Senior Finance Business Partner

We are working with one of the world's leading institutions in public health and global health research to recruit a Senior Finance Business Partner.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a globally recognised organisation whose work is helping to improve health and wellbeing around the world. You'll play an important role in supporting its wider mission, working closely with senior stakeholders and providing the financial insight needed to support key decisions across the organisation.

The role offers considerable scope to make an impact, with responsibility for developing business partnering relationships, improving financial reporting and playing a key role in a major finance systems implementation. You'll also be joining a close-knit, collaborative finance team that values autonomy, initiative and fresh ideas.

About the role

You will take a leading role in providing high-quality financial insight and business partnering support across a number of key areas of the organisation.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Building strong relationships with senior stakeholders, including Executive-level colleagues, to provide meaningful financial insight and support informed decision-making.

• Leading the monthly management accounts, budgeting and forecasting processes for your areas of responsibility.

• Providing clear, insightful financial commentary, explaining the story behind the numbers and constructively challenging stakeholders where appropriate.

• Supporting a range of business areas, including Estates, IT and International Partnerships.

• Playing a key role in the implementation of a new T1 finance system, replacing the existing Agresso system.

• Reviewing and developing existing financial reporting, building improved management accounts, faculty reports and interactive dashboards.

• Identifying opportunities to automate processes, improve efficiency and reduce manual reporting.

• Mentoring and supporting a developing Finance Business Partner, helping to build their confidence and business partnering capability.

• Developing relationships with an international business unit, including regular financial reviews and engagement with overseas colleagues.

About you

You will be a qualified or finalist accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA), with proven experience in a Finance Business Partnering position. Previous Senior Finance Business Partner experience would be advantageous.

You will also demonstrate:

• Strong commercial finance experience, with the ability to understand business priorities and translate financial information into practical insight.

• A track record of leading management accounts, budgeting and forecasting processes.

• Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to engage, influence and challenge senior stakeholders.

• The ability to provide meaningful financial commentary and explain complex financial information clearly.

• A proactive, hands-on approach, with the confidence to take ownership and work autonomously.

• Experience of improving financial reporting, developing processes or supporting systems implementations would be beneficial.

• The interpersonal skills to build strong relationships and contribute positively to a close-knit team.

Experience within higher education or the public sector is not essential. The organisation is open to candidates from a range of commercial backgrounds who can demonstrate strong business partnering capability.

What's on offer

• The opportunity to work for one of the world's leading institutions in public health and global health research.

• Exposure to senior stakeholders, including Executive-level colleagues.

• A key role in a major finance systems implementation and wider reporting transformation.

• The opportunity to shape and improve financial processes, reporting and business partnering.

• Exposure to international operations, with potential opportunities for overseas travel.

• A friendly, collaborative finance team offering autonomy, support and the opportunity to make a real difference.

• Hybrid working, with two days per week in the office (Thursday mandatory, with flexibility on the second day).