Finance Business Partner – Capital Investment Insight Lead

** Finance Business Partner – Capital Investment Insight Lead
**** Hemel Hempstead (Hybrid – 3 days per week in office)
**** Permanent | Full Time
**** Competitive salary + bonus and benefits
**** About the role
** Are you a finance professional with a passion for capital investment and a talent for turning complex data into compelling insight? If so, we want to hear from you! Haven is looking for a talented Finance Business Partner to join our Finance team at our Hemel Hempstead HQ supporting the organisation with Capital Investment Insight.

This is a high-impact role at the heart of how Haven makes its capital investment decisions. You’ll lead the investment appraisal process – building business cases, applying best practice appraisal methodologies, and delivering timely Post Investment Reviews that shape where Haven invests next. You’ll also drive the transition to modern BI tools, creating self-service capital reporting that reduces manual workload and empowers the wider finance function.

Acting as the primary finance partner for Facilities Management capital investment, and supporting Food & Beverage and Activities & Leisure teams, you’ll build trusted relationships with operational stakeholders and become a critical friend to the business. This role is an excellent platform for an experienced finance professional looking to broaden their skillset, grow their strategic influence, and take a meaningful step toward a future leadership role.
** Your Opportunity
*** Lead the end-to-end investment appraisal process, developing robust business cases for capital initiatives in collaboration with operational finance business partners
* Build and maintain repeatable business case frameworks and templates, applying best practice methodologies including scenario planning, sensitivity analysis, and financial modelling
* Own the Post Investment Review process, transforming how Haven learns from capital investment — delivering insights that shape where we invest next, not just what happened
* Lead the transition to modern BI tools (Sigma or equivalent), building capital dashboards and self-service reporting capability
* Act as primary finance partner for Facilities Management capital investment, supporting Proposition and Central Operations teams on capital queries
* Build trusted, collaborative relationships with operational stakeholders and across the finance function
* Work proactively with Capex Accounting to improve upstream data quality and governance
* Contribute to periodic reporting, attend business review meetings, and support cross-functional initiatives
* Operationalise strategic frameworks and build documented, transferable processes to support team capability
** What we’d like you to bring
*** Professional Accounting or Finance qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or equivalent strong analytical and financial background
* Strong data analysis skills with the ability to identify patterns and derive actionable insight from complex datasets
* Proficiency in financial modelling with advanced Excel skills
* Excellent communication skills – able to translate complex financial analysis into clear narrative for diverse audiences
* Experience working collaboratively with cross-functional teams and building trusted stakeholder relationships
* Broad knowledge of capital accounting, cash flow management, and financial reporting standards
* Process improvement and project management capability
* Capital investment appraisal experience and business case building (highly desirable and central to the role)
* Experience with BI tools such as Sigma or Tableau (desirable)
* Knowledge of hospitality, leisure, or multi-site operations (advantageous)
** Why Haven?
** You’ll be part of a forward-thinking, supportive community where…