Finance Business Partner - IT & Technology

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

Job summary

A leading financial recruitment firm is looking for a Finance Business Partner to work in Hertfordshire. This role involves partnering with stakeholders, providing commercial insights, and delivering financial reporting and analysis. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with project finance experience and strong analytical skills. This position offers a competitive salary of £65,000 - £70,000 with bonuses and benefits.

Benefits

Bonus

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Experience in large-scale capital or technology projects is desirable.
• Comfortable working with large datasets and financial systems.
• Self-starter with prioritization skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to manage project budgets.
• Deliver forecasts and scenario modeling.
• Provide financial analysis and guidance to project teams.

Skills

Project finance experience

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Commercial awareness

Influencing skills

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

Advanced Excel modelling

PowerPoint skills

Job description

Overview

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

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.