Finance Business Partner

Cedar; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Cedar is seeking an experienced Finance Business Partner for a 12-month maternity cover to work with senior management and budget holders. You will provide financial insight, challenge and forward-looking analysis to support performance and strategic decisions.

The role focuses on strengthening financial accountability, improving management information and aligning financial decisions with priorities, governance requirements and value-for-money principles.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with 2+ years post-qualified experience in finance partnering, FP&A, or management reporting.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and performance reporting experience.
• Ability to translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior stakeholders and budget holders to provide financial insight and challenge.
• Lead monthly performance reviews, including variance and trend analysis, identifying risks and opportunities.
• Support budgeting, in-year forecasting and long-term financial planning.
• Develop financial models and scenario analysis for key decisions and investments.
• Contribute to business cases, investment decisions and wider organisational strategies.
• Develop KPIs, dashboards and management information to improve decision-making.
• Promote strong financial controls and governance within budgets and policies.

Skills

Excel

Financial systems

Data skills

Stakeholder management

Commercial finance

Education

Professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA)

Tools

BI tools

Job description

A leading and highly regulated organisation is looking for an experienced Finance Business Partner to join its Finance function for a 12-month maternity cover.

This is a visible and influential role, partnering with senior management and budget holders to provide financial insight, constructive challenge and forward-looking analysis that supports business performance and strategic decision-making.

You will play a key role in strengthening financial accountability, improving management information and ensuring financial decisions are aligned with organisational priorities, governance requirements and value-for-money principles.

The Role

As Finance Business Partner, you will:

• Partner with senior stakeholders and budget holders, providing clear and commercially focused financial insight and challenge.
• Lead monthly performance reviews, including variance and trend analysis, identifying key risks, opportunities and performance drivers.
• Support annual budgeting, in-year forecasting and longer-term financial planning.
• Develop financial models and undertake scenario analysis to assess the impact of key decisions, pressures and investment opportunities.
• Provide financial input into business cases, investment decisions and wider organisational initiatives.
• Develop meaningful KPIs, dashboards and management information to improve visibility and decision-making.
• Promote strong financial control and governance, ensuring activity remains within approved budgets and policies.
• Contribute to improvements in finance processes, reporting and systems, including the use of automation and business intelligence tools.
• Provide ad hoc analysis and support wider Finance and FP&A priorities as required.

You will be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent) with a minimum of 2 years' post-qualified experience and a strong track record within finance business partnering, FP&A, management reporting or a related commercial finance environment.

• Strong experience of budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and performance reporting.
• The ability to translate complex financial and operational information into clear, actionable insight.
• Experience supporting strategic planning, business cases, investment appraisal and scenario modelling.
• Confidence partnering with senior stakeholders and non-finance colleagues, with the ability to challenge constructively and influence decisions.
• Strong Excel and financial systems/data skills, ideally including experience with reporting or business intelligence tools.
• A good understanding of financial controls, governance and working within a regulated or accountability-focused environment.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the credibility to operate effectively at senior level.

If you are a qualified accountant looking for a senior Finance Business Partner position where you can combine commercial insight, financial analysis and strategic stakeholder partnering, we would be keen to hear from you.