Finance Business Partnering Manager

<p><strong>Finance Business Partnering Manager needed in Oxford Paying  £400 per day ref 476647</strong></p> <p><strong>Full time hours on a temporary basis</strong>  </p> <p><em>Key Responsibilities</em></p> <ul> <li>Act as a trusted Finance Business Partner to senior managers and service leaders.</li> <li>Provide strategic financial advice, challenge, and support to inform decision-making.</li> <li>Lead, develop, and motivate a high-performing finance team, ensuring effective performance management and continuous professional development.</li> <li>Drive finance transformation initiatives and continuous improvement programmes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.</li> <li>Support business planning, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting processes.</li> <li>Ensure strong financial governance, risk management, and compliance with organisational policies and procedures.</li> <li>Identify and communicate key financial risks, opportunities, and mitigation strategies.</li> <li>Develop strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, influencing outcomes through credible and authoritative communication.</li> <li>Promote commercial awareness across services, identifying cost drivers, opportunities for efficiencies, and value-for-money improvements.</li> <li>Review business cases, proposals, and investment opportunities, assessing financial implications and organisational impact.</li> <li>Work collaboratively across the organisation to connect strategic priorities and ensure financial considerations are embedded in decision-making.</li> </ul> <p>If you are interested in the role, please email your CV to verity@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number. </p> <p>Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.</p> <p>All our roles may be subject to pre-employment checks including references so please be prepared</p>