Finance Business Partner

Ruby Group is recruiting a Finance Business Partner for a business in North London. This opportunity will suit a commercially minded accountant who enjoys working with operational colleagues and turning financial information into practical advice.

You will help managers understand what is driving performance, build realistic budgets and forecasts, and identify opportunities to improve profitability. The role combines hands-on analysis with regular conversations across the business, giving you the opportunity to influence decisions on costs, pricing and investment.

The role

• Build effective relationships with operational and commercial managers, providing financial insight and constructive challenge.
• Prepare budgets and rolling forecasts, working with budget holders to understand assumptions, risks and opportunities.
• Analyse monthly results against budget and forecast, explaining the underlying drivers and recommending practical actions.
• Assess profitability across business areas, customers and services, highlighting opportunities to improve margins and control costs.
• Support pricing decisions, investment proposals and business cases through financial modelling and scenario analysis.
• Develop clear management reports and KPIs that help non-finance colleagues understand performance and make informed decisions.
• Work with the wider finance team to improve reporting accuracy, forecasting, cash flow and working capital.
• Improve reporting processes and make better use of financial and operational data.

About you

Ideally, you will be ACCA or CIMA qualified, or hold an equivalent professional accounting qualification, with a strong commercial background. You may already be a Finance Business Partner or Commercial Accountant, or a Management Accountant with substantial experience supporting business decisions.

You will be confident with budgeting, forecasting, management reporting and financial analysis, supported by strong Excel and financial modelling skills. Just as importantly, you will be comfortable explaining the numbers, asking questions and building productive relationships with non-finance colleagues.

Experience in an operational or multi-site business would be useful. Power BI or similar reporting experience would also be an advantage.