Head of Finance Business Partnering

UK office / Hybrid (Salford Quays, Angel Court, Leeds, or Brighton)
Permanent

37.5 hours per week

We make health happen

At Bupa, we are dedicated to helping people live longer, healthier, and happier lives. Our mission is to be the world's most customer-centric healthcare company, and we achieve this by putting our customers at the heart of everything we do. As the Head of Finance Business Partnering, you will play a crucial role in supporting our mission by providing financial insight and oversight to our functional leaders, ensuring that our financial activities align with our strategic goals.

Key Responsibilities

As the Head of Finance Business Partnering, you will lead a team of approximately seven Business Partners, providing financial support, insight, and oversight to the UK 'Functional' Leaders and their teams. Your responsibilities will include:

Lead the financial planning and forecasting of gross costs (UK)

Provide framework for standardized reporting and cost management.

Support the annual and interim audit processes.

Identify opportunities to reduce third-party vendor costs

Finance Lead - transformation projects.

Build investment models, performing financial analysis

What We’re Looking For

To be successful in this role, you will need:

Professional accountancy qualification (ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent)

Finance business partnering experience - Executive level.

Strong cost management experience, preferably within regulated financial services or the healthcare sector.

Able to work under significant pressure, handle multiple priorities.

Broad commercial finance experience, including reporting, planning, forecasting, and analytics.

Experience in investment appraisal and building financial models.

Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.

Excellent communication and storytelling abilities.

Proven people management and leadership skills.

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social, and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family-friendly benefits.

In this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

25% Management Bonus

Life Insurance

Family Health Cover

Health and wellbeing programs

Flexible working arrangements

Why Bupa

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring, and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we 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.

If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: careers@bupa.com

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Head of Finance Business Partnering

Competitive Salary, bonus & benefits

UK office / Hybrid (Salford Quays, Angel Court, Leeds, or Brighton)
Permanent

37.5 hours per week

Closing date – 9th May 2025

We make health happen

At Bupa, we are dedicated to helping people live longer, healthier, and happier lives. Our mission is to be the world's most customer-centric healthcare company, and we achieve this by putting our customers at the heart of everything we do. As the Head of Finance Business Partnering, you will play a crucial role in supporting our mission by providing financial insight and oversight to our functional leaders, ensuring that our financial activities align with our strategic goals.

Key Responsibilities

As the Head of Finance Business Partnering, you will lead a team of approximately seven Business Partners, providing financial support, insight, and oversight to the UK 'Functional' Leaders and their teams. Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead the financial planning and forecasting of gross costs (UK)

• Provide framework for standardized reporting and cost management.

• Support the annual and interim audit processes.

• Identify opportunities to reduce third-party vendor costs

• Finance Lead - transformation projects.

• Build investment models, performing financial analysis

• Supporting & challenge Exec commercial decision-making.

• Manage financial risks & controls

What We’re Looking For

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Professional accountancy qualification (ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent)

• Finance business partnering experience - Executive level.

• Strong cost management experience, preferably within regulated financial services or the healthcare sector.

• Able to work under significant pressure, handle multiple priorities.

• Broad commercial finance experience, including reporting, planning, forecasting, and analytics.

• Experience in investment appraisal and building financial models.

• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication and storytelling abilities.

• Proven people management and leadership skills.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social, and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family-friendly benefits.

In this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• 25% Management Bonus

• Car Allowance

• Pension (contributory)

• Life Insurance

• Family Health Cover

• Health and wellbeing programs

• Flexible working arrangements

Why Bupa

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring, and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we 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.

If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: careers@bupa.com

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About the company

Bupa's origins and global headquarters are in the United Kingdom.