Finance Business Partner

Venngroup; City Of London; Hybride; GBP 50 000 - 55 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

VennGroup is seeking an experienced Finance Business Partner to join a London-based university within its Planning and Business Partnering team. The role supports strategic decision-making across Academic Schools and drives financial performance.

You will advise senior stakeholders, deliver high-quality financial insights, and help shape long-term financial planning and a forward-thinking financial culture. Hybrid working is available.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in financial business partnering or management accounting.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis within a complex organisation.
• Ability to influence and build relationships with senior stakeholders.

Responsabilités

• Partner with Schools to deliver financial performance inline with the University's financial plan.
• Build strong relationships with senior leaders, influencing outcomes and promoting financial accountability.
• Lead on budgeting, forecasting and financial planning activities at School level.
• Support the production of year-end results and ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Provide training and support to budget holders to strengthen financial management capability.
• Deliver high-quality financial information and insights to senior management and stakeholders.
• Produce analysis on areas such as student numbers, staff costs, programme profitability and project performance.
• Support business case development through investment appraisal and financial modelling.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes and reporting.
• Lead on service improvement initiatives and support change management activities.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement, transparency and innovation within Finance.

Connaissances

Financial business partnering

Management accounting

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Stakeholder influence

Description du poste

AnexcitingopportunityhasarisenforanexperiencedFinanceBusinessPartnertojoinaleadingLondon-baseduniversitywithinitsPlanningandBusinessPartneringteam.Thisroleplaysakeypartindeliveringfinancialperformanceandsupportingstrategicdecision-makingacrossacademicSchools.

Youwillactasatrustedadvisertoseniorstakeholders,providinghigh-qualityfinancialinsight,drivingperformance,andsupportingthedevelopmentofacollaborativeandforward-thinkingfinancialculture.Thisisahighlyvisiblerole,contributingtoplanning,budgeting,forecastingandlong-termstrategicinitiatives.

Role information

• Jobtitle:FinanceBusinessPartner
• Department:Finance
• Salary:£50,000-£55,000
• Location:London(Hybridworkingavailable)

Key responsibilities

Financial Business Partnering & Performance

• PartnerwithSchoolstodeliverfinancialperformanceinlinewiththeUniversity'sfinancialplan.
• Buildstrongrelationshipswithseniorleaders,influencingoutcomesandpromotingfinancialaccountability.

Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting

• Leadonbudgeting,forecastingandfinancialplanningactivitiesatSchoollevel.
• Supporttheproductionofyear-endresultsandensureaccuratefinancialreporting.
• Providetrainingandsupporttobudgetholderstostrengthenfinancialmanagementcapability.

Analysis & Reporting

• Deliverhigh-qualityfinancialinformationandinsightstoseniormanagementandstakeholders.
• Produceanalysisonareassuchasstudentnumbers,staffcosts,programmeprofitabilityandprojectperformance.
• Supportbusinesscasedevelopmentthroughinvestmentappraisalandfinancialmodelling.

Continuous Improvement & Change

• Identifyopportunitiestoimprovefinancialprocessesandreporting.
• Leadonserviceimprovementinitiativesandsupportchangemanagementactivities.
• Driveacultureofcontinuousimprovement,transparencyandinnovationwithinFinance.

Candidate profile

• Strongexperienceinfinancialbusinesspartnering,managementaccountingorsimilar
• Experienceinbudgeting,forecastingandfinancialanalysiswithinacomplexorganisation
• Abilitytoinfluenceandbuildrelationshipswithseniorstakeholders