At a Glance
- Tasks: Support strategic finance projects and deliver high-quality cost reporting.
- Company: Dynamic finance team in a leading organisation with a hybrid working model.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and exposure to executive leadership.
- Other info: Opportunities for career growth and involvement in confidential projects.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on cost optimisation and strategic decision-making.
- Qualifications: Qualified accountant with strong financial analysis and communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 65000 £ per year.
Role Title: Finance Business Partner / Strategic Cost Accountant
Division: Finance
Location: Glasgow, Liverpool, London
Contract: Fixed Term
Working pattern: Hybrid
About the Role
Support the Head of Strategic Costs Insight (and wider Strategic Finance team) across a range of projects and regular reporting.
What you’ll be responsible for:
- Support the provision of high‑quality, insight‑led reporting on cost performance, efficiency opportunities, and cost impact of strategic projects.
- Cost‑savings target delivery tracked against business cases/plans, with risks and variances flagged.
- Identification, quantification, and communication of cost‑optimisation opportunities to decision‑makers.
- Opportunities to gain direct exposure to Executive members through ongoing work.
- Ability to challenge cost owners on costs incurred and delivery of savings.
- Long‑term potential for more autonomous work and development of skillset and profile within the organisation.
- Timely delivery of high‑quality Executive‑level cost reporting with positive stakeholder feedback.
- Delivery of agreed cost‑savings targets or timely reporting on savings shortfalls.
- Clear tracking and explanation of synergy realisation, including early identification and escalation of delivery risks or shortfalls.
About you:
- Challenging the business on optimisation of the cost base to support strategic decision‑making — ongoing and via special projects.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to challenge and influence senior stakeholders.
- Ability to work collaboratively across the Finance team and wider business.
- Driving continuous cost improvement aligned to corporate strategy.
- Experience of synergy tracking and modelling.
- Assisting with preparation of Executive‑level reporting on cost base and opportunities.
- High level of attention to detail, with strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
- Ensuring cost performance, efficiency opportunities, and financial impacts of strategic initiatives are clearly understood by senior leadership.
- Strong presentation and report‑writing skills.
- Ability to adjust quickly to shifting priorities and organisational change.
- Working with the core Accounting team to provide Finance Business Partnering services to the business as required.
- Strong financial analysis experience, ideally within FP&A, commercial finance, cost management, or strategic finance.
- Ability to interpret complex financial data and turn it into clear, actionable insight.
- Involvement in synergy/CTA business cases.
- Ability to work on confidential cost‑optimisation projects as required.
Professional Experience and Qualifications:
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
We think you need these skills to ace Finance Business Partner / Strategic Cost Accountant in Liverpool
Financial Analysis
Cost Optimisation
Reporting Skills
Stakeholder Management
Communication Skills
Attention to Detail
Organisational Skills
