Senior FP&A Business Partner

LLOYD'S REGISTER INTERNATIONAL; Southampton; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Pension scheme

Flexible benefits

Job summary

National Oceanography Centre in Southampton is seeking an experienced Senior FP&A Business Partner to enhance budgeting, forecasting and long-term financial planning. You will combine financial, operational and project data to support costing, pricing, investment decisions and business planning.

Working with the Head of Reporting Transformation and cross-functional teams, you’ll improve management reporting and develop reliable models, delivering insight-led financial analysis to support

Qualifications

• Experience in FP&A and financial planning
• Strong proficiency in forecasting and scenario analysis
• Proven track record in management reporting and business partnering

Responsibilities

• Support annual budgeting, forecasting and longer-term financial planning
• Develop financial models and perform scenario analysis to inform decisions
• Provide clear insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders
• Improve management reporting and business intelligence outputs

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Management reporting

Finance business partnering

Financial analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Excel

Data analysis

Job description

Senior FP&A Business Partner

National Oceanography Centre, Southampton

Permanent

Full time (37 hours per week)

£55,939 - £61,530

Who are we?

We are the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) - the UK’s leading institution for integrated coastal and deep ocean research. Through our ground-breaking research, collaboration, and game-changing innovation we work to gain a deeper understanding of our ocean, helping every living thing on our planet flourish.

We are made up of a dynamic and vibrant community focused on solving challenging long-term marine science problems, underpinning international and UK public policy, business and societal outcomes.

The ocean has the potential to provide the solutions to so many of the social, economic and environmental challenges we face worldwide. To truly harness the value of the ocean, we put ocean research, science and discovery at the heart of our culture.

Join us in shaping the future of oceanographic research and contribute your unique perspective to our organisation.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in strengthening FP&A capability across the National Oceanography Centre and supporting a more integrated, insight-led approach to financial planning and reporting.

As Senior FP&A Business Partner, you’ll support annual budgeting, forecasting, longer-term financial planning, financial modelling and scenario analysis, helping senior stakeholders understand performance, risks, opportunities and future planning assumptions.

Working closely with the Head of Reporting Transformation and teams across Strategic Finance, Strategic Business Development, science and operations, you’ll bring together financial, operational, pipeline and resource information to provide clear insight that supports costing, pricing, investment decisions and business planning.

You’ll also play an important role in improving management reporting, planning processes and business intelligence outputs, helping to ensure information is consistent, reliable and focused on what stakeholders need to make informed decisions.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a finance professional who wants to go beyond traditional reporting and play a key role in shaping how NOC uses financial and operational data to plan, understand performance and make better decisions.

About you

You will be an experienced analyst, financial planning, management reporting and finance business partnering professional, with a strong track record of supporting forecasting, scenario analysis, matrix reporting and performance reporting.

You’ll be confident producing clear financial analysis, insight and recommendations for senior stakeholders, turning complex financial, pipeline and resource information into meaningful management information. You’ll be comfortable providing constructive challenge, asking the right questions and using evidence to support better decision-making.

You’ll be a collaborative and commercially minded finance professional, able to build strong relationships across finance, reporting, systems and operational teams. You’ll also have an interest in improving how financial planning and reporting is delivered, identifying opportunities to simplify, automate and make better use of data.

Why NOC?

We offer a generous set of benefits, including:

• 30 days contractual annual leave, plus 3.5 extra closure days and bank holidays
• a 10% employer contribution pension scheme (with a 15% NI saving on employee contributions made above 5%, if in the salary sacrifice scheme)
• Death in Service (3 times annual salary) provided by Aviva from day one of employment, plus access to a range of other Aviva wellbeing services
• financial support for relocation
• a salary sacrifice scheme for electric / hybrid vehicles (qualifying period applies)
• access to our Employee Assistance Programme, offering free and confidential support on mental, physical, emotional, health and financial issues
• access to a flexible benefits portal offering online discounts, cashback and eGift cards
• a Cycle2Work scheme allowing employees to acquire bikes and accessories
• a great working environment with a number of social events, including summer and Christmas celebrations
• we are proud to be Living Wage Employer

Location

This position will be based in Southampton. The centre is well connected by public transport and has ample cycle parking in addition to free onsite car-parking with over 40 EV charging points.

We have a hybrid working approach where for most positions staff can work from home up to 2 days per week.

Submitting an application

We are committed to fostering diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We actively encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply for this position, as we strive to create a supportive and equitable environment where all voices are valued and heard.

Those seeking employment at NOC are considered solely on their qualifications, skills and experience, without regard to gender, gender identity, age, race, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, relationship status, family status (including pregnancy / maternity leave) or any other protected characteristic.

There is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who meet the minimum criteria of the position and declare a disability.

Date advert posted: 19/08/2026

Closing date: 16/09/2026. This vacancy may close earlier depending on the number of applicants.