Finance Business Partner

What is the role?

Howden is seeking an experienced Finance Business Partner to join our Finance team. This role involves supporting the Corporate Services department, as well as contributing to the development of finance initiatives, including financial modelling, upgrading reporting, and providing insights to enable decision-making capability.

Our Finance team works closely with departments to analyse financial performance and inform decision-making through reporting, analysis, and planning. These insights are integral to the Group's deliverables for senior executives, the Board, and investors, focusing on Key Financial Performance Indicators (KPIs).

Success in this role requires a strong grasp of business drivers, collaboration with departments, ability to bridge the gap between finance and the business, and a commitment to delivering high quality outcomes and driving continuous improvement.

Please note that this is a full-time, permanent role based in our Central London office. Following a hybrid work pattern, you are expected to be onsite 2-3 days per week on average.

What will you be doing?

You will leverage strong financial business partnering and analysis skills to partner with senior stakeholders, enabling insightful decision-making across HGS which will include:

• Supporting assigned department to understand their cost base and support decision-making through insights.
• Delivering month-end, quarter-end, forecasting and budgeting requirements as needed.
• Maintaining and updating accurate financials to reflect true business performance.
• Experience of cost allocation methodologies and maintaining relevant models.
• Partner with the Real Estate team to provide financial insights that support property strategy, lease decisions, site selection, and portfolio optimisation.
• Monitor financial performance of ongoing projects, ensuring accurate capitalisation, cost tracking, and timely reporting.
• Track performance of Procurement initiatives and validate reported savings versus targets.
• Assisting with FP&A initiatives, including driver-based analysis and headcount tracking.
• Developing an in-depth understanding of the drivers of the business and their impact on KPIs.
• Collaborating closely with Group FP&A to support discussions on business performance and required actions.

What are we looking for?

• A finance professional with 3+ years as a qualified accountant, either in professional services or corporate, experienced in business partnering and commentary preparation, financial modelling alongside a broader FP&A role, including reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and other similar related responsibilities.
• Self-starter who is comfortable working autonomously and as part of a team, with the ability to identify and lead on new initiatives when necessary.