Finance Business Partner

The Methodist Church in Britain; West End; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Private medical cover

Pension plan

Employee assistance programme

Blue Light Card discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Subsidised staff restaurant

Recognition programmes

Job summary

The London Clinic is seeking a Finance Business Partner to join the Commercial Finance team. You will provide financial insight on pricing, insurer contracts, joint ventures and new services, and support budgeting and forecasting for commercial and operational departments.

The role is hybrid, with three days onsite and 37.5 hours per week. You will develop financial models, dashboards and reporting processes, challenge assumptions with stakeholders, and help budget holders plan ahead to improve

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification is required.
• Strong Excel modelling skills.
• Understanding of financial processes and revenue cycle.
• Ability to evaluate commercial options and provide recommendations.
• Confidence to work with senior stakeholders and challenge constructively.
• Clear communication to colleagues outside Finance.
• Collaborative approach with attention to detail and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial insight across pricing, insurer contracts, joint ventures and new services.
• Assess commercial proposals, explain risks and opportunities, and support decisions that improve financial performance.
• Support annual price reviews, insurer contract negotiations and tenders through financial analysis and scenario modelling.
• Lead pricing for new procedures and services.
• Evaluate commercial opportunities, new services and business cases.
• Analyse joint venture performance and recommend improvements.
• Partner with departmental leaders on budgets, forecasts, financial performance and cost-saving opportunities.
• Deliver management reporting, explaining variances, risks and required actions.
• Develop financial models, dashboards and reporting processes to improve insight and decision making.
• Help budget holders understand performance, address variances and plan ahead.

Skills

Excel modelling

Financial processes

Commercial evaluation

Stakeholder management

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

Power BI

Job description

The Finance Business Partner post sits in the Commercial Finance team at The London Clinic, reporting to the Head of Commercial Finance. The role provides financial insight on pricing, insurer contracts, joint ventures and new services, alongside budgeting and forecasting for commercial and operational departments. It is hybrid, with three days a week onsite and 37.5 hours a week, and involves working closely with budget holders across the hospital. Fit depends on a recognised accountancy qualification: ACA, ACCA or CIMA.

What the job involves

• Provide financial insight across pricing, insurer contracts, joint ventures and new services
• Assess commercial proposals, explain risks and opportunities, and support decisions that strengthen the hospital's financial performance
• Support annual price reviews, insurer contract negotiations and tenders through financial analysis and scenario modelling
• Lead pricing for new procedures and services
• Evaluate commercial opportunities, new services and business cases
• Analyse joint venture performance and recommend improvements
• Partner with departmental leaders on budgets, forecasts, financial performance and cost saving opportunities
• Deliver management reporting, explaining variances, risks and the actions required
• Develop financial models, dashboards and reporting processes that improve insight and decision making
• Help budget holders understand performance, address variances and plan ahead

What’s required

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified accountant

Skills & knowledge

• Strong Excel modelling skills
• Sound understanding of financial processes and the revenue cycle
• Ability to evaluate commercial options and make well supported recommendations
• Confidence to work with senior stakeholders, establish credibility and challenge constructively
• Clear communication, particularly explaining financial information to colleagues outside Finance
• Collaborative approach, attention to detail and managing competing deadlines

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check may be required

Nice to have

• Healthcare experience
• Power BI skills

What’s offered

• Life insurance cover of four times salary, for full and part-time staff
• Private medical cover with fast-track access after probation
• Pension scheme with matched employer contributions
• Employee assistance programme with counselling and practical guidance
• Blue Light Card discounts across retail, holidays and days out
• Cycle to work and electric car schemes
• Subsidised staff restaurant
• Recognition programmes for achievements