Finance Business Partner

Edward Mann; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Edward Mann in London is seeking a commercially minded Finance Business Partner to join a growing consultancy.

This role supports multiple business units with financial reporting, management information and analysis to help drive profitability and business performance.

Qualifications

• Experience in management accounting, FP&A, financial analysis or finance business partnering.
• Experience within professional services or consultancy environments is advantageous.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver financial reporting and management information across multiple business units.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes.
• Analyse actual performance against budgets and forecasts, investigating variances and highlighting key trends.
• Conduct cost analysis, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and cost control.
• Monitor business unit performance and profitability, providing insights to support commercial decisions.
• Partner with operational and senior stakeholders to explain financial results and challenge performance where appropriate.
• Develop reporting and analysis to improve financial visibility and business performance.
• Identify opportunities to enhance financial processes, reporting accuracy and commercial outcomes.

Skills

Management accounting

FP&A

Financial analysis

Finance business partnering

Excel

Communication to non-finance

Education

Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

Excel

Job description

Qualification: Part-qualified or Qualified

We are looking for a commercially minded Finance Business Partner to join a growing consultancy business in London.

This is a varied role supporting multiple business units, providing financial reporting, management information and analysis to help drive business performance and profitability.

Working closely with stakeholders across the business, you will play a key role in budgeting, forecasting, cost analysis and financial planning, translating financial data into meaningful insights that support commercial decision-making.

Candidates with experience in professional services or consultancy environments would be particularly well suited to this opportunity.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver financial reporting and management information across multiple business units.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes.
• Analyse actual performance against budgets and forecasts, investigating variances and highlighting key trends.
• Conduct cost analysis, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and cost control.
• Monitor business unit performance and profitability, providing insights to support commercial decisions.
• Partner with operational and senior stakeholders to explain financial results and challenge performance where appropriate.
• Develop reporting and analysis to improve financial visibility and business performance.
• Identify opportunities to enhance financial processes, reporting accuracy and commercial outcomes.

About You

• Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Experience in management accounting, FP&A, financial analysis or finance business partnering.
• Experience within a professional services or consultancy business would be highly advantageous.
• Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Commercially minded, with an appreciation of cost drivers, business performance and profitability.
• Confident communicating financial information to non-finance stakeholders.
• Strong Excel skills and the ability to turn financial data into clear, actionable insights.