Finance Business Partner

Bupa; Salford; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health insurer is seeking a Finance Business Partner to provide strategic financial support and insight. Located in Salford Quays, this full-time role involves influencing decisions and collaborating with senior stakeholders. The ideal candidate has a professional accountancy qualification and strong experience in business partnering at the executive level. Competitive salary, benefits, and a supportive work environment included.

Benefits

25 days holiday, increasing with service

Enhanced pension and life insurance

Access to health and dental insurance

Mental health and wellbeing support

Discounts on Bupa products and services

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Professional accountancy qualification required.
• Experience in business partnering is crucial.
• Able to present complex financial insights clearly.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial control and insight across functions.
• Deliver executive-level commentary on finances.
• Support strategic decision-making through financial modelling.

Skills

Professional accountancy qualification (ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Experience in business partnering at Executive Team level

Financial modelling

Strong influencing skills

Confident communicator

Job description

Job Description:

Finance Business Partner

Salford Quays (Bupa Place, M50 3SP), Staines (Willow House, TW18 3DZ) or London (Angel Court, EC2R 7HJ)

Full time (37.5 hours)

Permanent

Salary starting at £51,400 per annum (DOE) plus fantastic Bupa Benefits including 10% bonus

We make health happen

At Bupa, we’re driven by a clear purpose: helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. That means every decision we make is about delivering better care and support.

As a Finance Business Partner, you’ll play a key role in helping our teams make informed decisions that support our mission. You’ll be part of the BGIUK Finance function, working closely with our Executive Team and senior leaders to provide financial insight, challenge thinking, and help shape the future of health and care at Bupa.

What makes this role different? You’ll be a true partner to the business – not just crunching numbers, but helping us tell the story behind them. You’ll influence strategy, support transformation, and make sure our financial decisions are grounded in data and aligned with our values.

How you’ll help us make health happen

• Provide financial control and insight across one or more functions within BGIUK.
• Deliver clear, executive-level commentary and reporting on functional finances.
• Support strategic decision-making through financial modelling, investment appraisals and scenario planning.
• Collaborate with teams across Bupa to ensure accurate forecasting, planning and reporting.
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor and challenger.

Key skills / qualifications needed for this role

• Professional accountancy qualification (ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) is essential
• Experience in business partnering at Executive Team level, with strong influencing skills is required
• Skilled in financial modelling and investment appraisal.
• Confident communicator – able to present complex financial insights in a clear, engaging way to stakeholders of all levels.
• Experience in healthcare or regulated financial services is a plus.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family-friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• 25 days holiday, increasing with service, plus the option to buy or sell
• Enhanced pension and life insurance
• Access to Bupa health and dental insurance
• Mental health and wellbeing support
• Discounts on Bupa products and services
• Career development opportunities and internal mobility

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”. We champion diversity and understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

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