Senior Finance Business Partner

Pro‑Recruitment Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

London University is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to influence strategic decisions across Faculties, Global Units and Professional Services, delivering financial insight and long-term sustainability. Hybrid working in London with a competitive salary £58,000 - £62,255.

Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will lead budgeting, forecasting and management accounting, provide expert financial advice, and support deployment of Technology One while developing the team and partnering with

Qualifications

• CCAB qualified or finalist with substantial financial management experience.
• Strong financial planning, reporting, forecasting and performance management.
• Staff management experience with developing and coaching teams.
• Excellent analytical skills and evidence-based recommendations.
• Experience with commercial drivers, strategic decision-making and business performance.
• Experience partnering with finance and non-finance stakeholders; strong information for decision-making.
• Ideally familiar with Technology One.

Responsibilities

• Prepare budgets, forecasts and monthly management accounts with analysis for budget holders.
• Produce reports and cost-driver analysis for stakeholders and decision-making.
• Oversee management accounts preparation and liaise with finance to ensure accuracy.
• Provide advanced financial analysis to support resource allocation and planning.
• Offer expert financial advice to Leadership Team to shape planning and control.
• Support implementation of Technology One, including user training for budget holders.
• Lead, support and evaluate the Finance Business Partner team with KPI setting.

Skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

Leadership

Coaching

Forecasting

Data interpretation

Education

CCAB Qualified or finalist

Tools

Technology One

Job description

Senior Finance Business Partner | £58,000 - £62,255 | Permanent | London - Hybrid Working

For a leading London university, we're recruiting a Senior Finance Business Partner. Reporting to the Head of Finance, this role will support a number of senior leaders in a variety of Faculties, Global Units, and Professional Services areas to deliver financial insight and strategic support for decision-making. The Senior Finance Business Partner is a highly visible role, influencing major decisions, supporting diverse activities, and ensuring long-term financial sustainability. This is a key role offering a unique opportunity to combine commercial finance expertise with genuine social impact whilst working in a collaborative, ambition and supporting environment, encouraging innovation, continuous improvement and professional development.

Main Duties:

• Prepare budgets, forecasts, and monthly management accounts with review and interpretation of results, MI, risks and opportunities for budget holders
• Produce reports and analysis on cost drivers for stakeholders, and provide analysis on complex data sets for decision-making
• Oversee the team's preparation of management accounts liaising with the financial accounting team to ensure all transactions and journals are robust and accurate
• Produce advanced financial analysis and decision-support to support resource allocation and strategic planning
• Provide expert financial advice to Leadership Team to shape effective planning and control, building strong working relationships
• Support the implementation of Technology One, including the roll‑out of user training and workshops for budget holders on finance processes
• Lead, support and motivate the Finance Business Partner including performance management and KPI setting

Person Specification:

• CCAB qualified or finalist level with substantial financial management experience
• Significant financial planning, reporting, forecasting and performance management experience
• Staff management experience including developing, motivating and coaching
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - able to interpret complex financial and operational data, produce insightful commentary and evidence-based recommendations
• Strong experience and understanding of commercial drivers, strategic decision-making and business performance
• Excellent experience of partnering with finance and non-finance stakeholders, and producing first-rate information for decision-making
• Ideally experience with Technology One

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