Senior Finance Business Partner - Tech

Bupa; Salford; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health insurer seeks a Senior Finance Business Partner to support the Functional Executive team in delivering financial processes and insights. The role involves presenting financial results, collaborating on forecasts, and providing strategic financial support to enhance decision-making. Candidates should possess a professional accountancy qualification and have at least 5 years of relevant experience. Bupa offers a competitive salary, flexible working options, and a comprehensive benefits package to support employee wellbeing.

Benefits

25 days holiday, increasing with service

Bupa health insurance

Enhanced pension plan and life insurance

Annual performance bonus

Onsite gyms or local discounts

Various online discounts and benefits

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in finance roles.
• Experience in business partnering with an executive team.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Provide finance support to the Functional Executive team.
• Deliver key financial processes including month-end and forecasts.
• Present technology function results to leadership.

Skills

Financial modeling

Investment appraisal

Business partnering

Financial analysis

Management accounting

Financial reporting

Data-driven decision making

Education

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

Job description

Job Description:

Senior Finance Business Partner – Tech

Locations: Manchester, Staines, Leeds, or London

Type: Permanent, Full-time (37.5 hours/week)

Salary: Competitive salary + fantastic benefits

We consider all types of flexibility, including locations, hours, and working patterns.

Join our UK support functions and play a key role in helping our customer-facing colleagues deliver exceptional customer service and patient care. No matter your role, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact and improve lives daily.

The role

Support the Head of Business Partnering by providing finance support to the Functional Executive team and their teams. Deliver key financial processes including month-end, rolling forecasts, and the three-year plan.

How you'll help us make health happen

• Present total technology function results for both regular and ad hoc cost reporting to BGIUK CIO and Technology Leadership Team.
• Review and finalize executive-level commentary for the Tech function, including monthly flash reports, ELOS, and functional/cost center reporting.
• Provide proactive financial support by understanding MU and functional strategy, transformation activities, and BAU, performing financial modeling including investment appraisals and scenario analysis.
• Collaborate with TCO Analysts to integrate contracts and licenses into planning and forecasting.
• Understand the Group/MU Finance landscape and engage relevant teams to support activities such as actuals, forecasts, planning, modeling, FP&R, systems, and tax.
• Be data-driven, ensuring budget holders have relevant information for decision-making and automating data provision where possible.

Key Skills / Qualifications

• Professional accountancy qualification (ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
• Minimum 5 years of experience in finance roles such as business partnering, financial analysis, planning/forecasting, management accounting, or financial reporting.
• Experience in business partnering with an executive team, confident in presenting analytics, challenging assumptions, and understanding corporate functions.
• Financial modeling and investment appraisal skills.
• Flexible, pragmatic, able to work under pressure, manage multiple priorities, and take a risk-based approach.

Benefits

Our benefits support holistic wellbeing, including mental, physical, financial, social, and environmental health. We promote flexible working and offer family-friendly benefits.

• 25 days holiday, increasing with service, with buy/sell options.
• Bupa health insurance.
• Enhanced pension plan and life insurance.
• Annual performance bonus.
• Onsite gyms or local discounts.
• Various online discounts and benefits.

Why Bupa?

As a health insurer and provider without shareholders, our focus is on our customers. Our mission is to help people live longer, healthier, and happier lives and to create a better world. We foster a culture of bravery, care, and responsibility.

We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants meeting minimum criteria and provide reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

Time Type: Full time

Job Area: Finance & Accounting

Location: Bupa Place