Finance Business Partner

Robertson Bell; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent organisation is seeking a Financial Analyst for a two-year fixed-term contract in Glasgow. The role involves delivering financial insights, managing stakeholder relationships, and supporting budgeting and forecasting processes within a service-led directorate. The ideal candidate should have strong modeling skills and be proactive in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Employer pension contribution of c.£14,000 pa.

Generous annual leave allowance

Unparalleled wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Possess strong communication and influencing skills.
• Demonstrate excellent Excel skills.
• Have solid experience in budgeting and forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with key stakeholders and deliver insightful analysis.
• Lead client meetings presenting financial insights clearly.
• Own month-end process with high-quality reporting.

Skills

Financial modelling

Budgeting

Forecasting

Communication

Excel

Education

Fully qualified accountant or finalist

Job description

Are you looking for a hands-on role where you can work closely with senior stakeholders and lead on client-facing financial reporting? Are you a confident finance professional with strong modelling skills and a passion for turning numbers into insight? Do you enjoy business partnering, challenging forecasts, and shaping budgets that drive real impact? If so, this could be the ideal opportunity for you.

We’re working with a prominent organisation undergoing significant change to recruit a Financial Analyst on a two-year fixed-term contract. This role will provide valuable financial support to a service-led directorate, delivering insightful analysis and modelling to inform budgeting, forecasting, and client reporting as part of a wider transformation.

In this role, you will:

• Build strong relationships across commercial, transformation, and senior leadership teams to influence key decisions.
• Act as a Financial Analyst, supporting a service-led directorate with budgeting, forecasting, and financial insight.
• Develop and maintain financial models to monitor budgets, challenge forecasts, and assess programme costs.
• Lead client meetings, presenting risks and opportunities in a clear and engaging way to non-finance specialists.
• Own the month-end process and deliver high-quality reporting for both internal and external stakeholders.

This position is based in Glasgow and offers hybrid working, requiring you to go into the office three days per week. You will also benefit from an employer pension contribution of c.£14,000 pa., a generous annual leave allowance and unparallelled wellbeing benefits.

The Ideal Candidate Will:

• Ideally be fully qualified however, finalist Accountants with a strong grasp of core accounting principles will be considered.
• Possess strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage effectively across a range of stakeholders.
• Demonstrate excellent Excel skills and be confident building and adapting models to support decision-making.
• Have solid experience in budgeting, forecasting, and financial modelling, with the ability to interpret numbers and tell a clear financial story.
• Be proactive, commercially aware, and capable of working independently in a complex, fast-paced environment.

Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis, so if you’re interested, apply now to avoid missing out!