisions. The team plays an important role in helping Energy Saving Trust deliver trusted services and programmes that support people, communities and organisations to reduce carbon emissions.

What you will do

• Partner with heads of department, programme managers, project managers and other stakeholders to support business, strategic and operational planning.

• Analyse monthly financial performance and explain key findings, risks and opportunities to non-finance colleagues.

• Support forecasting, budgeting and trend analysis, ensuring financial information is prepared in line with relevant accounting standards.

• Coach budget holders and project managers, building financial confidence, capability and accountability.

• Provide financial analysis and advice for organisational projects, bid submissions and income-generation activity.

• Use reporting and financial modelling to add value to decisions and help improve business performance.

What you will bring

• Proven finance business partnering experience in a large, complex organisation.

• Strong financial reporting and modelling skills, with a track record of turning data into useful management insight.

• Experience preparing management information packs and clear supporting commentary to tight deadlines.

• The ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to colleagues at different levels of seniority.

• A proactive and flexible approach, with resilience in a fast-paced environment.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and meticulous attention to detail.

Experience of working with a range of financial systems and a recognised accountancy qualification would be an advantage.

For more information, please see the job description

Don't meet every criterion? We'd still love to hear from you. We're a learning organisation, and we'll support you to build the skills and experience you need to succeed in the role. Every application is considered on its merits, so please don't rule yourself out. Some of our most capable colleagues at EST didn't tick every box when they applied either.

Who we are

Energy Saving Trust is a leading and trusted organisation, dedicated to promoting energy efficiency, low carbon transport and sustainable energy use. We aim to address the climate emergency and deliver the wider benefits of clean energy as we transition to net zero.

At Energy Saving Trust we don't just offer jobs - we offer careers. For our people, being part of the effort to address the climate emergency makes working for us truly meaningful and rewarding.

Work where you thrive

At Energy Saving Trust, flexibility isn't just a policy, it's how we work. Most of our roles can be done remotely, and many of our people choose to work from home full-time. Prefer an office environment? We have welcoming spaces in London, Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff and Hadleigh for those who want to connect in person.

We'll support you with:

• Generous holiday (25 days + bank holidays + extra Christmas leave)

• True flexibility in how and where you work (subject to role requirements)

• Strong pension & life assurance

• Enhanced family leave

• Green travel perks (EV scheme, cycle to work)

• Professional development support

• Yearly wellbeing allowance

These are just some of the benefits we offer.

Want to know more about how we make flexibility real? Check out our Benefits and Culture page

Reasonable adjustments

We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive of and accessible for, everyone.

If you think you may need additional support or reasonable adjustments made to any part of the recruitment process, please get in touch with [e-mail] or call reception on [phone]. We will do our very best to support you.

Diversity and inclusion

Energy Saving Trust is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone can be themselves, with support to be their best.

We strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and with different identities and experiences to apply for roles with Energy Saving Trust.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and we ringfence a minimum number of interview slots for candidates who apply via the Disability Confident scheme and meet the criteria for a role. Find out more here.

You can find out more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here.

Please note, that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this post. To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.