Finance Business Partner - UK & Africa

Bupa; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare company in the UK seeks a Finance Business Partner to support strategic vision and profitability goals. This role involves delivering insights for growth, analyzing key performance drivers, and collaborating with commercial teams. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with strong analytical and communication skills. A commitment to diversity and employee wellbeing is emphasized, with numerous benefits including enhanced pension and health insurance.

Benefits

25 days holiday, increasing with service

Enhanced pension and life insurance

Access to health and dental insurance

Mental health and wellbeing support

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in business partnering at all levels is essential.
• Proven experience in financial analysis, preferably in insurance or financial services.
• Strong stakeholder management experience and ability to work across teams.

Responsibilities

• Partner with teams to support commercial success and achieve profit and growth targets.
• Deliver monthly performance reporting, including P&L analysis for senior stakeholders.
• Support planning and forecasting processes, including annual operating plans.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Financial analysis

Advanced Excel skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical mindset

Education

Qualified accountant

Job description

As a Finance Business Partner, you'll play a vital role in supporting our strategic vision and profitability goals. You'll partner with commercial teams to deliver insights that drive growth, efficiency, and better outcomes for our customers. This is your chance to make a real impact in a global organisation that values innovation, collaboration, and care.

Responsibilities

• Partner with UK & Africa teams to support commercial success and achieve profit and growth targets.
• Deliver monthly performance reporting, including P&L analysis and insightful commentaries for senior stakeholders.
• Support planning and forecasting processes, including annual operating plans and rolling forecasts.
• Analyse key performance drivers such as claims and commission trends, providing actionable insights.
• Develop robust financial business cases for commercial decisions, pricing initiatives, and transformation projects.
• Build strong relationships across finance and non-finance teams, influencing outcomes and sharing knowledge.
• Ensure compliance with governance, audit, and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with strong commercial awareness – please specify your qualification on your application.
• Experience in business partnering at all levels is essential.
• Proven experience in financial analysis, ideally within insurance or financial services.
• Highly analytical with advanced Excel skills and a knack for turning data into clear insights.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, able to bridge financial and non-financial understanding.
• Strong stakeholder management experience and ability to work across teams.
• Proactive, adaptable, and comfortable in a fast-paced environment.
• A team player with a curious mindset and a drive to go beyond expectations.

Company Purpose and Values

At Bupa, our purpose is simple: helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. With no shareholders, our customers are at the heart of everything we do. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

Diversity and Inclusion

We encourage all of our people to "Be you at Bupa". We champion diversity and understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday, increasing with service, plus the option to buy or sell
• Enhanced pension and life insurance
• Access to Bupa health and dental insurance
• Mental health and wellbeing support
• Discounts on Bupa products and services
• Career development opportunities and internal mobility