Finance Business Partner

Avencia Consulting

Guiseley

Hybrid

GBP 65,000 - 90,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Hybrid working

Private medical insurance

Dental cover

Pension contribution

Life assurance

Travel insurance

Season ticket loan

Ongoing learning & development

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Avencia Consulting invites applications for a Finance Business Partner role in Leeds with hybrid working and a permanent contract. You will partner with leaders across underwriting, claims and operations to deliver high-quality financial insights and drive forecasting, budgeting and performance analysis.

You will build strong relationships, enhance management reporting and leverage Power BI to enable data-led decisions.

Qualifications

Proven experience as a Finance Business Partner or similar role.
Strong commercial awareness and ability to translate financial data for non-finance audiences.
Excellent analytical and problem‑solving capabilities.

Responsibilities

Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders across underwriting, claims, operations and leadership.
Deliver insightful management information and commercial analysis.
Support budgeting, forecasting and planning activities.
Analyse financial performance, trends, risks and opportunities.
Provide commentary and recommendations to support decision-making.
Develop and enhance management reporting and dashboards.
Improve the quality and accessibility of financial information.
Drive more data-led decision making across the business.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Finance Business Partner

Leeds Hybrid Working Permanent

We're working with a leading global speciality insurer who are looking to appoint a Finance Business Partner into a highly visible and commercially focused role. The Finance team plays a key role in supporting the performance, control and strategic direction of the business. Working collaboratively with leaders and stakeholders across the organisation, the team provides financial reporting, planning, analysis and insight to support well-informed business decisions.

This is an opportunity to join a Finance function that is closely connected to the wider business and focused on continuous improvement. The successful candidate will help strengthen reporting and management information, build effective relationships across functional areas, and contribute to the ongoing development of Finance support within a growing organisation.

Why This Role?

You'll have the opportunity to:

Influence business decisions through high-quality financial analysis and insight.
Play a key role in improving management information, reporting and forecasting capabilities.
Help drive greater use of data, dash boarding and emerging technologies, including AI.
Join the business during an exciting period of growth and transformation.
Shape the future structure of the Leeds finance team, with potential progression opportunities as the function expands.

What You'll Be Doing:

As a Finance Business Partner, you'll act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders across the business, helping them understand performance, identify opportunities, and make informed decisions.

Building strong relationships with stakeholders across underwriting, claims, operations and leadership teams.
Delivering insightful management information and commercial analysis.
Supporting budgeting, forecasting and planning activities.
Analysing financial performance, trends, risks and opportunities.
Providing meaningful commentary and recommendations to support decision-making.
Developing and enhancing management reporting and business dashboards.
Improving the quality and accessibility of financial information.
Helping drive more data-led decision making across the business.

What We're Looking For:

We're looking for someone who can quickly build credibility, work independently and make an impact from day one.

Essential:

Previous Finance Business Partnering experience.
Strong commercial awareness and stakeholder management skills.
Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting and financial planning.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving capability.
Strong accounting and finance knowledge.
Advanced Excel skills.
The ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-finance audiences.
A proactive, self-sufficient approach.

Highly Desirable:

Experience within insurance.
Experience within a regulated financial services environment.
ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification.
Power BI, dash boarding or advanced MI experience.Strong data and reporting skills.
Interest in AI and technology-enabled finance improvements.

What You'll Receive: