Senior Finance Business Partner

Optum; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Optum is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner for a 12-month fixed-term contract in Leeds. This role involves leading a team, managing financial accounts, and partnering with commercial teams to drive business objectives. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with strong financial analysis skills and a strategic mindset, ready to make a significant impact on health equity.

Qualifications

• Qualified finance professional with a passion for strategic business partnering.
• Strong grounding in financial analysis and commercial outlook.
• Experience managing and supporting a team.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Management Accountants.
• Manage production of monthly accounts and assess commercial opportunities.
• Communicate and partner with non-financial stakeholders.

Skills

Financial analysis

Strategic business partnering

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Qualified accountant

Job description

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Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data, and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits, and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Here at Optum UK, we are excited to share a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Senior Finance Business Partner to join us on a 12-month fixed-term contract covering maternity leave.

We’re looking for an ambitious, motivated, and inquisitive finance partner to join our highly valued operational finance team. As a Senior Finance Business Partner, you will be pivotal in driving the business towards achieving its long-term objectives by partnering with our commercial teams.

If you are driven by building successful partnerships across the business whilst leading and developing a high-performing team, then this could be a great fit for you.

This fixed-term contract position is to start in September 2025 and is a hybrid working role. Our finance team meets weekly in our Leeds (LS19 6BA) office for collaborative meetings.

What you’ll do

As a Senior Finance Business Partner, you will lead, mentor, and develop a team of Management Accountants. You will manage the production of monthly accounts and assess commercial opportunities from quotes to contracts.

Commercially focused, you will work effectively at a senior management level with both finance and non-financial stakeholders. You will own rolling sales forecasts for business units, identifying risks and opportunities with suggested actions and analysis. You will communicate and partner with non-financial stakeholders, providing support across the department.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Having an in-depth knowledge of key business drivers and how these translate into business performance.
• Managing, leading, and developing a team of management accountants in producing monthly accounts and assessing commercial opportunities.
• Supporting sales projects including financial modelling, operational tracking, and analyzing the impacts of projects on both the business unit and the wider organization.

You will be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that challenges you and provides clear development opportunities.

Who you’ll be

We need you to be a qualified finance professional with a passion for strategic business partnering and leading a highly experienced team. You should have a strong grounding in financial analysis and a broader commercial outlook to support growth and initiatives.

Collaboration is essential; you will work proactively with the wider business and communicate effectively with non-financial colleagues. You will have a solution-oriented approach, be results-driven, and aim to drive strategic and commercial outcomes.

Technical skills and experience required:

• Qualified accountant
• Experience working with commercial or sales stakeholders, providing cost base or revenue forecasting
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure and meet deadlines
• Confidence in influencing senior stakeholders
• Previous experience managing and supporting a team

Please note you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without restrictions in the country where you are applying. Proof of eligibility will be required.

All telecommuters must adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and improve the healthcare system for everyone. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and to addressing health disparities and promoting health equity.