Finance Business Partner
Posted 2 weeks ago by HSBC
£653 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Finance Business Partner role is a fixed-term position based in London, requiring a highly skilled finance professional to support strategic objectives through financial analysis and stakeholder engagement. The successful candidate will be responsible for monthly performance understanding, forecasting, and variance identification. This position offers an opportunity to make a significant impact within a leading financial institution. The role involves collaboration with various stakeholders to enhance financial performance insights.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver monthly management reporting to support business line profitability
- Build and maintain monthly MI packs, including variance analysis and control checks
- Conduct ad-hoc forecasting, scenario planning, and value driver analysis
- Partner with key stakeholders to provide insights and explain financial performance
- Support the development of a strong control environment across finance functions
Key Skills:
- Fully qualified accountant (CIMA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent)
- Proven experience in financial and management reporting
- Strong background in budgeting, forecasting, and scenario analysis
- Ability to build and maintain robust control environments
- Commercial acumen with the ability to interpret business drivers and identify risks/opportunities
- Experience working with banking or financial services P&L and balance sheets
- Advanced Excel skills, including data manipulation and reporting
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to present complex financial information in a clear and accessible manner
- Collaborative mindset with a proactive approach to cross-functional teamwork
- Experience with VBA, Macros, and SQL (desirable)
Salary (Rate): £653.37 per day
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Finance
Job Title: Finance Business Partner
Location: London (Hybrid – 2 days in office)
Contract Type: Fixed-term until January 2026
Rate: £653.37 per day (via Umbrella company)
Overview: We are seeking a highly skilled Finance Business Partner to join a dynamic team within a leading financial institution. This role is critical in supporting the business to set and achieve its strategic objectives through insightful financial analysis, performance monitoring, and stakeholder engagement. You will play a key role in understanding monthly performance, forecasting the P&L, and identifying variances against strategic goals. This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional to make a tangible impact in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver monthly management reporting to support business line profitability
- Build and maintain monthly MI packs, including variance analysis and control checks
- Conduct ad-hoc forecasting, scenario planning, and value driver analysis
- Partner with key stakeholders to provide insights and explain financial performance
- Support the development of a strong control environment across finance functions
Required Qualifications:
Fully qualified accountant (CIMA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent)
Skills & Experience:
- Proven experience in financial and management reporting
- Strong background in budgeting, forecasting, and scenario analysis
- Ability to build and maintain robust control environments
- Commercial acumen with the ability to interpret business drivers and identify risks/opportunities
- Experience working with banking or financial services P&L and balance sheets
- Advanced Excel skills, including data manipulation and reporting
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to present complex financial information in a clear and accessible manner
- Collaborative mindset with a proactive approach to cross-functional teamwork
Desirable Skills:
Experience with VBA, Macros, and SQL
If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC, and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further. Either apply direct! Or please contact me on mohammed.wasim@tapfin.com. Please note, in the event of a high volume of applications for this role, we will not be able to respond to each individual applicant. Unfortunately, if you have not been contacted within 7 days we will not be progressing with your application. Thank you for your understanding.