Finance Business Partner

Ready to influence business decisions beyond the numbers? Join Buro Happold as a Finance Business Partner and help drive the financial success of world-class projects. This person can be based in our Bath office on a hybrid working model. At Buro Happold, we're passionate about creating a future where everyone can thrive. As a world-renowned multidisciplinary consultancy, we deliver innovative solutions that help transform the built environment, tackling some of the world's most complex engineering, design and sustainability challenges.

We're looking for a commercially minded Finance Business Partner to join our UK+ Finance team in Bath. This is an exciting opportunity for a finance professional who enjoys combining strong technical accounting expertise with strategic business partnering, helping project leaders make informed decisions that drive performance and support sustainable growth.

As a Finance Business Partner, you'll play a pivotal role within an established finance team, partnering with Project Directors, Project Operations teams and senior stakeholders across the business. You'll be responsible for the end-to-end production of management accounts, project financial performance reporting, forecasting and providing commercial insight that influences decision-making across a diverse project portfolio. This role offers significant exposure to senior stakeholders and provides an excellent opportunity to develop both your commercial and leadership capabilities within a collaborative, global organisation.

• Preparing and controlling monthly management and project accounts.
• Supporting the preparation of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts.
• Partnering with Project Directors and leadership teams through regular project finance reviews.
• Providing financial guidance, challenge and insightful analysis to improve project performance.
• Monitoring project revenues, costs, profitability and work-in-progress positions.
• Managing debtor reviews and identifying financial risks and opportunities.
• Delivering monthly financial commentary and presenting performance insights to stakeholders.
• Supporting financial and commercial decision-making across your portfolio.
• Collaborating closely with Project Operations teams and regional finance colleagues.
• Maintaining ownership and control of assigned cost centres.
• Producing quarterly WIP and foreign exchange reporting.
• Acting as a key point of contact for financial matters within your business area.
• Driving continuous improvement in financial processes, controls and reporting.

We're looking for someone who combines technical finance expertise with excellent stakeholder management skills and a proactive, solution-focused approach.

• Experience operating in a business partnering, management accounting or commercial finance role.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge alongside commercial awareness.
• Excellent communication skills and the confidence to engage, challenge and influence stakeholders.
• Outstanding attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• A collaborative mindset and a passion for building strong relationships with non-finance colleagues.
• A proactive approach, with the confidence to work independently and take ownership of outcomes.

• Studying towards or fully qualified in CIMA, ACCA or ACA.

• Experience with in professional services, engineering, consultancy or construction environments.
• Knowledge of Agresso financial systems.
• Experience using Deltek Vantagepoint.

At Buro Happold, we believe in creating a better, more sustainable world. You'll be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence. We offer a supportive environment where your contributions make a real difference.

• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Attractive salary and benefits package including, private medical insurance, life assurance and income protection.
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.
• Generous company pension scheme.
• Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts.
• Enhanced parenthood leave policies.
• 3pm finish on the last Friday of the month.
• A strong commitment to your continuous development.…