Finance Business Partner - IT & Technology

Vitae Financial Recruitment; England; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial recruitment agency seeks a Finance Business Partner to support large-scale IT and capital projects in Hertfordshire. The role focuses on partnering with stakeholders for accurate project costing, delivering financial analysis, and presenting insights to senior management. Qualified accountants with project finance experience and analytical skills are encouraged to apply. This is a great opportunity to step away from traditional month-end roles with limited month-end duties and offers competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with a strong project finance background.
• Experience in large-scale capital or technology projects is desirable.
• Strong skills in analytical thinking and problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to ensure accurate costing and tracking of projects.
• Deliver ongoing forecasts and scenario modelling.
• Provide commercial insights and challenge assumptions.

Skills

Project finance experience

Advanced Excel modelling

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Commercial awareness

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

Finance Business Partner - IT & Technology | Hertfordshire (Hybrid) | 65,000 - 70,000 + Bonus + Benefits

Fantastic opportunity to join a market leader with excellent career development scope. We are looking for an experienced and commercially focused Finance Business Partner to support a range of large-scale transformational projects that drive revenue growth and operational efficiency. This role will play a pivotal part in costing, analysing, and operationalising projects that contribute directly to organisational success. We are specifically looking for someone who has experience of IT, Technology or Capital projects and understands nuances around CAPEX and OPEX.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to step away from traditional, month-end heavy roles - here, month-end duties are minimal. Instead, you'll work closely with Project Managers and Operations Managers, supporting them on a raft of technology and capital investment projects. Exposure to large-scale capital projects would be highly advantageous.

You'll be involved in numerous high-profile projects in a fast-moving, dynamic environment with significant investment. This requires the ability to get up to speed quickly, partner effectively with the business, and present clear and insightful performance updates. You'll also have regular exposure to the executive team, providing reviews of performance, actuals versus budget, and explaining key variances through concise and impactful analysis.

What You'll Do

• Partner with stakeholders to ensure projects are accurately costed, tracked, and managed within budgets.
• Deliver ongoing forecasts and scenario modelling as assumptions evolve.
• Act as a trusted advisor, providing commercial insight, presenting to senior stakeholders, and constructively challenging assumptions to drive optimal outcomes.
• Develop and present financial reporting packs to monitor spend, forecast, risks, and opportunities.
• Provide ad-hoc financial analysis and guidance to project teams.
• Deliver clear, insightful performance summaries, highlighting variances and trends to the executive team.

What We're Looking For

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Strong project finance experience with excellent knowledge of Capex / Opex.
• Experience of working on large-scale capital or technology projects desirable.
• Advanced Excel modelling and PowerPoint skills.
• Comfortable working with large datasets and financial systems.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and influencing skills.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to work cross-functionally.
• Confident business partner, presenter, and challenger, able to build credibility with senior stakeholders.
• Self-starter with the ability to prioritise and thrive in a fast-paced environment with lots happening at once.

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