Senior Finance Business Partner - Finance Platform

TL;DR

Senior Finance Business Partner (Finance Platform): Managing a platform with c.£150m annual spend at the forefront of Finance Transformation, providing challenge, insight, and oversight on costs, planning, and forecasting. Focus on articulating monthly results stories, driving robust financial plans, validating benefits, and ensuring governance including SOX compliance.

Edinburgh New Uberior House or Bristol Harbourside (hybrid: at least 2 days per week or 40% of time in one of the office sites)

£85,493 - £100,580

Company

Pioneering fast-changing business shaping finance as a force for good.

What you will do

• Provide high-quality partnering support to the Finance Platform, producing insightful management reporting for senior stakeholders including Platform DFD, CIO, and Group directors.
• Identify, assess, and manage risks to the platform cost base such as contract renewals and resource pressures.
• Build strong relationships with Business Management team to foster a "no surprises" culture.
• Provide independent oversight of SI benefit validation and reporting, engaging on Signature and Essential Actions.
• Ensure financial governance, SOX compliance, balance sheet control, and interlock on investment benefits and objectives.
• Work with Centre of Excellence for high-quality inputs, outputs, and communication; role-model LBG culture and leadership.

Requirements

• Fully qualified (e.g. ACCA)
• 5+ years post-qualified financial experience with core principles, controls, capitalisation, and cost management
• 5+ years strong business partnering across divisions and teams
• 5+ years leadership experience in prioritising, directing, and supporting small teams
• Proven constructive challenge, judgement, and relationship-building across Finance, Technology, and Business teams.
• Comfortable managing urgent requests and changing priorities while delivering core activities.

Culture & Benefits

• Generous pension up to 15%, annual performance bonus, share schemes including free shares.
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, adaptable lifestyle benefits like discounted shopping.
• Range of wellbeing initiatives, generous parental leave, menopause health package, Working with Cancer Initiative.
• Reasonable adjustments for disabilities, Disability Confident Leader guaranteeing interviews for eligible applicants.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion with goals for senior roles.