At a Glance
- Tasks: Partner with stakeholders to provide financial insights and support budgeting and forecasting.
- Company: A leading higher education organisation with a dynamic team environment.
- Benefits: Competitive daily rate, hybrid working, and potential for contract extension.
- Other info: Fast-paced environment with opportunities for professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact during a critical budgeting cycle in a supportive role.
- Qualifications: Experience as a Finance Business Partner and strong communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 54000 - 66000 £ per year.
Location: Buckingham, Buckinghamshire (Hybrid – approx. 3 days onsite)
Contract: UK Contract | Duration: ~4 months (now–end of December), with potential extension
Rate: £300/day | IR35: Outside IR35
Start: Ideally w/c 21 September 2026
Overview: We’re supporting a HE organisation with an urgent requirement for an Interim Finance Business Partner to add immediate capacity into the team during a critical period (budgeting and forecasting cycle). This is a hands-on partnering role, suited to someone who can hit the ground running, quickly build relationships, and provide strong commercial finance support across a varied stakeholder group. You’ll partner with service owners and budget holders across areas including Estates, IT, and Corporate Services, combining stakeholder engagement with robust financial analysis to support decision making.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as a trusted finance partner to senior stakeholders and budget holders
- Provide budgeting support, budget setting, and forecasting throughout the cycle
- Deliver clear financial insights, analysis, and commentary to support operational decisions
- Support service areas (including Estates, IT, and Corporate Services) with financial planning and performance
- Identify issues, investigate variances, and propose practical solutions
- Contribute to improving ways of working in a team that is not currently BAU due to capacity constraints
Essential Skills & Experience:
- Proven experience working as a Finance Business Partner (or equivalent interim role)
- Confident, proactive stakeholder management with excellent communication skills
- Accounting qualification (part-qualified / fully qualified) or AAT, or qualified by experience
- Strong Excel skills and comfort handling data and producing usable outputs quickly
- Problem-solving mindset and ability to operate with pace and autonomy
Desirable:
- Higher Education experience
- Track record of working in fast-moving, capacity-constrained environments
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