Operations Finance Business Partner

Reed in Partnership has been delivering public services since 1998. We are a British, family-owned company, whose mission has always been to positively transform people and their communities. This is reflected in our services, which we deliver to help people from all backgrounds and circumstances to change their lives for the better.

Pay Range £48,500-£57,000

Working Hours/Pattern:

Full-time, although we would be happy to consider applicants who are looking to work on a part time basis. If you would like to explore this further please discuss this with the talent partner for this role. Please note our ability to accommodate flexible working arrangements will vary from role to role, dependent on business requirements.

Job Description Do you have the ability to confidently influence and support colleagues towards achieving business objectives?

Are you a part or a qualified accountant?

Do you have experience of financial reporting?

Consider the role of Operations Finance Business Partner with Reed in Partnership!

Internal applications for this role close on 22nd October 2026.Please note that this is a fixed term contract for 12 months.

What is the role about?- A primary purpose of the Operations Finance Business Partner role is to be the Finance representative supporting the Programme Director and Senior Operations team for the Programmes being partnered. Performing contract performance reviews with operational leads, utilising the suite of financial and KPI reports available.

- Facilitating focused Finance support, involving the preparation of detailed financial and performance models, regular information sharing and guidance in relation to financial performance and maximising revenue & profit generation in line with Contract plans and targets.

Candidates should possess a strong work ethic and an agile mind-set. Candidates should also enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and a continuous improvement culture.

- Reporting to the Financial Business Partner Lead, the Operations Finance Business Partner will develop models for monthly, periodic and long-range performance and finance forecasting. These models must also have the ability to feed into the annual budgeting and strategic review process.

- The Operations Finance Business Partner role will contribute to the provision and continuous improvement of accurate, timely and well-presented financial management information to the Board of Directors and Operations Management. The role sits within the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) function, supporting strategic financial insight and decision-making.

Just some of your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

Business Partnering & Reporting
- Using, monitoring & querying the periodic management accounts outputs, focusing on driving performance

Enhancing the financial performance information available to Operations Confidently communicating with other key stakeholders and management teams
- Obtaining information required to inform a rolling forecast financial model updating in a timely manner

Build and develop Excel financial models to support key contracts including summary reporting. Models will need to be easily adaptable and easily followed by users.

- Reports & Models must be user friendly with key information for decisions easily accessible.

- Perform periodic P&L & contract performance reviews with operational leads, utilising the suite of financial and KPI reports available. Discussing areas or suggestions for improvements. Provide timely and detailed cost centre management information with explanations for cost variances.

Help drive financial focus and improved operational efficiency.

- Creation of financial and performance reporting tools for new contract implementation, along with embedding…