Finance Business Partner

Inspired

United Kingdom

Remote

GBP 65,000 - 90,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Training and development

Company pension

Life insurance

Enhanced maternity and paternity

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4pm finish on Friday

Job summary

Inspired is a market leading, technology-enabled provider of energy and sustainability solutions in the UK, supporting businesses to transition to net zero carbon. We are looking for a Finance Business Partner: Optimisation to join our Finance team.

This role is home based with occasional travel to offices. The role partners with Optimisation leadership, project managers and commercial teams to improve profitability, manage cash flow and ensure robust forecasting across multiple projects.

Qualifications

Qualified accountant with extensive finance business partnering experience.
Experience supporting large capital and infrastructure projects.
Strong understanding of project accounting and IFRS 15.

Responsibilities

Act as the finance lead for a portfolio of Optimisation projects.
Partner with Project Managers and Commercial Teams to improve financial performance.
Provide financial insight to support operational decision-making.
Challenge assumptions and provide recommendations to improve project profitability.
Support operational teams in understanding project financial performance.
Prepare monthly project forecasts and annual budgets.
Analyse project cost performance against budget.
Produce monthly cash flow forecasts.
Review committed costs and forecast final account positions.
Monitor project margins throughout the project lifecycle.
Produce monthly management reports.
Analyse project variances and explain financial movements.
Prepare profitability reports by project, contract and business unit.
Present financial performance to senior management.
Develop dashboards and KPI reporting.

Skills

Finance partnering

Commercial acumen

Forecasting

Analytical skills

Power BI

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics

Power BI

Sage

Excel

Job description

Inspired is a market leading, technology-enabled provider of energy and sustainability solutions in the UK - supporting businesses to transition to net zero carbon and manage their response to climate change.

Established in 2000, we became the first publicly quoted advisor following a successful AIM debut in 2011. We are now the UK’s number one destination for businesses seeking expert insight and advisory services to help them manage their energy costs, reduce their carbon emissions and prove their net zero carbon and ESG strategies to their investors and customers

We are looking for a Finance Business Partner: Optimisation to join our successful Finance team. This role is home based with occasional travel to offices required.

Role and Responsibilities

Optimisation Solutions within Inspired consists of a range of technology led products and solutions designed to reduce energy demand and deliver energy efficiency to a range of B2B clients across a vast number of industries. Solutions can range from energy efficiency lighting, solar PV, energy storage, CHP (combined Heat and Power solutions), voltage optimisation and ORC (Organic Rankine Cycle). Inspired’s Optimisation Solutions are at the forefront of the dive towards energy sustainability and a zero-carbon future.

Inspired are seeking an experienced, driven, high-calibre Finance Business Partner to provide commercial financial support to a large portfolio of Optimisation (Energy sustainability and efficiency) Projects seeing the financial process through from pre-tender to completion and beyond. The role partners with the Inspired Energy Optimisation leadership team, Project Managers, Commercial Managers, Quantity Surveyors, and Operational Leaders to improve financial performance, ensure robust forecasting, manage project risks, and support strategic decision‑making.

The successful candidate will combine strong financial expertise with commercial acumen to maximise project profitability, improve cash flow, and ensure effective financial governance across multiple optimisation projects.

The successful candidate's responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

Business Partnering

Act as the finance lead for a portfolio of Optimisation projects.
Partner with Project Managers and Commercial Teams to improve financial performance.
Provide financial insight to support operational decision-making.
Challenge assumptions and provide recommendations to improve project profitability.
Support operational teams in understanding project financial performance.
Prepare monthly project forecasts and annual budgets.
Analyse project cost performance against budget.
Produce accurate cash flow forecasts.
Review committed costs and forecast final account positions.
Monitor project margins throughout the project lifecycle.
Produce monthly management reports.
Analyse project variances and explain financial movements.
Prepare profitability reports by project, contract and business unit.
Present financial performance to senior management.
Develop dashboards and KPI reporting.

Commercial Support

Review contract profitability.
Support pricing decisions during tender submissions.
Evaluate commercial risks and opportunities.
Assist with business cases for new projects.
Support contract negotiations with financial analysis.

Cost Control

Monitor labour, plant, subcontractor and material costs.
Identify cost overruns early and recommend corrective actions.
Review project overhead allocations.
Ensure project costs are accurately captured.

Working Capital & Cash Flow

Support applications for payment and revenue recognition.
Review payment schedules and supplier commitments.
Ensure compliance with company financial controls.
Support month-end and year-end reporting.
Review project accruals and provisions as necessary.
Ensure revenue recognition complies with accounting standards for construction projects.
Assist with audit requirements.

Performance Improvement