Finance Business Partner

Oakhill Recruitment Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Oakhill Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Finance Business Partner for our client in London to bridge finance and operations, owning project financials, driving margin insight and leading a live finance systems migration end to end.

You will partner with operational leads on project performance, perform variance analysis, and drive budgeting, forecasting and governance. Hybrid working – 3 days in the office, with flexible hours where possible.

Qualifications

• ACCA/CIMA/ACA qualified.
• Finance partnering experience within professional services.
• Comfortable working hands-on with transactional finance when needed.
• Advanced Excel and strong analytical rigour with high data volumes.
• Excellent stakeholder management - you’ll be the finance voice in the room.

Responsibilities

• Partner directly with operational leads on project performance, margin and commercial decision-making.
• Own project financial analysis - variance, out-of-scope activity, additional charging opportunities.
• Lead finance data validation, control and reconciliation through a systems migration, working across IT and finance teams.
• Drive budgeting, forecasting and planning for your partnered business units.
• Document migration controls and outcomes for audit and governance.
• Champion continuous improvement across finance process and reporting.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Finance partnering experience

Stakeholder management

Education

ACCA/CIMA/ACA qualified

Job description

Finance Business Partner - London

Fast-growing, multi-disciplinary professional services group is building out its finance function - and wants a qualified accountant ready to step into commercial finance partnering, not just report on it.

You’ll sit between finance and the operational business, owning project financials, driving margin insight, and leading a live finance systems migration end to end.

What you’ll do

• Partner directly with operational leads on project performance, margin and commercial decision-making
• Own project financial analysis - variance, out-of-scope activity, additional charging opportunities
• Lead finance data validation, control and reconciliation through a systems migration, working across IT and finance teams
• Drive budgeting, forecasting and planning for your partnered business units
• Document migration controls and outcomes for audit and governance
• Champion continuous improvement across finance process and reporting

What you’ll need

• ACCA/CIMA/ACA qualified
• Finance partnering experience within professional services
• Comfortable working hands-on with transactional finance when needed
• Advanced Excel and strong analytical rigour with high data volumes
• Excellent stakeholder management - you’ll be the finance voice in the room

Systems migration experience is a bonus, not a requirement.

Hybrid working - 3 days in the office.