Junior Finance Business Partner - Customer Experience
We are seeking a Junior Finance Business Partner to join our team based from our Head Office in London Bridge (hybrid working). In this role, you will partner with key business areas to provide a high‑quality, insight‑led financial analysis service that drives value, controls costs and supports informed decision‑making.
Number of Positions: 1
Contract Type: Permanent – Full Time
Working Hours: 37
Closing Date: 12/06/2026
What you’ll do
- Own financial performance for designated areas, delivering clear analysis of results, forecasts and plans
- Translate financial data into actionable insight, highlighting risks, opportunities and recommendations
- Support stakeholders in understanding performance drivers to enable better decision‑making
- Contribute to budgeting, forecasting and medium‑term planning, including scenario and sensitivity analysis
- Constructively challenge assumptions to ensure robust and realistic financial plans
- Partner with operational teams to track KPIs and drive performance accountability
- Support business cases, investment appraisals and cost‑optimisation initiatives
- Improve reporting through automation, standardisation and simplification
- Leverage data, analytics and emerging technologies to enhance forecasting and insight
- Act as a key link between FP&A, Financial Accounting and operational teams
- Build strong stakeholder relationships, influencing decisions with data‑led insight
- Provide informal support and mentoring to developing finance professionals where appropriate
The experience you’ll need
- A Finance Pro You hold a degree and are qualified or part qualified in a recognised accountancy qualification (CIMA/ACCA or equivalent)
- You have strong commerciality You demonstrate a solid understanding of how financial performance drives business outcomes
- Planning & forecasting is your thing You have experience leading or supporting budgeting and forecasting at a directorate level
- You are able to influence You have excellent presentation skills and can communicate complex financial information to a range of stakeholders, including non‑finance
- You know the systems we use You are confident working with finance systems; experience with Oracle and IBM TM1 is a bonus
- Industry awareness You understand track and train environments with an appreciation of its commercial and operational environment (desirable)
Other things to know
- This vacancy may close early if we receive a large number of applications. So, make sure you get yours in early.
- All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references, a right to work verification, a basic criminal record check, and a pre‑employment medical assessment. Work visa sponsorship isn’t available for this role.
- If you applied but weren’t successful in getting a similar role at Southern, please wait six months before applying again.
Benefits
Along with your salary, the rewards you’ll get include:
- Final salary pension
- 25 days annual leave allowance (plus bank holidays)
