Finance Business Partnering Manager

About the role

We are seeking a Finance Business Partnering Manager to join our team in Oxford on a temporary full‑time basis. The role will act as a trusted finance partner to senior managers, providing strategic advice and supporting decision‑making across the organisation.

Key responsibilities

• Act as a trusted Finance Business Partner to senior managers and service leaders.
• Provide strategic financial advice, challenge, and support to inform decision‑making.
• Lead, develop, and motivate a high‑performing finance team, ensuring effective performance management and continuous professional development.
• Drive finance transformation initiatives and continuous improvement programmes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Support business planning, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting processes.
• Ensure strong financial governance, risk management, and compliance with organisational policies and procedures.
• Identify and communicate key financial risks, opportunities, and mitigation strategies.
• Develop strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, influencing outcomes through credible and authoritative communication.
• Promote commercial awareness across services, identifying cost drivers, opportunities for efficiencies, and value‑for‑money improvements.
• Review business cases, proposals, and investment opportunities, assessing financial implications and organisational impact.
• Work collaboratively across the organisation to connect strategic priorities and embed financial considerations in decision‑making.

Required profile

• Trusted Finance Business Partner to senior managers and service leaders.
• Proven ability to lead, develop and motivate a finance team.
• Experience driving finance transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required skills