Finance Business Partner

Oxford Permanent View Job Description
This exciting Finance Business Partner role will be a key member of the Finance team to build and maintain strong partnerships with senior managers across the business, developing complex analyses and delivering financial insight to enhance decision making and influence business strategy.
  • Impressive well established business in Oxford
  • Hybrid working on offer with competitive benefits package.

About Our Client

This organisation is a well-established forward thinking commercial business, hugely successful in their field, continuing to grow globally. With offices on the outskirts of Oxford, offering hybrid working and parking on site.

Job Description

The Finance Business Partner will be a key member of the Finance team with duties including:

  • Understand the business's information needs and proactively deliver financial analysis, reports, and insights that support both daily operations and long‑term strategic objectives.
  • Support business initiatives by developing business cases, financial models, scenario analysis, and other measures used to evaluate project success.
  • Provide financial modelling and investment appraisal to guide and influence business change.
  • Owning the financial accuracy of high‑value quotations and ensuring all business risks are appropriately considered.
  • Prepare monthly project management reports and analyse project performance against budgets and forecasts.
  • Carry out additional business support tasks within the Finance team to meet internal and external customer requirements.
  • Maintain strong financial controls and ensure accurate project financial data, while improving reporting.
  • Assist the Financial Controller with annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and month‑end processes.
  • Collaborate with the systems team to develop activity‑based costing and reporting to improve the accuracy and visibility of service‑related financial information.

The Successful Applicant

Essential Requirements:

  • Strong commercial mindset with ability to spot opportunities/risks and influence decisions.
  • Experience partnering senior stakeholders in a multinational environment.
  • Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills.
  • Senior finance experience with full P&L and balance sheet ownership.
  • Advanced MS Office and finance system skills.
  • Clear communicator able to explain complex financial data to non‑finance audiences.
  • Skilled in building and using complex financial models.



Qualifications:

  • Fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or finalist.



What's on Offer

  • Competitive salary
  • Hybrid working model to promote work-life balance.
  • Opportunity to work in a permanent role with a supportive and collaborative company culture.
  • Comprehensive benefits package.



If you are a skilled Finance Business Partner seeking a rewarding opportunity in Oxford, we encourage you to apply today.

Contact
Laura Riley
Quote job ref
JN-012026-6928717
Phone number
+44 186 520 8786

Job summary

Job function
Accounting
Subsector
Commercial & Analysis
Sector
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Oxford
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Laura Riley
Consultant phone
+44 186 520 8786
Job reference
JN-012026-6928717