Finance Business Partner - Expenses - HFG
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- England,London,City of London
- Full Time, Permanent
- Competitive salary
Job Description:
Are you a strategic finance leader ready to make a measurable impact on cost efficiency and financial performance? HFG are looking for a Lead Business Partner to shape and drive expense management strategy across a global financial services organisation.
This is a high-profile role within the Financial Performance team, responsible for optimising investment and cost alignment with strategic goals. You’ll lead a talented team, partner with senior executives, and influence key business decisions across multiple divisions.
As the Lead Business Partner - Expenses, you will:
*Partner closely with executive management, underwriting teams, and support functions to provide strategic financial insight.
*Design and implement comprehensive expense management strategies that improve efficiency and drive cost savings.
*Analyse spending patterns, forecast trends, and identify opportunities for operational improvement.
*Lead the annual and medium-term expense planning process, ensuring alignment with wider financial and strategic objectives.
*Champion digital transformation by enhancing decision-support tools and leveraging technology to deliver actionable insights.
*Represent Finance across committees and forums, communicating performance and strategy through compelling storytelling and visualisation.
*Lead and develop a team of finance professionals, fostering a culture of empowerment, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
You’ll bring strong financial and leadership skills, along with the ability to influence at all levels of a complex organisation.
Essential qualifications and experience:
*Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
*Proven experience in business partnering roles within large, complex organisations, namely banking or other complex financial service organisations.
*Strong understanding of expense management, financial planning, revenue cycles and forecasting processes.
*Exceptional communication and presentation skills with the ability to turn data into actionable business insight.
*Strong technology literacy, with the ability to champion digital tools and performance dashboards.
*Demonstrated leadership and coaching skills, with a commitment to developing others.
This is a high-profile role within the Financial Performance team, responsible for optimising investment and cost alignment with strategic goals. You’ll lead a talented team, partner with senior executives, and influence key business decisions across multiple divisions.
As the Lead Business Partner - Expenses, you will:
*Partner closely with executive management, underwriting teams, and support functions to provide strategic financial insight.
*Design and implement comprehensive expense management strategies that improve efficiency and drive cost savings.
*Analyse spending patterns, forecast trends, and identify opportunities for operational improvement.
*Lead the annual and medium-term expense planning process, ensuring alignment with wider financial and strategic objectives.
*Champion digital transformation by enhancing decision-support tools and leveraging technology to deliver actionable insights.
*Represent Finance across committees and forums, communicating performance and strategy through compelling storytelling and visualisation.
*Lead and develop a team of finance professionals, fostering a culture of empowerment, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
You’ll bring strong financial and leadership skills, along with the ability to influence at all levels of a complex organisation.
Essential qualifications and experience:
*Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
*Proven experience in business partnering roles within large, complex organisations, namely banking or other complex financial service organisations.
*Strong understanding of expense management, financial planning, revenue cycles and forecasting processes.
*Exceptional communication and presentation skills with the ability to turn data into actionable business insight.
*Strong technology literacy, with the ability to champion digital tools and performance dashboards.
*Demonstrated leadership and coaching skills, with a commitment to developing others.
Job number 3463941
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