Finance Business Partner

Stanton House; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with bonus

Generous holiday allowance

Pension contributions

Private medical cover

Wellbeing benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

A leading UK financial services organisation is seeking a Finance Business Partner to support business strategy and decision-making. This role involves providing financial planning, analysis, and commercial support across a dynamic business line. Key responsibilities include relationship building with stakeholders, forward-looking financial analysis, and ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks. The company offers a competitive salary with bonuses, generous holidays, and a supportive culture with hybrid working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant or equivalent experience.
• Ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.
• Experience partnering with business leaders in a commercial context.
• Commercial awareness and ability to link numbers to strategy.
• Organised, adaptable, detail‑oriented and proactive in a fast paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with stakeholders to understand business drivers.
• Provide forward-looking financial analysis to support strategic decisions.
• Support financial controls and ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks.
• Contribute to budget, forecast and multi‑year planning processes.
• Analyse revenue, costs and performance drivers to inform decisions.
• Support pricing, investment and operating model decisions.
• Conduct benchmarking and market reviews to inform strategy.
• Identify initiatives to improve efficiency and profitability.
• Work with teams to produce actionable financial and operational insights.
• Ensure reporting is clear, timely and decision focused.
• Support robust financial controls and accurate reporting.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory frameworks.

Skills

Analytical skills

Advanced Excel capability

Strong communication skills

Commercial awareness

Detail-oriented

Education

Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA, CIPFA)

Tools

Excel

Job description

We are partnering with a leading UK financial services organisation to recruit a Finance Business Partner within its Commercial Finance function. This role offers the opportunity to support business strategy and decision-making by working closely with senior leadership.

The business has recently received private equity investment and is now entering its next stage of growth, undergoing a major digital transformation project.

The Finance Business Partner will provide financial planning, analysis, and commercial support across a dynamic business line, playing a key role in shaping both strategic and operational decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Build relationships with stakeholders to understand business drivers and opportunities.
• Provide forward‑looking financial analysis to support strategic decisions.
• Balance commercial, client, and organisational considerations in recommendations.
• Contribute to budget, forecast, and multi‑year planning processes.
• Analyse revenue, costs, and performance drivers to inform decisions.
• Support pricing, investment, and operating model decisions.
• Conduct benchmarking and market reviews to inform strategy.
• Identify initiatives to improve efficiency and profitability.
• Work with teams to produce actionable financial and operational insights.
• Ensure reporting is clear, timely, and decision focused.
• Support robust financial controls and accurate reporting.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory frameworks.

Requirements

• Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA, CIPFA) or equivalent experience.
• Strong analytical skills and advanced Excel capability.
• Ability to translate complex data into actionable insight.
• Experience partnering with business leaders in a commercial context.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Commercial awareness and ability to link numbers to strategy.
• Organised, adaptable, detail‑oriented, and proactive.
• Hybrid working (approx. 3 days in‑office) and flexible arrangements considered.
• Competitive salary with bonus and regular reviews.
• Generous holiday allowance and flexible options.
• Pension contributions, private medical cover, and wellbeing benefits.
• Hybrid and flexible working, supportive culture, employee networks.

If you believe you meet the criteria above, we encourage you to apply. Due to the high volume of applications, we may be unable to respond to unsuccessful candidates.