Finance Business Partner

Venn Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Venn Group is recruiting an experienced Finance Business Partner for a leading London university within its Planning and Business Partnering team. The role focuses on delivering financial performance and enabling strategic decision-making across academic Schools.

You will partner with Schools to drive budgeting and forecasting, support year-end reporting and deliver financial insights to senior management. Hybrid working in London is available to accommodate flexible work styles.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in financial business partnering, management accounting or similar.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis within a complex organisation.
• Ability to influence and build relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, governance and value for money principles.
• Excellent analytical, communication and organisational skills.
• Experience of managing competing priorities and working to tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Schools to deliver financial performance in line with the University’s financial plan.
• Build strong relationships with senior leaders, influencing outcomes and promoting financial accountability.
• Lead on budgeting, forecasting and financial planning activities at School level.
• Support the production of year-end results and ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Provide training and support to budget holders to strengthen financial management capability.
• Deliver high-quality financial information and insights to senior management and stakeholders.
• Produce analysis on areas such as student numbers, staff costs, programme profitability and project performance.
• Support business case development through investment appraisal and financial modelling.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes and reporting.
• Lead on service improvement initiatives and support change management activities.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement, transparency and innovation within Finance.

Skills

Financial planning

Management accounting

Stakeholder influence

Budgeting & forecasting

Financial reporting

Analytical skills

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Finance Business Partner to join a leading London-based university within its Planning and Business Partnering team. This role plays a key part in delivering financial performance and supporting strategic decision-making across academic Schools.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with Schools to deliver financial performance in line with the University’s financial plan.
• Build strong relationships with senior leaders, influencing outcomes and promoting financial accountability.
• Lead on budgeting, forecasting and financial planning activities at School level.
• Support the production of year-end results and ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Provide training and support to budget holders to strengthen financial management capability.
• Deliver high-quality financial information and insights to senior management and stakeholders.
• Produce analysis on areas such as student numbers, staff costs, programme profitability and project performance.
• Support business case development through investment appraisal and financial modelling.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes and reporting.
• Lead on service improvement initiatives and support change management activities.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement, transparency and innovation within Finance.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Strong experience in financial business partnering, management accounting or similar
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis within a complex organisation
• Ability to influence and build relationships with senior stakeholders
• Strong understanding of financial controls, governance and value for money principles
• Excellent analytical, communication and organisational skills
• Experience of managing competing priorities and working to tight deadlines

Job title: Finance Business Partner

Department: Finance

Location: London (Hybrid working available)