Finance Business Partner

Location: London, England, United Kingdom

Highlighted points for this job

Hybrid working with 3 days in London and Harrow offices

Supporting Audience Measurement, Operations, Media Development & Observer Service Lines

Required qualifications: Newly/Part Qualified CIMA/ACCA

Responsibilities include producing monthly financials and managing financial integrity of projects

Role Overview

This is a business facing commercial role, where the individual is required to be working as part of a large team responsible for supporting Audience Measurement, Operations, Media Development & Observer Service Lines plus Askia & Data Liberation. With combined revenues of £100m which employs 400+ permanent employees and 1000+ casual staff.

The main responsibility is helping to produce key financial data and supporting these business areas to manage their financial aspects of all projects.

The role is a challenging and varied one with broad exposure of working with a range of non-finance people and acting as the key point of contact for any financial related matters.

This role offers hybrid working with 3 days a week from our London and Harrow offices and the rest from home.

What will I be doing?

• Working closely with the Senior Finance Business Partner to produce and deliver monthly financials.
• Deputising for the Senior Finance Business Partner as and when required.
• Preparing monthly management accounts, finance packs and key ad-hoc reports for the leadership teams.
• Supporting with the production of annual budgets and forecasts.
• Providing financial/systems training and support to project managers.
• Attending meetings and proactively challenging teams.
• Undertaking financial analysis to drive business performance.
• To take responsibility for job maintenance. Specifically:
  • Manage financial integrity of projects.
  • Ensuring project forecasts are up to date.
• Building relationships across the teams to help them manage their financials.
• Reviewing current day to day working practices with a view to enhance.
• Providing general assistance to staff on financial matters.
• Ad hoc support to Senior Finance Business Partner.

What do I need to bring with me?

• Newly/Part Qualified CIMA/ACCA.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels, both verbally and in writing, especially with non-finance staff and professionals.
• Attention to detail and a proactive manner in dealing with queries.
• Ability to multitask to meet monthly deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Organised and methodical.
• Problem solving.
• High degree of competence in the use of Excel.
• Strong relationship building skills.
• Demonstrate a high level of initiative.

What is in it for me?

Ipsos UK offer an attractive basic salary and a rewards package including 25 days annual leave, a pension scheme and a great range of flexible benefits to suit your personal needs. For roles at Research Manager level and above we also offer private healthcare.

In addition to this we have a fantastic Learning & Development offer delivered through a mix of face to face, online or on-demand.

We realise you may have commitments outside of work and will consider flexible working applications - please highlight what you are looking for when you make your application.

Ipsos is committed to equality, treating people fairly, promoting a positive and inclusive working environment and ensuring we have diversity of people and views. We also recognise that this is important for our business success - a more diverse workforce will enable us to better reflect and understand the world we research and ultimately deliver better research and insight to our clients.

About Us

Ipsos is one of the world’s largest research companies and currently the only one primarily managed by researchers, ranking as a #1 full-service research organization for four consecutive years. With over 75 different data-driven solutions, and presence in 90 markets, Ipsos brings together research, implementation, methodological, and subject-matter experts from around the world, combining thematic and technical experts to deliver top-quality research and insights. Simply speaking, we help the biggest companies solve some of their biggest problems, serving more than 5000 clients across the globe by providing research, data, and insights on their target markets. And we’re proud to share we’ve received our Great Place to Work Certification in 2022 & 2023!