Finance Business Partner

Posted 07 July 2025
Salary £43,762 to £52,246 - negotiable dependent upon experience
LocationLondon
Job type Permanent
Discipline Finance
Reference116295
Contact NameJenny Strang

Job description

​Our client, based in Central London, is currently recruiting for a Finance Business Partner for the Catering, Retail and Accommodation department. Our client is proud to possess a world-class reputation and has produced a diverse alumni that have gone on to win a number of prestigious awards.

The position is due to start immediately on a full-time basis and is offering a salary package of up to £60,000 per annum, based on experience.

The ideal candidate must be a fully qualified accountant, or at least a finalist, and must possess strong commercial acumen and good business partnering experience.

 

Duties will include (but not limited to):

  • Support senior management across catering, retail, and accommodation services with day-to-day financial operations, strategic planning and timely delivery of management accounts

  • Lead annual budget planning and multi-year forecasting, including financial modelling and cost-benefit analysis for new initiatives

  • Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reviews, analyse variances and provide commentary to support informed decision-making

  • Oversee the financial aspects of pricing strategies, rent setting and contract management, ensuring market competitiveness and compliance

  • Produce year-end journals and ensure alignment with financial reporting deadlines and frameworks

  • Conduct financial viability assessments and investment appraisals, with regular trend analysis across income and expenditure lines

  • Provide financial insight and data for executive-level reporting, including external benchmarking and operational performance reviews

  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners, including other universities and service providers, to ensure robust financial management and continuous improvement

 

Experience required:

  • Fully qualified accountant

  • Strong finance business partnering experience

  • Good commercial acumen

  • Experience working in the Higher Education or Further Education sector

 

Rewards and Benefits:

  • 50/50 hybrid working

  • Attractive work setting

  • Generous annual leave

  • Good pension scheme

  • Family-friendly policies

  • Computer purchase loan scheme

  • Season ticket loan

  • Wellbeing scheme

 

Working hours:

  • 35 hours per week

  • Monday - Friday 9am-5pm

 

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role

KEYWORDS: Management; Accounting; Education; Business Partner; Finance Analyst

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