Finance Business Partner

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Contract Type: Full Time, Fixed Term till 28/02/2027
Location: Brighton, East Sussex (hybrid)

Act as a trusted finance business partner for designated business lines across Study Group, collaborating closely with senior leaders, line managers, and the FP&A team to deliver insightful financial analysis, drive business performance, and support informed decision-making.

ABOUT THE ROLE

• Act as the key access point for business line into Finance and play the role of trusted advisor, leveraging the wider Finance function to ensure standardization, efficiency and effectiveness of interactions between the business and Finance.
• Report to the business to keep stakeholders well informed of performance relative to budget and targets.
• Contribute to the business case financial evaluation
• Deputise for Senior FBP as required
• Be a regular contributor to Weekly Commercial Finance updates to CFO and Commercial Finance Director
• Drive regular ad hoc insight / analysis which can facilitate better actions / decisions
• Provide decision support on all aspects of financial decision making in their business line, assisting stakeholders to identify and implement changes will drive improved business and KPI outcomes.
• Track current pipelines and ensure accuracy of forecasts actioned by FP&A
• Ensure awareness of and incorporate benchmarking and best practice from across the portfolio. 
• Ensure the delivery and quality of analysis, reports, benchmarking, KPI identification and measurement, and historical trends to the business in order to enable proactive decision making.
• Provide commercial support in the preparation of reporting and operational presentations
• Continuous improvement – identify and implement improvements to the planning process in striving towards best practice.
• Assist in managing the relationship with respect to responsible portfolios.
• Working closely with FP&A team to ensure clear lines of accountability working in collaborative approach – ensuring the “buddy” system is well understood and implemented
• Support Senior FBP in taking ownership of the monthly P&L through results analysis to highlight improvement areas and managing the vehicles which non finance stakeholders are engaged on their performance (monthly meetings etc.)
• Drive a Growth and cost efficiency mindset across wider business as two key principles to move the business forward

ABOUT YOU

• Qualified accountant preferred

Essential

• An experienced Finance Business Partner who has worked with senior stakeholders in a complex, preferably matrix organisation.
• Track record of collating, analysing and sharing both financial and non-financial information to support business decision making. 

 Desirable

• Experience of working with analytical tools such as Adaptive, PowerBI
• Previous experience of working in Finance model which has business facing roles supported by Finance Centres of Excellence/Shared Services teams.

ABOUT US
Study Group is a leading international education provider that is dedicated and passionate about helping students around the world, creating a brighter future and reaching their full potential. We are a trusted international educator to students and more than 50 university partners globally. We deliver high-quality international education solutions that drive success for our partners and students. We are able to provide students with the resources and guidance they need to succeed. Our global network of offices and university partnerships ensure that students receive the best educational services available.

ORGANISATION COMPLIANCE
For successful applicants the following checks will be conducted- Criminal Background Check (country specific), x2 References, ID and Right to Work checks as well as Education Verification. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer and we strive to create a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are committed to providing equal opportunities for all individuals, regardless of race, gender, religion, nationality, or any other factor. We believe that the best person for the job should be selected based on skills and experience alone. Your information will be kept confidential and stored securely. Please see our Privacy Policy.

We adopt a rolling recruitment process meaning that we review applications as they are submitted. To avoid disappointment, please ensure that you apply ASAP.
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