Finance Business Partner - Property

Michael Page (UK); Greater Lincolnshire; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A large multi-site healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Finance Business Partner - Property to oversee financial operations related to capital projects. The role requires a fully qualified accountant with strong business partnering experience and the ability to influence non-financial stakeholders. Involved in budget management, financial reporting, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards, this position offers hybrid working arrangements and a competitive daily rate.

Qualifications

• Experience in capital expenditure and project finance.
• Strong analytical skills for interpreting financial data.
• Familiarity with the healthcare or social care sector is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial insight and guidance for property-related initiatives.
• Ensure projects remain within budget and deliver value for money.
• Monitor financial performance and report variances to senior management.

Skills

Business partnering

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Financial reporting

Budgeting

Problem-solving

Education

Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Job description

• Partnering with the property team, driving best value across investment projects
• 6 month interim role

About Our Client

Our client is a large, multi-site organisation in the healthcare and social care sector, providing essential services across numerous communities. With thousands of employees and a vast portfolio of properties, they operate at significant scale and complexity. The organisation is continually investing in its facilities and infrastructure to enhance service delivery, which has led to the creation of this new finance role to strengthen financial oversight and support strategic growth.

Job Description

• Business partner with the property team to provide financial insight and guidance for all property-related initiatives
• Oversee capital expenditure budgets
• Ensuring projects remain within budget and deliver value for money
• Develop robust financial controls and governance for property investments and capital projects, safeguarding the organisation's assets
• Prepare, review, and present business cases and financial models for proposed property projects to support informed decision-making
• Monitor the financial performance of property projects and report on variances or risks to senior management
• Collaborate with non-financial stakeholders, translating complex data into clear insights to inform and influence decision-making
• Ensure all capital expenditures and asset accounting comply with relevant accounting standards and internal policies
• Identify and implement opportunities to enhance financial processes and efficiency in capital spending
• Support long-term financial planning for the property portfolio by forecasting future capital needs and assessing the financial impact of strategic decisions

The Successful Applicant

A successful Finance Business Partner - Property should have:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Proven finance business partnering experience, including involvement in capital expenditure and project finance (property sector experience is a plus)
• Strong understanding of financial control, budgeting, and capital investment appraisal
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and challenge senior non-financial stakeholders
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving skills, able to interpret complex financial data and provide strategic insights
• Experience working in a large, complex organisation (familiarity with the healthcare or social care sector is beneficial)
• Self-motivated and proactive, comfortable establishing a new role and driving improvements independently

What's on Offer

• £350 - £425 a day
• Hybrid working - 2 days a week onsite