Finance Business Partner

Tribal Group; West of England, Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Cash Plan

Private Medical Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Parental leave package

Buy/Sell holiday

Work overseas up to 8 weeks/year

E-Learning opportunities

Volunteer days

Achievers reward platform

Job summary

The Finance Business Partner role at Tribal Group combines commercial finance with strategic analysis to support decision-making and planning aligned with our long-term objectives.

You’ll actively monitor P&L and KPIs, influence pricing, and partner with product and commercial teams to model opportunities and risks. Based in Bristol or Sheffield with a hybrid work pattern, you’ll travel to the other office for key meetings.

Qualifications

• ACCA/ACA/CIMA or similar required.
• Strong commercial business partnering experience.
• Significant demonstrable experience in financial modelling for pricing, investments and projects.
• Experience within the education sector is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Actively monitor monthly P&L performance and KPIs with commercial insight.
• Drive the Executive Team to deliver the Group’s financial objectives and support planning.
• Collaborate with commercial and product teams to develop pricing models and contract structures.
• Prepare monthly sales pipelines and support pricing decisions and bid governance.
• Support negotiations for major opportunities with financial modelling and risk assessment.
• Develop and maintain governance processes, templates, and evaluation tools.
• Coach teams to understand SaaS commercial models and pricing terms.
• Manage product pricing governance and changes for new products.
• Lead annual budgeting process with challenge to ensure realistic targets.

Skills

Commercial partnering

Stakeholder engagement

Financial modelling

Education

ACCA / ACA / CIMA or similar

Job description

Are you ready to bring your financial expertise to a company that's already revolutionising the Education sector?

Join our Management and Support Services and play a key role in driving real, meaningful change!

Tribal is a leading EdTech business providing market‑leading software solutions to the global education market. We strive to research, develop and deliver the products, services and solutions needed by education institutes worldwide to support their primary goals of educating students, providing optimum learning experiences and ultimately delivering successful outcomes.

The Management and Support Services are the link between finance and the business, acting as trusted advisors, providing valuable insight to ensure the leadership team and the wider business understand and effectively manage financial implications and performance.

This role is hybrid, based out of either our Bristol or Sheffield office — your choice. You'll have a regular presence at your chosen base, with travel to the other office for key meetings. Travel to your secondary office is claimable.

The Role

The purpose of the Finance Business Partner role is to provide high‑quality commercial finance support, strategic analysis and forward‑looking insight to drive effective decision‑making and business planning in line with Tribal’s long‑term strategic objectives.

• Actively monitor monthly P&L performance and KPIs with commercial insight to identify areas for challenge and improvement.
• Drive the Executive Team in delivering the Group’s annual financial objectives, and play an active and visible role within the relevant Senior Management Team to ensure expectations are understood and they receive high quality support in planning and executing business performance improvements.
• Collaborating with the commercial and product teams to develop new commercial models, partnership structures or contract schedules, ensuring financial considerations are fully assessed.
• Prepare the monthly sales pipeline forecast for the financial year and provide support for pricing on bids and management of deal governance.
• Supporting negotiations for major commercial opportunities by contributing to financial models, scenario analysis and risk assessments.
• Developing and maintaining strong commercial governance processes, including templates, models and financial evaluation tools.
• Coaching and supporting teams across the business to strengthen understanding of SaaS commercial models, financial principles and contract terms.
• Manage product pricing governance, recommending appropriate price changes or pricing for new products as appropriate.
• Lead on the critical assumptions in the annual budget process, providing challenge and guidance to the Executive Team to ensure targets and assumptions are appropriate.

The skills you’ll need:

• A relevant accountancy qualification (ACCA / ACA / CIMA or similar)
• Strong commercial business partnering experience
• Effective stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills, supported by a solid grasp of commercial principles
• Significant demonstrable experience in financial modelling for pricing, investments and projects

It would be great if you had:

• Experience working within the education sector

What can Tribal offer you?

We offer a range of exceptional benefits to support your wellbeing and work‑life balance:

• including a comprehensive Health Cash Plan,
• Private Medical Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme,
• along with a generous parental leave package
• the ability to buy or sell holiday each year.
• option of working overseas (subject to approval) for up to 8 weeks per year.
• You’ll also have access to E‑Learning Opportunities to enhance your skills,
• Volunteer Days to give back to your community
• access to Achievers, our reward and recognition platform, to ensure you can thrive both personally and professionally in a supportive and rewarding environment.

We’re committed to creating an environment that enables employees to balance their responsibilities inside and outside of work and encourage and support a range of flexible working patterns for all colleagues. If you need flexibility, apply and discuss your needs with us.

As an equal opportunity employer, Tribal celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We make sure that our recruitment and selection processes never discriminate based upon any protected characteristics and actively welcome applications from all groups, not least those underrepresented in the tech sector.

AI IN RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION

We understand many people use AI tools to help with their applications and we’re comfortable with that when used responsibly. What matters to us is honesty. Please don’t use AI to misrepresent your skills or experience, as it affects fairness and may lead us to withdraw your application. We value authenticity and want to get to know the real you. Please note that all of our formal interviews will be carried out with a strict ‘camera on’ policy and you will be asked to verify your identity as part of the formal interview process.