Finance Business Partner | St Andrews in Fife

Hutcheon Mearns are exclusively recruiting on behalf of our prestigious client based in St Andrews for a Finance Business Partner to join their high-performing team. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified Accountant who thrives on collaboration, enjoys producing financial information to support strategic decision-making, and is passionate about driving continuous improvement within a complex and dynamic environment. This is a new role created to add capacity to the team to continue to provide high levels of finance business partnering support.

You will be working with a best-in-class finance team in a market-leading organisation, gaining exposure to strategic and high-impact systems transformation projects. Salary is up to £53,000 + 39 days annual leave and 14.5% employer pension contribution. This is a hybrid role working a minimum of 2 days a week in the office.

The Job Opportunity

As a Finance Business Partner, you will lead a small team, working closely with senior leaders across multiple business areas. Acting as a trusted advisor, you will provide insightful financial analysis, shape budget and forecasting processes, and help your stakeholders make data-driven decisions. This role is pivotal in connecting finance to operations - turning financial information into meaningful insight, challenging assumptions, and supporting planning for growth and sustainability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across operational and professional services teams.
• Deliver high-quality financial insight, reporting and analysis to support strategic and operational decision making.
• Lead the annual budget and forecasting process for your business areas, ensuring robust financial plans are developed and maintained.
• Partner with non-finance stakeholders to improve financial understanding, performance and accountability.
• Month-end income and expenditure reporting and variance analysis.
• Preparation of capital appraisals in relation to projects in the capital plan.
• Manage and mentor a Finance Assistant.
• Input into external statutory reporting as required.

The Candidate

We are looking for a confident communicator with a strong business partnering mindset - someone who can translate the numbers into narrative and build trusted, productive relationships. You will be/have:

• A qualified Accountant with relevant post-qualification experience.
• A proven track record of delivering finance business partnering within a complex organisation (your role may not have been called 'Business Partner' - Management Accountant, Analysts and Accounts Seniors often have these skills!).
• Strong analytical skills and advanced Excel capability.
• Pro-active, problem-solving approach and ability to influence non-finance stakeholders.
• Experience with ERP systems (Oracle Cloud highly desirable but not essential).

On Offer:

• Salary up to £53,000 with structured pay progression.
• Hybrid working (minimum 2 days per week in office).
• Generous benefits package, including 34 days annual leave + 5 public holidays, excellent pension and relocation support.
• Access to a wide range of wellbeing, professional development and lifestyle benefits.
• The chance to work within a purpose-driven, internationally recognised organisation that values innovation, collaboration and excellence.

Next steps?

If you are a qualified Accountant who enjoys partnering with stakeholders to drive performance and deliver strategic value, this could be a great opportunity for you! To learn more about the opportunity please contact Emma Clitherow or Lynsey Campbell, a full information pack is available. Or please apply directly with your full CV.

At Hutcheon Mearns we aim to solve the problems of finance professionals being true to our values. Our people are at the heart of our business and we stay true to our values when presenting solutions to business and finance professionals.