Finance Business Partner
3 days ago
Newport
Job Title: Finance Business Partner Job Requisition Number 8172 Work Type Permanent (Hybrid Working - Flexibility Considered) Job Function Finance Salary Range £55,892.00 base salary Base South East Hub Closing Date 23:59 on 02 December 2025 What you’ll be responsible for Ready to make an impact beyond the numbers? We’re looking for a Finance Business Partner who thrives on turning data into decisions and insight into action. This isn’t just about reporting – it’s about shaping strategy, influencing leaders, and driving efficiency across the business. What’s in it for you? You'll join a dynamic team where your financial expertise will shape decisions and influence the future of the business. This role goes beyond numbers – you’ll be a trusted partner, providing insight that challenges thinking and drives performance. You’ll work closely with senior leaders, contribute to strategic plans, and play a key role in delivering efficiencies and value across the organisation. Key Responsibilities • Lead Financial Planning: Organise and run business planning sessions, preparing budgets and forecasts that shape the unit’s strategy., • Drive Cost Efficiency: Identify and embed cost reduction opportunities, challenging processes and spend to deliver targets., • Provide Insightful Analysis: Develop cost models, track performance, and deliver bespoke analysis to support key decisions., • Own Month-End Close: Ensure accurate, timely reporting with clear variance analysis and commentary for senior management., • Partner with Leaders: Work with budget holders to assess financial impacts and support short- and medium-term plans., • Monitor Regulatory Targets: Track performance against Ofwat price review requirements and efficiency initiatives., • Support Strategic Projects: Build business cases and financial models for new opportunities and improvements., • Lead and Inspire: Manage a team of finance professionals, fostering innovation and process improvement. Who you’ll work with Internal • Role reports to the Finance Manager, • Business Unit Financial Controller, • Heads of Service, • Central Management Accountant team, • Financial & Regulatory Accountant, • Finance Projects, Planning and Process Manager External • Suppliers, • External Audit About you Essential Qualifications • ACCA or CIMA Essential Experience • Team management and leadership of individuals (line managing in this role), • Commerciality and the ability to understand and assimilate business strategy with operations and cost drivers with a demonstratable track record of supporting a business to improve financial performance., • Managing and undertaking Financial Planning and Analysis working with a variety of budget holders with different needs (e.g. commercial areas and overhead areas)., • Ideally 3 years+ post-qualified experience in a similar role requiring cost analysis and different forecasting techniques. Essential Knowledge & Skills • Comfortable working independently with operational teams and as part of a finance department., • Proficient user of MS Office and in particular MS Excel with demonstrable experience of manipulating large volumes of data accurately and efficiently., • Self-starter able to manage ambiguity in a complex and commercially oriented environment, operating flexibly, showing accuracy and attention to detail in all work., • Team orientation, collaborative and tactful with good presentation skills., • Exceptional interpersonal skills able to build effective relationship and clearly communicate results with senior level executives both verbally and in written form. Good to know • Hybrid working Benefits As well as a market competitive salary, 33 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including: • Option to buy additional annual leave up to 5 days per year, • Enhanced employer pension contributions – Up to 11% employer contributions, • Free Mortgage Brokering Services, • Enhanced family friendly policies, • Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes, • Gym and fitness discounts as well as high street shopping, • Cycle to work scheme, • Discount off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops, • Car-leasing scheme and free on-site parking at all sites, • Health CashBack scheme and access to an online GP service, • An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family, • Many more can be found here! Whilst also working for a not-for profit company that truly cares about earning the trust of customers everyday, and about looking after our beautiful environment.