Finance Business Partner – Technology

Location: Central London / City of London, Greater London, England; hybrid with 2 office days and 3 remote days each week

Day rate: £550–£650 per day, inside IR35. Contract: 6 months initially.

Company

hirify.global is recruiting for a major organisation within its Technology Finance function in the professional services sector.

What you will do

• Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, performance management, and monthly reporting across the Technology portfolio.
• Partner with the CTO and senior technology leaders to shape strategy, support investment decisions, and provide constructive financial challenge.
• Review technology programmes, business cases, investment proposals, budgets, benefits, and value realisation plans.
• Manage technology cost drivers including cloud consumption, software licensing, infrastructure, hosting, cyber security, and development resources.
• Support Procurement with supplier negotiations, contract reviews, benchmarking, and commercial decisions.
• Identify cost reduction opportunities while protecting operational resilience and strategic priorities, and translate complex information into senior-level recommendations.

Requirements

• Proven experience in a senior finance business partnering role, ideally supporting a Technology or IT function.
• Strong experience in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting.
• Understanding of technology operating models and digital transformation.
• Experience managing complex technology budgets and cost structures.
• Knowledge of cloud economics, software licensing, infrastructure, hosting, cyber security costs, and third-party technology costs.
• Experience challenging technology investment proposals, business cases, and financial assumptions.
• Strong commercial awareness, including procurement and supplier negotiation experience.
• Ability to influence CTOs and other senior technology stakeholders, with strong analytical skills and the ability to translate financial information into commercial insight.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting a Technology or IT function is preferred.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working pattern with 2 days in the office and 3 days remote each week.
• Initial 6-month contract, inside IR35.

Hiring process

• Apply with an up-to-date CV.
• Shortlisted candidates will have an initial telephone interview followed, if selected, by a two-stage formal interview process.