Finance Business Partner

eTeam, Inc.; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in financial services is seeking a qualified accountant with ACA, ACCA, or CIMA certification. The ideal candidate will bring experience in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis to drive strategic performance. This role offers opportunities for professional growth and the chance to contribute significantly to the business strategy.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with technical accounting knowledge.
• Experience within financial services and financial performance analysis.
• Strong stakeholder management and leadership potential.

Responsibilities

• Instilling accountability in business through month-end reporting and analysis.
• Delivering robust planning cycles for budgeting and forecasting.
• Contributing to board papers and influencing decision-making at various levels.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Strategic Planning

Financial Performance Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Education

ACA

ACCA

CIMA

Job description

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA).

• Previous experience in budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, financial performance analysis, and cost management.

• Ability to take responsibility for key finance processes, utilizing support roles and prioritizing work to meet deadlines.

• Technical accounting knowledge with experience within financial services.

• Stakeholder management skills with potential to grow into a leadership role.

What type of challenges do I solve?

• Instilling accountability (efficiency and effectiveness) in the business supported by accurate month-end reporting and analysis.
• Utilizing data to understand and surface business drivers, levers to manage financial performance, and emerging risks and opportunities. Supporting and challenging the business to make sound decisions on costs.
• Delivering robust planning cycles for budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning.
• Preparing ad hoc analyses on costs, benchmarking financial performance against peers, and providing timely, insightful, and commercial commentary and discussion with the business.
• Contributing to board papers and investor packs; driving business strategy and influencing decision-making at multiple levels of the organization.