Finance Business Partner

CIPD; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Development allowance

Pension scheme

Wellbeing programme

Enhanced parental leave

Fertility support

Caregiver support

Job summary

CIPD in Wimbledon is recruiting an Advert Finance Business Partner to join our finance team. You will partner with budget-holders, interpret financial data, and help shape strategic direction, while operating in a hybrid and flexible working pattern.

You’ll produce monthly management accounts, support budgeting, forecasting and rolling forecasts, and provide commentary for boards. The role requires a qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA or equivalent), strong Excel skills and experience with ERP

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant or equivalent experience.
• Experience partnering with non-finance stakeholders to influence decisions.
• Proven budgeting and forecasting experience.
• Ability to translate financial data into clear insights.

Responsibilities

• Partner with budget-holders to interpret data and influence strategic direction.
• Produce monthly and ad hoc financial reporting and analysis.
• Provide timely information to support budget management.
• Support Directors with ad hoc financial analysis and commentary.
• Prepare monthly accounts and management accounts for teams.
• Deliver organisation-wide management accounts data and commentary.
• Assist with annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and rolling forecasts.
• Provide variance analysis and commentary for Board reporting.
• Manage people as part of the role.

Skills

Finance partnering

Data interpretation

Stakeholder influence

Advanced Excel

ERP systems

Education

ACCA / CIMA / ACA or equivalent

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

Advert Finance Business Partner £60,000 - £65,000 + benefits Permanent Full-time (35 hours per week) Wimbledon (hybrid and flexible working)

What you’ll be doing

• Business partnering budget-holders by interpreting financial data, providing insights and helping shape strategic direction, constructively challenging where appropriate
• Analysing, interpreting and communicating financial and performance data through monthly and ad hoc reporting
• Providing timely information and advice to budget-holders to support effective management of their budgets and business areas
• Supporting Directors with ad hoc financial analysis, reports, challenge and advice for their directorate’s activity
• Performing monthly accounting and producing management accounts for supported teams and directorates
• Providing data, analysis and commentary to support organisation-level management accounts
• Working with budget-holders to produce annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and rolling forecasts, highlighting risks, opportunities and progress against strategic objectives
• Providing variance analysis and commentary against prior year actuals, forecasts and budgets for Board and Executive Team reporting
• People management responsibilities

What you'll need to be successful

• Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent) or qualified by relevant experience
• Proven experience operating as a finance business partner, working closely with non-finance stakeholders to influence decision-making
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret financial data and translate it into clear, actionable insight for budget holders
• Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, and management accounts production
• Confident communicator, able to build credibility and influence at all levels, including with senior stakeholders
• Strong Excel skills, with experience using accounting/ERP systems (e.g. NetSuite or similar)
• Commercial mindset, with the ability to understand profitability drivers and link financial performance to business strategy
• Experience identifying variances, risks, and opportunities, and proactively flagging these to stakeholders
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders and competing priorities to tight deadlines
• A collaborative, proactive approach, comfortable challenging and supporting budget holders in equal measure

About us

We’ve been championing better work and working lives for over 100 years. We help organisations thrive by focusing on their people, supporting our economies and societies. We’re the professional body for HR, L&D, OD and all people professionals – experts in people, work and change. With over 160,000 members globally – and a growing community using our research, insights and learning – we give trusted advice and offer independent thought leadership. And we are a leading voice in the call for good work that creates value for everyone.

We offer an inclusive and collaborative working environment, a wide range of development opportunities and a competitive benefits package.

• 28 days’ annual leave (with the option to buy and sell)
• a personal development allowance
• access to an award-winning pension scheme
• a strong focus on wellbeing, including a cashback health scheme
• enhanced parental leave
• fertility and family-forming support
• support for those who are full-time carers for their loved ones

We value everyone as an individual and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where different perspectives are welcomed, ensuring fair opportunities for all and strengthening how we work and deliver impact together.