Why Join Us
Based: Milton Keynes
Salary: £65,160 - £79,640
Benefits: £6,936 car allowance, 5% - 6% contributary pension, 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays, plus many more.
Are you a commercially minded Finance Business Partner who thrives on building strong relationships and driving performance? Do you enjoy owning the financials of key customer contracts and influencing operational decision‑making? If so, this is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic organisation and play a critical role in shaping financial success.
What You'll Be Doing
As our Finance Business Partner, you’ll take full ownership of the financial performance of several customer contracts. You’ll provide insightful analysis, deliver accurate reporting, influence operational teams, and support the business with clear commercial guidance.
This role is perfect for someone who loves being hands‑on with the numbers while also working closely with non‑finance colleagues and customers to deliver real value.
Business Partnering
1. Build strong, trusted relationships with Operational Directors, senior managers and customers.
2. Attend customer and operational meetings, providing financial clarity and commercial insight.
Contract Ownership & Commercial Support
3. Develop a deep understanding of various contract models (standalone projects, open book, fixed price).
4. Support bids, contract amendments and business plans with high‑quality financial input.
5. Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and drive margin enhancement.
Financial Reporting & Analysis
6. Complete monthly results, including accurate revenue calculations aligned to contract terms.
7. Produce insightful monthly commentary covering KPIs, working capital, cash flow and projections.
8. Manage balance sheet items including accruals, deferred costs and prepayments.
9. Support the monthly billing cycle and ensure accurate recording of time and costs.
10. Lead annual budget preparation and ongoing forecasting.
11. Provide financial trends, performance analysis and decision‑support to stakeholders.
Ad Hoc & Wider Support
12. Deliver finance training to operational teams when needed.
13. Assist with audit preparation for year‑end statutory accounts and tax filings.
14. Respond to ad hoc finance and operational queries.
What We're Looking For
Qualifications
15. ACCA, CIMA or ACA qualified (or equivalent).
Experience
16. Strong background in finance business partnering.
17. Experience managing multiple customer contracts.
18. Proven ability to produce high‑quality financial reporting with value‑added commentary.
19. Confident dealing with senior management and customers.
20. Experience within facilities management is desirable.
21. Exposure to process design and implementation is a plus.
Skills & Attributes
22. Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills.
23. Commercially astute with strong analytical ability.
24. Advanced Excel/Office capability.
25. Integrity, collaboration and the confidence to challenge constructively.
Requisition ID
2026-8354
As our Finance Business Partner, you’ll take full ownership of the financial performance of several customer contracts. You’ll provide insightful analysis, deliver accurate reporting, influence operational teams, and support the business with clear commercial guidance.
This role is perfect for someone who loves being hands‑on with the numbers while also working closely with non‑finance colleagues and customers to deliver real value.
Business Partnering
26. Build strong, trusted relationships with Operational Directors, senior managers and customers.
27. Attend customer and operational meetings, providing financial clarity and commercial insight.
Contract Ownership & Commercial Support
28. Develop a deep understanding of various contract models (standalone projects, open book, fixed price).
29. Support bids, contract amendments and business plans with high‑quality financial input.
30. Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and drive margin enhancement.
Financial Reporting & Analysis
31. Complete monthly results, including accurate revenue calculations aligned to contract terms.
32. Produce insightful monthly commentary covering KPIs, working capital, cash flow and projections.
33. Manage balance sheet items including accruals, deferred costs and prepayments.
34. Support the monthly billing cycle and ensure accurate recording of time and costs.
35. Lead annual budget preparation and ongoing forecasting.
36. Provide financial trends, performance analysis and decision‑support to stakeholders.
Ad Hoc & Wider Support
37. Deliver finance training to operational teams when needed.
38. Assist with audit preparation for year‑end statutory accounts and tax filings.
39. Respond to ad hoc finance and operational queries.
Qualifications
40. ACCA, CIMA or ACA qualified (or equivalent).
Experience
41. Strong background in finance business partnering.
42. Experience managing multiple customer contracts.
43. Proven ability to produce high‑quality financial reporting with value‑added commentary.
44. Confident dealing with senior management and customers.
45. Experience within facilities management is desirable.
46. Exposure to process design and implementation is a plus.
Skills & Attributes
47. Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills.
48. Commercially astute with strong analytical ability.
49. Advanced Excel/Office capability.
50. Integrity, collaboration and the confidence to challenge constructively.