Finance Business Partner

COREcruitment; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in London seeks an operationally-minded Finance Business Partner to enhance financial performance in the education sector. This role involves business partnering, leading accounting processes, and preparing budgets. The ideal candidate has strong stakeholder management skills and is CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualified, with substantial experience in catering financials. Competitive salary and growth opportunities included.

Qualifications

• Relevant operational experience in catering financials within FM or contract-led services.
• Proven stakeholder management experience.
• Strong commercial judgement and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive contractual performance and stakeholder understanding.
• Lead period-end accounting processes.
• Manage and develop junior finance team members.
• Review working capital and balance sheet performance.
• Prepare annual budgets and periodic forecasts.
• Present financial results to clients and internal meetings.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Analytical skills

Leadership

Education

CIMA/ACCA/ACA or QBE

Tools

Excel

Job description

We have an amazing opportunity for an operationally-minded finance professional to join as a Finance Business Partner. Reporting to the Senior Finance Business Partner, you will provide support to the education sector, working closely with Contract Directors and operations, in understanding and managing the operational financial performance of the business’s contracts.

As Finance Business Partner, you will be providing clear analysis, reporting and be a strategic and influential key member of the finance team.

Responsibilities

• Business partnering - driving contractual performance and the understanding of key stakeholders (finance and non-finance).
• Leading period-end accounting processes, ensuring timeliness and validity of accounting treatment and entries.
• Manage and develop junior finance team members.
• Review and drive working capital and balance sheet performance.
• Preparation of annual budgets and periodic forecasts, challenging operation performance, understanding and reporting key variances.
• Attend and present financial results and insight at client and internal meetings.

The ideal candidate

• Relevant operational experience in catering financials within FM or contract-led services.
• CIMA/ACCA/ACA or QBE.
• Proven stakeholder management experience.
• Computer literate, especially working with Excel.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to influence operational teams and senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrable commercial judgement.
• Leadership and influencing.
• Strong analytical and systems skills.