Job Description:
Head of Finance Business Partnering
Competitive Salary, bonus & benefits
UK office / Hybrid (Salford Quays, Angel Court, Leeds, or Brighton)
Permanent
37.5 hours per week
Closing date – 9th May 2025
We make health happen
At Bupa, we are dedicated to helping people live longer, healthier, and happier lives. Our mission is to be the world's most customer-centric healthcare company, and we achieve this by putting our customers at the heart of everything we do. As the Head of Finance Business Partnering, you will play a crucial role in supporting our mission by providing financial insight and oversight to our functional leaders, ensuring that our financial activities align with our strategic goals.
Key Responsibilities
As the Head of Finance Business Partnering, you will lead a team of approximately seven Business Partners, providing financial support, insight, and oversight to the UK 'Functional' Leaders and their teams. Your responsibilities will include:
1. Lead the financial planning and forecasting of gross costs (UK)
2. Provide framework for standardized reporting and cost management.
3. Support the annual and interim audit processes.
4. Identify opportunities to reduce third-party vendor costs
5. Finance Lead - transformation projects.
6. Build investment models, performing financial analysis
7. Supporting & challenge Exec commercial decision-making.
8. Manage financial risks & controls
What We’re Looking For
To be successful in this role, you will need:
9. Professional accountancy qualification (ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent)
10. Finance business partnering experience - Executive level.
11. Strong cost management experience, preferably within regulated financial services or the healthcare sector.
12. Able to work under significant pressure, handle multiple priorities.
13. Broad commercial finance experience, including reporting, planning, forecasting, and analytics.
14. Experience in investment appraisal and building financial models.
15. Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
16. Excellent communication and storytelling abilities.
17. Proven people management and leadership skills.
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social, and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family-friendly benefits.
In this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
18. 25% Management Bonus
19. Car Allowance
20. Pension (contributory)
21. Life Insurance
22. Family Health Cover
23. Health and wellbeing programs
24. Flexible working arrangements
Why Bupa
We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring, and responsible in everything we do.