Finance Business partner (investment assessment)

Leisure (Operations); Camberley; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension with matched contributions up 

Bonus scheme

Private healthcare

Wellbeing support

Gym membership

Training & development

Employee discounts

Life assurance

Job summary

Places Leisure, part of the Places for People group, seeks a skilled FP&A professional to support strategic investment decisions. You will build robust financial models, evaluate capital investments, growth ventures and partnerships, and provide clear recommendations to senior stakeholders while aligning with governance and controls across the investment lifecycle.

Collaborating with operational, commercial and finance teams, you will monitor performance, enhance reporting tools and contribute

Qualifications

• Proven experience of investment appraisal and business-case evaluation.
• Strong financial modelling skills including ROI/NPV/IRR analysis.
• Ability to present complex financial analysis to senior stakeholders.
• Knowledge of financial standards and governance.

Responsibilities

• Develop robust financial models and assess investment returns and risks.
• Prepare business cases showing commercial viability and strategic fit.
• Monitor investment performance and support reporting automation.

Skills

Investment appraisal

Advanced Excel modelling

Investment governance

Presenting to senior stakeholders

Power BI

Anaplan

Financial standards

Tools

Power BI

Anaplan

Job description

This role will be working for Places Leisure part of the Places for People group. As the UK's leading Social Enterprise, we move lives forward every day by building, managing and supporting thriving Communities. From new homes, social housing and student accommodation to leisure, education and Community initiatives, our work makes a positive difference to millions of People across the UK. And that takes People who care about doing the right thing. People who are ambitious, ready to grow and motivated to make a difference through the work they do.

We're looking for Colleagues who bring energy, curiosity and ownership. People who enjoy being challenged, support those around them and want to keep raising the bar. Because when we perform at our best, we create more opportunities to invest in our Customers, our Communities and each other.

Experience matters, but it's only part of the story. If you share our values and want to build a career where your work has real impact, we'd love to hear from you.

More about your role

This role forms part of the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team within Places Leisure and plays a key role in supporting strategic decision-making across the business. With a primary focus on investment appraisal, you will evaluate capital investments, growth initiatives, partnerships and new business opportunities, providing clear financial insight to support commercial decision-making.

You will develop robust financial models, assess investment returns and risks, and prepare business cases that demonstrate the commercial viability and strategic fit of proposed opportunities. Working closely with operational, commercial and finance teams, you will translate complex financial information into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders, while ensuring investment decisions are supported by appropriate governance and controls throughout the investment lifecycle.

In addition, you will monitor investment performance, enhance financial modelling and reporting tools, support the automation of reporting processes, and help align the investment pipeline with Places Leisure's long-term growth strategy and business objectives.

Essential criteria

• Proven experience of investment appraisal, financial modelling and business-case evaluation, including ROI, NPV, IRR and payback calculations.
• Advanced Excel modelling skills, including scenario planning, sensitivity analysis and risk quantification.
• Experience assessing the commercial viability and strategic fit of investments, new ventures or business-development opportunities.
• Experience presenting complex financial analysis and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of financial standards, investment governance and capital-allocation frameworks.

More about you

You combine strong commercial judgement with detailed financial analysis and can explain your findings in a clear, practical way. You are comfortable partnering with finance, commercial and operational teams, constructively challenging assumptions and helping stakeholders make informed decisions. Experience using Power BI, planning tools such as Anaplan or reporting automation would help you make an early impact, although these are not essential.

What you'll get

You’ll receive:

• Salary £65,000
• Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
• Bonus scheme for colleagues at 2%
• Option to buy or sell days
• Healthcare cashback plan for everyday medical costs, with private GP and health support services available
• Comprehensive wellbeing support including counselling, flu jabs, our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and access to our Wellbeing Hub, supporting your mental, physical and financial wellbeing
• Access to Our Place Rewards, offering discounts and savings on groceries, travel, shopping, home products and other lifestyle purchases
• Ongoing training, professional qualifications, internal development programmes and career progression opportunities
• Recognition programmes including Star Awards and Colleague Awards, celebrating achievements and recognising great work
• Strong focus on inclusion, wellbeing and colleague engagement
• Free membership to Places Gyms
• Life Assurance to provide financial security for your loved ones, alongside access to will writing services to help you plan for the future with confidence