Finance Business Partner

1 month ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Methods Full time

At Methods, we're seeking a highly skilled Finance Business Partner to join our team. As a key member of our finance department, you'll play a crucial role in driving commercial success and delivering exceptional financial management expertise.


Our ideal candidate will have a strong background in management accounting and financial reporting, with experience of working within a commercial financial environment. You'll be responsible for leading the management accounting and reporting processes, supporting the preparation of the monthly forecast and annual budget processes, and investigating and reporting on significant forecast/budgetary variances.


As a Finance Business Partner, you'll work closely with our senior and director-level stakeholders to provide financial management information, analysis, and advice. You'll also be responsible for producing monthly financial reporting, summarising the financial performance to date, and providing explanations of key variances.


Our company, Methods, is passionate about our people and wants our colleagues to develop the things they're good at and enjoy. By joining us, you can expect autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience, the opportunity to work on exciting project work that's making a difference in society, and strong, inspiring, and thought-provoking leadership.


As a Finance Business Partner, you'll have the opportunity to work with our human touch and customer-centric value system, focusing on delivering what's right for our clients. You'll be part of a collaborative and supportive environment, with access to development opportunities, including LinkedIn Learning, a management development programme, and training.


We're looking for someone with a degree in a relevant field, part-qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA or actively studying towards, and experience of working within a commercial financial environment. You'll be comfortable working with ambiguity, have excellent business partnering ability, and strong senior and director-level stakeholder management skills.


As part of the onboarding process, you'll be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard. If you're unable to meet this and any associated criteria, your employment may be delayed or rejected.


We offer a range of benefits, including autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience, the opportunity to work on exciting project work that's making a difference in society, and strong, inspiring, and thought-provoking leadership.


Our benefits package includes development access to LinkedIn Learning, a management development programme, and training, wellness 24/7 confidential employee assistance programme, social activities, time off, pension salary exchange scheme with 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution, discretionary company bonus based on company and individual performance, life assurance of 4 times base salary, private medical insurance which is non-contributory, and worldwide travel insurance which is non-contributory.


We're an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.



  • Leading the management accounting and reporting processes within Methods in line with the organisation's deadlines.
  • Supporting the preparation of the monthly forecast and annual budget processes within Methods in line with the organisation's deadlines.
  • Investigating and reporting on significant forecast/budgetary variances, identifying any remedial action that needs to be taken.
  • Analysing the month end financial position, investigating variances, and making appropriate adjustments if necessary in line with internal procedures.
  • Producing monthly financial reporting summarising the financial performance to date and providing explanations of key variances.
  • Producing monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Supporting the year end audit when it comes to transaction sampling and providing evidence on Revenue, WIP, Accruals etc.
  • Meeting regularly with budget holders to assess financial performance and to provide financial management information, analysis, and advice.
  • Ensuring budget holders and managers have an awareness of financial performance requirements, including the need for budgetary control and to provide financial awareness training where necessary.
  • Supporting the preparation of regular and ad hoc financial statements, variance analysis, and to produce a forecast out-turn position on a monthly basis for management review.
  • Working on obtaining information that provides more detail to support reporting from the general ledger.
  • Working with the Methods companies to prepare business cases and bids for new business where required.
  • Working with the Sales lead to integrate financial information into the Forecast.
  • Supporting other members of the Finance and Resources Team with ad-hoc projects. To include bringing together financial and activity information.
  • The financial systems in use are, Salesforce, Certinia, Vena Forecast and Planning Tool, and MS Excel.
  • Degree in relevant field, and part qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA or actively studying towards.
  • Comfortable working with ambiguity.
  • Experience of working within a commercial financial environment.
  • Experience of working within a professional services business.
  • Competent in producing and analysing management accounts and forecast.
  • Excellent Business partnering ability with strong senior and director-level stakeholder management.
  • Working effectively within tight deadlines.
  • Financial management in a complex environment.
  • Ability to assimilate financial data to support business decision making.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills.
  • Ability to implement, manage change and achieve results within this environment.
  • Ability to engage, manage & lead others to ensure delivery of objectives.
  • Strong cross functional working skills.
  • Ability to grasp quickly new financial systems, Models and Processes.
  • Advanced understanding of MS Excel.

This role will require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process, candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed or rejected. Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.

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