Contract type Permanent & Full-time
Location London, UK
Salary £ 70,025 - 70,026 per year
Hours
40 hours per week
About the Organisation
British Medical Association (BMA) is the professional association and trade union for doctors and medical students in the UK. It is prominent and influential at the heart of the current debate over the future of healthcare provision. The BMA speaks for doctors at all stages of their careers and is a leading voice on a wide range of professional and political issues affecting medicine and health.
The policy directorate's critical function is ensuring that the BMA leads debates on the range of public health, healthcare, and workforce issues. Equally critical is ensuring that our committees and internal structures work effectively and dynamically. The General Practitioners Committee (GPC) is the only body that represents all GPs in the UK. It deals with all matters affecting NHS GPs, regardless of BMA membership.
About the role
We're looking for a Finance Business Partner to join our Finance team to partner with our Commercial and Estates functions. In this newly created role, the Finance Business Partner will be a trusted advisor to the Senior Leadership team and Directors, providing financial analysis and insight to support the successful running of the BMA estate. (This includes BMA House in Central London and our National Offices).
They will also contribute to the key refurbishment and improvement projects within BMA House, a grade-listed building, creating financial plans that contribute to the long-term sustainability of the asset and providing an opportunity to increase revenue for the Association.
If you're an experienced Finance Business Partner with strong commercial/ business acumen skills, with knowledge of estates management, construction projects, hospitality or venues management then this could be the next career opportunity for you.
Responsibilities
- Supporting the calculations with regards to service charges (as part of lease negotiations) to ensure that appropriate costs are recovered.
- Support the project in optimising tax costs, liaising with internal and external support as necessary.
- Analysing project expenses and providing commentary on progress and any variances.
- Overseeing project records and contracts to ensure terms are adhered to. Taking responsibility for all financial information provided to the business, and the associatedrecommendations, using all available data and analytics tools.
- Challenging weaknesses in process compliance within the business and reporting on control effectiveness.
- Engaging early and supporting managers in navigating business case and procurement processes, includingmonitoring contract spend, ensuring contract compliance, and supporting early tendering for contracts andensuring relevant advice is sought on business cases and advising on affordability.
- Providing strategic advice and analysis on financial impact, performance and risk to stakeholders and through this contributing to strategic direction of the wider business area.
- Support the business in demonstrating value for money in the delivery of the strategic objectives.
- Building and maintaining key relationships, in particular developing trust and rapport. This includes managing expectation of senior managers and stakeholders.
- Developing a good understanding of the business, seeking out opportunities to better understand thecommercial and operational drivers.
- Contribute to the professional leadership and the wider finance function, working collaboratively withfinance business partners and seeking ways to continuously improve the function, ensuring that appropriatelocal controls are in place and those with financial responsibilities are appropriately trained and informed.
Skills:
- Qualified accountant with previous experience in financial business partnering in a commercial setting.
- Expertise evidenced by qualification with a recognised professional accounting body (CCAB or equivalent).
- Confident communicator, comfortable with advising and challenging senior business leaders, including theability to put financial issues into layman’s terms for non-specialist audiences.
- Builds trust, enabling a balance of working in partnership and offering constructive challenge
- Highly proficient in using and interpreting data and analytics to support analysis and decision making,identifying gaps in data and reporting, and working with colleagues to develop additional reporting asrequired.
- Ability to work on own initiative and manage competing needs of a number of different key stakeholders.
- Proactively produces innovative and creative suggestions to generate opportunities for organisational improvement and effectiveness.
- Proactively takes responsibility for achieving outcomes, constructively challenges, and drives performance.
Communication:
- Communication, influencing, and developing relationships are key to the success of this role. Working veryclosely with directorate/department heads to constantly review operational activity, discuss, and explainbusiness performance, communicate regular financial/KPI information, as well as providing expert financialadvice and insightful reporting to support decision making
- The role works predominantly with internal colleagues but would have regular contact with both externaland internal auditors/business consultants as necessary. Engagement with external suppliers to ensure
- products/services meet the needs of the BMA.
- Advanced interpersonal skills are required to gain clear agreement and commitment from others throughdiscussion, negotiating, and navigating challenges from others.
- Needs to have the presence/gravitas to present with skill and confidence in order to influence change.
- 30 days' annual Leave plus bank holidays and a BMA company day
- Double matching pension contributions 12%
- Additional leave (after completion of the probationary period)
- Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) with free
- Learning and Development/training opportunities
- Season ticket loan (up to £10,000) after completion of probationary period
Conditions of employment
- You must have the right to work in the UK
Working locations
- Hybrid model, working in the London office and remotely
How to apply
- If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please apply online .
- If you require any reasonable adjustments or additional support at any point during the application process, please email recruitment@bma.org.uk
Interviews
- Only selected candidates will be invited for an interview.
Contract type Permanent & Full-time Closing date 16 Jun 2025 05:00 PM Location London, UK Salary £ 70,025 - 70,026 per year
Hours
40 hours per week
About the Organisation
British Medical Association (BMA) is the professional association and trade union for doctors and medical students in the UK. It is prominent and influential at the heart of the current debate over the future of healthcare provision. The BMA speaks for doctors at all stages of their careers and is a leading voice on a wide range of professional and political issues affecting medicine and health.
The policy directorate's critical function is ensuring that the BMA leads debates on the range of public health, healthcare, and workforce issues. Equally critical is ensuring that our committees and internal structures work effectively and dynamically. The General Practitioners Committee (GPC) is the only body that represents all GPs in the UK. It deals with all matters affecting NHS GPs, regardless of BMA membership.
About the role
We're looking for a Finance Business Partner to join our Finance team to partner with our Commercial and Estates functions. In this newly created role, the Finance Business Partner will be a trusted advisor to the Senior Leadership team and Directors, providing financial analysis and insight to support the successful running of the BMA estate. (This includes BMA House in Central London and our National Offices).
They will also contribute to the key refurbishment and improvement projects within BMA House, a grade-listed building, creating financial plans that contribute to the long-term sustainability of the asset and providing an opportunity to increase revenue for the Association.
If you're an experienced Finance Business Partner with strong commercial/ business acumen skills, with knowledge of estates management, construction projects, hospitality or venues management then this could be the next career opportunity for you.
Responsibilities
- Supporting the calculations with regards to service charges (as part of lease negotiations) to ensure that appropriate costs are recovered.
- Support the project in optimising tax costs, liaising with internal and external support as necessary.
- Analysing project expenses and providing commentary on progress and any variances.
- Overseeing project records and contracts to ensure terms are adhered to. Taking responsibility for all financial information provided to the business, and the associatedrecommendations, using all available data and analytics tools.
- Challenging weaknesses in process compliance within the business and reporting on control effectiveness.
- Engaging early and supporting managers in navigating business case and procurement processes, includingmonitoring contract spend, ensuring contract compliance, and supporting early tendering for contracts andensuring relevant advice is sought on business cases and advising on affordability.
- Providing strategic advice and analysis on financial impact, performance and risk to stakeholders and through this contributing to strategic direction of the wider business area.
- Support the business in demonstrating value for money in the delivery of the strategic objectives.
- Building and maintaining key relationships, in particular developing trust and rapport. This includes managing expectation of senior managers and stakeholders.
- Developing a good understanding of the business, seeking out opportunities to better understand thecommercial and operational drivers.
- Contribute to the professional leadership and the wider finance function, working collaboratively withfinance business partners and seeking ways to continuously improve the function, ensuring that appropriatelocal controls are in place and those with financial responsibilities are appropriately trained and informed.
Skills, Competencies& Experience
Skills:
- Qualified accountant with previous experience in financial business partnering in a commercial setting.
- Expertise evidenced by qualification with a recognised professional accounting body (CCAB or equivalent).
- Confident communicator, comfortable with advising and challenging senior business leaders, including theability to put financial issues into layman’s terms for non-specialist audiences.
- Builds trust, enabling a balance of working in partnership and offering constructive challenge
- Highly proficient in using and interpreting data and analytics to support analysis and decision making,identifying gaps in data and reporting, and working with colleagues to develop additional reporting asrequired.
- Ability to work on own initiative and manage competing needs of a number of different key stakeholders.
- Proactively produces innovative and creative suggestions to generate opportunities for organisational improvement and effectiveness.
- Proactively takes responsibility for achieving outcomes, constructively challenges, and drives performance.
Communication:
- Communication, influencing, and developing relationships are key to the success of this role. Working veryclosely with directorate/department heads to constantly review operational activity, discuss, and explainbusiness performance, communicate regular financial/KPI information, as well as providing expert financialadvice and insightful reporting to support decision making
- The role works predominantly with internal colleagues but would have regular contact with both externaland internal auditors/business consultants as necessary. Engagement with external suppliers to ensure
- products/services meet the needs of the BMA.
- Advanced interpersonal skills are required to gain clear agreement and commitment from others throughdiscussion, negotiating, and navigating challenges from others.
- Needs to have the presence/gravitas to present with skill and confidence in order to influence change.
Compensation & Benefits
- 30 days' annual Leave plus bank holidays and a BMA company day
- Double matching pension contributions 12%
- Additional leave (after completion of the probationary period)
- Gym and subsidised café at BMA House
- Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) with free
- Learning and Development/training opportunities
- Season ticket loan (up to £10,000) after completion of probationary period
Conditions of employment
- You must have the right to work in the UK
Working locations
- Hybrid model, working in the London office and remotely
How to apply
- If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please apply online .
- If you require any reasonable adjustments or additional support at any point during the application process, please email recruitment@bma.org.uk
Interviews
- Only selected candidates will be invited for an interview.
Policies
BMA is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination based on age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, and knowledge as we recognise that diversity makes us stronger.
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United Kingdom London
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