Finance Business Partner

Fusion People Ltd; England; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in the UK is seeking a Finance Business Partner for a 10-month contract. The role is hybrid, requiring three days on-site in Reading. Candidates should have a strong financial background, effective stakeholder engagement skills, and familiarity with Oracle. Responsibilities include variance analysis, cost monitoring, and supporting budget preparation. This position is ideal for someone looking to advance in the finance sector, with public sector experience being advantageous.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in finance, particularly in the public sector.

Responsibilities

• Carry out variance analysis and cost monitoring.
• Build effective stakeholder relationships.
• Provide information for budget holder meetings.
• Continuously improve service quality and identify opportunities for change.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Strong communication skills

Financial background

Oracle familiarity

Job description

Role: Finance Business Partner

Rate: c£30ph PAYE Umbrella, c£23ph PAYE

Location: Reading

Duration: 10 months

Hybrid working / 3 days on site

Minimum Requirements

• Complying with appropriate procedures, processes and systems to ensure the quality and consistency of data.
• Supporting the preparation, monitoring and control of forecasts and budgets for specified areas, including change control.
• Support system interrogation and financial performance measurement of actual expenditure.
• Provide input to cost reports, including trend analysis and early warnings as necessary.
• Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out variance analysis and cost monitoring against a range of financial measures and expense categories and provide input to narrative for impact and recovery statements.
• Building effective stakeholder engagement maintaining relationships with customer budget holders and wider stakeholders.
• Providing information and reports at appropriate level budget holder meetings.
• Providing information to financial data to provide clear information and evidence to support business activities and requirements.
• Provide cost information for of the financial case on business cases.
• Continuously improve quality of service proactively identifying opportunities through engaging with the local teams, prioritising changes that will add the most value.
• Being open to challenge and new ideas, sharing of knowledge and experience, encouraging others through building a supportive team environment.
• Support the development of a Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) and other change requirements.
• Assist and support the preparation of cost studies utilising historical data.
• Providing data for benchmarking information to meet specific needs.

Essential

• Stakeholder engagement and strong communication skills.
• Financial background, 2-3 years' experience. Someone looking to progress in finance sector.
• Public sector experience.
• Familiar with Oracle.

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Job Info

• Job Title: Finance Business Partner
• Company: Fusion People Ltd
• Location:
• Posted: Jan 30th 2026
• Closes: Mar 2nd 2026
• Sector:
• Contract: Contract
• Hours: Full Time

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