At Glide, we're dedicated to providing leading, lightning-fast, and reliable connectivity solutions for students, residential developers, and businesses, supported by exceptional customer service. Glide is already the largest provider of managed internet services in the student accommodation and build-to-rent sectors, and we have a growing presence in the business and schools marketplace. We are the UK and Ireland’s number one provider of student Wi-Fi and we were recently ranked as the 4th best company in Data Infrastructure. But to achieve our mission, we need your help. We're actively recruiting for a Finance Business Partner to support the Finance Leadership Team in understanding and managing the current cost base, both external and internal, provide insightful financial analysis and strategic decision support. Join us in shaping the future of connectivity! Your passion for driving business performance, combined with a proactive, “can-do” attitude will be your most important attribute, but the following experience will also help: Qualified Accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA) Excellent (advanced) Excel skills Experience with BI/analytics tools and data warehousing Working with substantial volumes of data across disparate underlying core systems Report development and design Working closely with senior management teams Sage X3/Service Now experience desirable Location: Birmingham Contract: Full Time, Permanent Salary: £55,000.00 to £65,000.00 (depending on experience) Key Benefits: Pension, Private Medical Insurance, 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays & an extra day for your birthday), Discounted dental and gym schemes, Voucher scheme, Cycle 2 Work, Life assurance, Quarterly values awards, Holiday buy-back Your role as a Finance Business Partner Glide’s technology solutions and unwavering focus on customer experience transform the way people live and work and you will be a critical part of that. A typical day might include: Forensically reviewing the cost base of the business (both OPEX and CAPEX), including external and internal costs. Producing and owning the cost to serve model, detailing the true cost by department to deliver our goods and services. Supporting the Senior Commercial Analyst with the cost model, aiding the sales team in winning business while understanding the margin impact. Reporting on cost variances for all projects across the group, ensuring proper billing processes are followed. Ensuring additional charges incurred by the business are billed to customers, aligning with Sales and Transactional Finance Teams. Supporting the Financial Controller with internal labour capitalisation policy, consistently reporting variances in actual data vs. the cost to serve model. Driving out unnecessary external costs, owning the reporting of identified costs through to completion of exit. Various ad hoc reporting as required. Salary £55,000 - £65,000 Hours 37.5 Contract type Permanent Location Birmingham / Hybrid