Finance Business Partner

POhWER; Portsmouth; Remote; GBP 39,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a Finance Business Partner to join a dynamic finance team. This role, which offers the flexibility of home-based work with occasional travel, involves providing essential business partnering services to operations teams and senior leaders. The successful candidate will oversee financial aspects of contract bidding and lead monthly financial reviews. Ideal for CIMA or CCAB qualified accountants, this position welcomes candidates eager to diversify into new sectors. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to diversity and inclusion, where your contributions will significantly impact financial strategy and operations.

Benefits

25 Days Annual Leave

Cash Wellbeing Healthcare Plan Cover

Death in Service Benefit

3% Employer Contribution

Option to Buy Up to 5 Days Annual Leave

Discretionary Shutdown Days at Christmas

1 Community Leave Day per Annum

Bike to Work Scheme

Qualifications

• CIMA or CCAB qualified accountant preferred.
• Management accounting experience in service provision or manufacturing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for management information and business partnering to operations teams.
• Lead monthly financial reviews and annual budget setting process.

Skills

Excel Skills

Financial Presentation

Forecasting

Finance Reviews

Budget Setting

Costing

Communication Skills

Relationship Building

Education

CIMA or CCAB Qualified Accountant

Part-Qualified Accountant with Relevant Experience

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Finance Business Partner to join our finance team at POhWER.

The post will be home-based with occasional travel to our Stevenage or Birmingham offices.

Contract type: Permanent

Full time: 37 hours, 5 days per week working Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm

Salary: £39,873 - £45,000 per annum (dependent on experience) + Benefits

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave
• Cash Wellbeing Healthcare Plan Cover
• Death in service benefit
• 3% employer contribution
• Option to buy up to 5 days annual leave
• Discretionary shutdown days at Christmas
• 1 Community Leave Day per annum
• Bike to work scheme

About The Role

With the support of one direct report, our successful candidate will be responsible for management information and providing an effective business partnering service to operations teams and senior leaders. The role also involves partnering with the tendering team, overseeing financial aspects of contract bidding, and producing analysis for annual pricing reviews.

Reporting to the Head of Finance, the successful candidate will lead monthly financial reviews and the annual budget setting process. No sector experience is required; candidates with management accounting experience in service provision or manufacturing environments seeking sector diversification are encouraged to apply.

About You

Ideally, you will be a CIMA or CCAB qualified accountant. Candidates who are part-qualified but have relevant work experience will also be considered.

Your Experience And Skills Will Include

• Extensive Excel skills and ability to manipulate large datasets into management information.
• Experience presenting complex financial information to non-finance professionals.
• Experience producing forecasts through collaborative engagement.
• Experience leading finance reviews and variance analysis.
• Experience in budget setting.
• Experience with product or service costing.
• Excellent communication skills and relationship-building abilities across organizational areas.
• Ability to balance providing budget holders with a service and holding them accountable for delivery.

How To Apply

We are eager to onboard a successful candidate promptly. Please apply soon, as the position may close early if we receive many applications.

Submit your CV and a cover letter (no longer than 1 A4 page), including your reasons for applying, how you meet the criteria, and your notice period.

Application deadline: 09:00am, Monday 19th May 2025

Interviews: 27-29 May 2025

Location of Interviews: Remote (via Microsoft Teams or Zoom)

We seek candidates who embody our core values and demonstrate them in their work.

If you do not hear back within two weeks of the deadline, please consider your application unsuccessful.

For an informal discussion, contact 0300 456 2370 and ask for Laura Barnes, Head of Finance.

A standard DBS check will be required.

POhWER is an equal opportunities employer, holder of the Investors in People Silver award, and a member of the MINDFUL EMPLOYER scheme. We are committed to diversity and inclusion, and disabled applicants meeting the criteria will be guaranteed an interview.