Finance Business Partner

Morson Edge; Greater London; Hybride; GBP 101 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Morson Group is recruiting an experienced Finance Business Partner – Technology in Central London. This hybrid role combines 2 days in the office with 3 days remote work each week, and a day rate of £550–£650 inside IR35 for an initial 6-month contract.

You will partner with the CTO and technology leadership to provide financial insight, challenge and commercial support to influence strategic investments and business decisions.

Qualifications

• Senior finance business partnering experience, ideally in Technology/IT.
• Strong planning, budgeting, forecasting and management reporting.
• Understanding of technology operating models and digital transformation.
• Experience managing complex technology budgets and costs.
• Knowledge of cloud economics and software/licensing costs.
• Experience challenging technology investments and financial assumptions.
• Commercial awareness with procurement and supplier negotiations.

Responsabilités

• Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and performance management for the Technology portfolio.
• Own monthly financial reporting, identify variances, risks and opportunities.
• Partner with CTO and technology leaders to shape strategy and support investment decisions.
• Provide financial challenge and scrutiny across programmes and investment proposals.
• Ensure major programmes have budgets, measurable benefits and value realisation plans.
• Support procurement with supplier negotiations, contract reviews and commercial decisions.
• Maintain control of technology costs and FTE against the budget.
• Review cloud consumption, software licensing, hosting and development resources.
• Identify cost reduction opportunities while protecting resilience and priorities.
• Provide benchmarking and insight into industry best practice.
• Translate complex financial information into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders.

Connaissances

Senior finance partnering

Budgeting & forecasting

Technology cost management

Stakeholder management

Formation

CIMA/ACCA/ACA or equivalent

Outils

ERP systems

Excel / BI tools

Description du poste

Finance Business Partner – Technology

Location: Central London
Contract: 6 months initially
Working Pattern: Hybrid (2 days office 3 days remote each week)
Day Rate: £550 to £650 per day (inside IR35)

Morson are recruiting for an experienced Finance Business Partner – Technology to support a major organisation within its Technology Finance function.

This is a specialist finance role requiring strong commercial finance expertise and an understanding of technology operating models, digital transformation, cloud economics and software delivery.

You will partner with the CTO and senior technology leadership team, providing financial insight, constructive challenge and commercial support to influence strategic investment and business decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and performance management across the Technology portfolio.
• Own monthly financial reporting, identifying key variances, risks and opportunities.
• Partner with the CTO and senior technology leaders to shape strategy and support investment decisions.
• Provide financial challenge and scrutiny across technology programmes, business cases and investment proposals.
• Ensure major programmes have clear budgets, measurable benefits and defined value realisation plans.
• Support Procurement with supplier negotiations, contract reviews and commercial decisions.
• Maintain control of technology costs and FTE against the 2026/27 budget.
• Review and manage key technology cost drivers, including cloud consumption, software licensing, infrastructure, hosting, cyber security and development resources.
• Identify cost reduction opportunities whilst protecting operational resilience and strategic priorities.
• Provide technology cost benchmarking and insight into industry best practice.
• Translate complex financial and technology information into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders.

Essential Experience

• Proven experience in a senior finance business partnering role, ideally supporting a Technology or IT function.
• Strong financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and management reporting experience.
• Understanding of technology operating models and digital transformation.
• Experience managing complex technology budgets and cost structures.
• Knowledge of cloud economics, software licensing, infrastructure and third-party technology costs.
• Experience challenging technology investment proposals, business cases and financial assumptions.
• Strong commercial awareness, with experience supporting procurement and supplier negotiations.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders, including CTOs and technology leadership teams.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate financial information into commercial insight.

Key Experience Areas

• Technology Finance Business Partnering
• Cloud Cost Management
• Software Licensing
• IT Infrastructure and Hosting
• Cyber Security Costs
• Technology Investment Governance
• Digital Transformation
• Budgeting and Forecasting
• Procurement and Supplier Management
• Cost Reduction and Financial Performance