Finance Business Partner

Service Care; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 45 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Service Care Solutions are recruiting on behalf of a public sector organisation in London for a Finance Business Partner to join the team on a temporary basis. The postholder will be responsible for forecasting, budget monitoring, financial analysis and reporting, and will support stakeholders and directors with financial decision making. Location: London.

Start Date: ASAP. Contract: Temporary (3 months initial). Salary: umbrella or PAYE options available.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant or QBE with finance business partner experience.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting skills.
• Experience using SAP and SAC for financial analysis.
• Excellent communication with senior stakeholders.

Responsabilités

• Produce monthly forecasts, support annual budget planning and contribute to medium-term financial forecasting.
• Prepare and maintain budget monitoring reports, analyse income and expenditure and variances.
• Interpret financial performance and present evidence-based recommendations to directors.
• Provide financial advice to Fire Stations, Operational Resilience and Control teams.
• Use SAP and Excel to analyse data and improve reporting processes.

Connaissances

Advanced Excel

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Stakeholder communication

Formation

Fully qualified accountant

Outils

SAP

SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)

Excel

Description du poste

Finance Business Partner

Location: London Contract: Temporary (3 months initial) Salary: £334.60 umbrella / £291.29 PAYE Inclusive / £259.92 PAYE Exclusive Start Date: ASAP Contact: [e-mail]

Job Description

Service Care Solutions are recruiting on behalf of a public sector organisation in London for a Finance Business Partner to join the team on a temporary basis. The postholder will be responsible for forecasting, budget monitoring, financial analysis and reporting, and will support stakeholders and directors with financial decision making.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce monthly forecasts, support annual budget planning and contribute to medium-term financial forecasting, ensuring financial information is accurate and up to date.
• Prepare and maintain budget monitoring reports, analyse income and expenditure, identify variances against budget and provide timely financial updates to support internal reporting requirements.
• Interpret financial performance, explain forecast movements and complex financial issues, and present clear, evidence-based recommendations to directors and operational stakeholders.
• Work closely with Fire Stations, Operational Resilience and Control teams to provide financial advice, challenge assumptions constructively and support informed financial and operational decision‑making.
• Use SAP, Excel and associated reporting tools to analyse financial data, maintain accurate records and improve reporting processes, data quality and the efficiency of financial management.

Candidate Criteria

• Fully qualified accountant, or QBE, with proven experience in a Finance Business Partner or similar role, with strong practical experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial monitoring and management reporting.
• Strong Excel skills with experience in excel model building, and experience using financial systems such as SAP or similar platforms.
• Experience with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) would be advantageous.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain financial performance and variances clearly to senior stakeholders, challenge constructively and build effective working relationships across operational teams.
• A proactive, organised and commercially aware professional who can work autonomously, manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.