Finance Buisness Partner

This role offers a competitive salary, hybrid working, 28 days holiday a year plus Bank Holidays and 11% pension after one year of service.

Salary £55,000-£60,000 per annum

London/Hybrid with requirement of 2 days in the London Office per week 

 About the role

The Which? Finance Team is in an exciting period of transition,  to deliver more effective and efficient finance processes and ensure we move to a best-in-class operating model. 

As our Finance Business Partner reporting to our Head of Commercial Finance you will provide valuable support to the business, partnering with your assigned business area to deliver high quality management accounts, budgeting, forecasting, analysis and insights. With the scope to support other teams as the role evolves.

This is a great opportunity to be a part of an exciting period of change as part of a well-established Finance Team in a well-recognised brand.

Key responsibilities include: 

• As the principal finance contact, build strong commercial relationships with client groups based on mutual trust. Includes supporting and constructively challenging those with less financial backgrounds to understand and own their numbers.
• Delivery of monthly management accounting and preparation of monthly reporting packs for your areas, including working with LT and budget holders to develop and evolve this reporting.
• Management of 3 year planning, budgeting, forecasting, month end, and year end numbers for designated departments.
• Providing rigorous challenge to stakeholders to ensure the most efficient and effective use of the company's resources.
• Working in partnership and collaborating with other enabling functions e.g. People, Group Legal, PMO to help 'join the dots' across multiple projects, workstreams and functions.

About you:

• We're looking for a proactive self-starter with Commercial Finance experience, who is eager to learn about Which? and get stuck in! 
• You'll be commercially savvy, have strong analytical skills and be able to spot opportunities for us to deliver improvements and solve existing business problems. 
• Needless to say, you'll enjoy working collaboratively with stakeholders across the business, including senior management, and you'll take pride in establishing excellent working relationships with your business areas as well as the finance team. 
• It goes without saying that you will also have obtained an accountancy qualification, such as CIMA or ACA. 

 We also have these benefits for you to consider: 

• 35 hour working week
• Generous 28 days holiday a year plus Bank Holidays 
• Award winning pension scheme – when you pay in 3%, Which? pays in 6% (rising to 11% after one year of service.) 
• Discount site Sodexo which offers large %% off every day shopping 
• Annual Bonus (depending on employee and company performance)
• Healthcare insurance & Private medical insurance and opportunity to participate in Vitality rewards programme (at 6 months)
• A discretionary death in service benefit provision equivalent to six times your annual salary
• Free access to Which? member content and free access to Which? money and legal helplines 
• Work from (almost) anywhere” for 4 weeks of the year policy

Our interview process usually involves 2 stages:

• Sometimes a chat with a recruiter or hiring manager by phone (typically 30 minutes), followed by
• An interview on Google Meet (approximately 45-90 minutes) consisting of values and experience-based competency questions and a role related task on a laptop

About Which?

We promote a great work-life balance (all our roles are now hybrid), offering flexible working options in addition to a full time working week (35 hours) e.g. part time or job shares where possible. If you wish to discuss any of these options, please contact the Resourcing team at resourcing@which.co.uk

Which? is the UK's consumer champion, here to make life simpler, fairer and safer for everyone. Read all about us on our website.

At Which? we value diversity and we're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential. We are proud that we are in the ‘Top 25 Inclusive Employers' List and currently ranking 16th.

 We want to receive applications from everyone. We believe that a diverse workforce helps us to understand and create a positive impact for consumers.  

As a Disability Confident Leader, we ensure that everyone can apply and be part of our recruitment processes and so we'll make reasonable adjustments if you need them - just let us know when you apply. If you need assistance with applying (i.e., would like to apply by phone or post), email recruitment@which.co.uk.  Find out more about the Disability Confident Interview Scheme here.

Please note you must meet the essential criteria listed within the Role Profile, to have your application reviewed and we reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any given time due to the number of applications received.