Finance Business Partner

Company Description
**Taylor & Francis Group an Informa Business**

Informa is a leading academic publishing, business intelligence, knowledge and events business, creating unique content and connectivity for customers all over the world. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 100.

Taylor & Francis Group produces high quality, peer reviewed books and journals. We produce unique, trusted content by expert authors, spreading knowledge and promoting discovery globally. We aim to broaden thinking and advance understanding, providing academics and professionals with a platform to share ideas and realise their individual potential.

**Job Description**:
We have a fantastic opportunity for a commercially focused Finance Business Partner to join our leading global academic publishing company in the Business Partnering team on a **maternity cover basis**. The role will report into the Researcher Services Finance Business Controller and work closely with the Commercial teams.

This will be a largely remote based role but you will need to be able to travel to our office in Milton Park, Oxfordshire approx. 1-2 days per month.

At Taylor & Francis we care about our colleagues, promoting work-life balance, wellbeing, and flexible working. You will be joining a thriving business, working alongside an exceptional group of people. We believe that the skills and experience you bring to Taylor & Francis are invaluable. We want you to have the opportunity to develop your abilities, and to innovate and develop in areas which you are passionate about.

**What you will be doing**:

- Support the Business Controller in providing forward looking business finance support to the Executive Leadership Team, The Researcher Services Managing Director, and his Senior Leadership Team,
- Business Partner to one or more members of the Senior Leadership Team,
- Preparation of forecast, budgets, and business plans,
- Review of monthly performance and analysis of variances to budget, forecast and prior year, providing succinct and insightful commentary and feedback for the monthly review packs and Board reports,
- Deep dive analysis of results to identify and quantify financial risks and opportunities and avenues to explore for corrective action,
- Developing new reporting as required to support the Commercial decision-making processes,
- Working with the Commercial teams on new initiatives and product proposals to assess and demonstrate the impact of future behaviours,
- Working with colleagues across other Finance functions to ensure that the managerial reporting needs of the Business are met.

**Qualifications**:
**What can you bring?**
- Experienced Finance Professional with high level analytical skills and a forward thinking, creative mindset.
- Qualified (CIMA/ACCA) or QBE level
- Experience in a Business Partner role previously would be desirable
- A proven self-starter who works collaboratively but identifies and picks up tasks which need completing for the team to be successful.
- Excellent influencing, communication, and presentation skills
- Advanced Excel and Finance system skills (SAP, TM1 & Power BI experience desirable)
- Experience with working within ambiguity and change
- Previous experience working within a global organisation would be advantageous

Additional Information
**What we offer in return**:

- Competitive salary plus bonus scheme
- An excellent work/life balance with a fantastic, flexible working culture
- 25 days annual leave per year plus an extra day off for your birthday
- 3 additional discretionary days for Christmas each year
- 4 paid volunteering days each year
- Employee assistance programme - offering 24/7 well-being support
- Share Match - Plan that matches every share purchased with two free shares.
- Pension scheme
- Life assurance, plus optical and medical care.

**Training And Professional Development**:
We’re passionate about ensuring you have all the tools and resources at your fingertips to reach your short and long-term career goals. We’ll support you in your journey by working together on your own bespoke Taylor & Francis Development Plan, ensuring you have the resources, tools, support and coaching that will get you where you want to be.

**Interview process**:
**Taylor & Francis Group an Informa Business**

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