Senior Finance Business Partner

TL;DR

Senior Finance Business Partner (Fintech): Act as business partner and strategic adviser to the CTO providing commercial insights through analysis to influence executive-level decision making with an accent on budgeting, forecasting, and efficiency opportunities. Focus on owning annual budgets, forecasting headcount and vendor spend, preparing business cases for new products, and driving supplier negotiations.

Location: Hybrid: 3 days in office (London or Budapest) / 2 days from home. Office days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday. Flexibility available for care responsibilities.

Company

hirify.global is building an investment platform to simplify investing, now part of IG Group, accelerating roadmap with features like mutual funds, bonds, family tools, and AI enhancements.

What you will do

• Partner with CTO, tech leadership, and aligned departments on commercial insights.
• Highlight efficiency opportunities and evaluate value for money across costs.
• Improve reporting with automation and self-serve Looker dashboards.
• Own annual budget and monthly reporting for your area.
• Forecast headcount and vendor spend to inform hiring and renewals.
• Prepare models for business cases on new products, suppliers, and operations.

Requirements

• Recognised accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with 5+ years relevant experience, including 3+ years as Finance Business Partner.
• Experience in financial services or technology industries.
• Experience business partnering with Technology function.
• Proactive, self-motivated problem solver.
• Effective communicator able to build relationships across company levels.
• Highly numerate.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid model with 3 office days (Mon, Tue, Thu) in London or Budapest, 2 WFH days (Wed, Fri); flexibility for parents/caregivers.
• 25 holidays + UK public holidays, birthday off, extra day per year of service.
• Enhanced pension (match up to 7%), private health insurance (medical, mental health, dental, vision), group life insurance (5x salary), income protection.
• Bonus scheme tied to company and individual performance; enhanced parental leave; paid sick leave (10 days/year).
• Learning & development funding for qualifications; Cycle to Work scheme.
• Values: Honesty, Focus, Grit – assessed in interviews.

Hiring process

• Initial interview with Talent Partner.
• Hiring Manager interview on skills and experience.
• Home task presentation.
• Executive interview with stakeholders and cultural fit assessment.