Finance Business Partner

CIPD Enterprises Limited; Wimbledon; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Personal development allowance

Pension scheme

Wellbeing cashback

Job summary

CIPD Enterprises Limited in Wimbledon is seeking a Finance Business Partner to join the Finance team, responsible for accounting, reporting and business partnering with key stakeholders across Digital & Technology, Trust, Content and Community Engagement. This permanent, full-time role (35 hours) offers £60,000-£65,000 plus benefits and a hybrid and flexible working arrangement.

You will lead budgeting, forecasting and management accounts, provide timely insights to budget-holders, support

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent) or qualified by experience.
• Experience as finance business partner working with non-finance stakeholders.
• Strong Excel skills and ERP/NetSuite experience.
• Commercial mindset with profitability insight.

Responsibilities

• Partner with budget-holders to interpret data and shape strategic direction.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and ad hoc reports.
• Provide timely financial insights to budget-holders for budgeting control.
• Support directors with ad hoc analysis and commentary.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and rolling forecasts with risks and opportunities.
• Provide variance analysis for Board reporting.

Skills

Excel skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Budgeting & forecasting

Communication

Organization

Collaboration

Problem solving

Education

ACCA/CIMA/ACA or equivalent

Tools

NetSuite

ERP systems

Job description

Finance Business Partner

£60,000 - £65,000 + benefits

Permanent

Full-time (35 hours per week)

Wimbledon (hybrid and flexible working)

The role

As a Finance Business Partner, you will be part of the Finance team and you will be responsible for accounting, reporting and business partnering with key business stakeholders and directorates such as Digital & Technology, Trust, Content, and Community Engagement.

What you’ll be doing

• Business partnering budget-holders by interpreting financial data, providing insights and helping shape strategic direction, constructively challenging where appropriate
• Analysing, interpreting and communicating financial and performance data through monthly and ad hoc reporting
• Providing timely information and advice to budget-holders to support effective management of their budgets and business areas
• Supporting Directors with ad hoc financial analysis, reports, challenge and advice for their directorate’s activity
• Performing monthly accounting and producing management accounts for supported teams and directorates
• Providing data, analysis and commentary to support organisation-level management accounts
• Working with budget-holders to produce annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and rolling forecasts, highlighting risks, opportunities and progress against strategic objectives
• Providing variance analysis and commentary against prior year actuals, forecasts and budgets for Board and Executive Team reporting
• People management responsibilities

What you'll need to be successful

• Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent) or qualified by relevant experience
• Proven experience operating as a finance business partner, working closely with non-finance stakeholders to influence decision-making
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret financial data and translate it into clear, actionable insight for budget holders
• Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, and management accounts production
• Confident communicator, able to build credibility and influence at all levels, including with senior stakeholders
• Strong Excel skills, with experience using accounting/ERP systems (e.g. NetSuite or similar)
• Commercial mindset, with the ability to understand profitability drivers and link financial performance to business strategy
• Experience identifying variances, risks, and opportunities, and proactively flagging these to stakeholders
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders and competing priorities to tight deadlines
• A collaborative, proactive approach, comfortable challenging and supporting budget holders in equal measure

About us

We’ve been championing better work and working lives for over 100 years. We help organisations thrive by focusing on their people, supporting our economies and societies. We’re the professional body for HR, L&D, OD and all people professionals – experts in people, work and change. With over 160,000 members globally – and a growing community using our research, insights and learning – we give trusted advice and offer independent thought leadership. And we are a leading voice in the call for good work that creates value for everyone.

We offer an inclusive and collaborative working environment, a wide range of development opportunities and a competitive benefits package, including 28 days’ annual leave (with the option to buy and sell), a personal development allowance, access to an award-winning pension scheme and a strong focus on wellbeing, including a cashback health scheme. We also support colleagues at different life stages, with enhanced parental leave, fertility and family-forming support, and support for those who are full-time carers for their loved ones.

We value everyone as an individual and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where different perspectives are welcomed, ensuring fair opportunities for all and strengthening how we work and deliver impact together.

Please note, the deadline for applications is on Monday 9 November.