Interim Finance Business Partner (Outside IR35)
Location:Buckingham, Buckinghamshire (Hybrid – approx. 3 days onsite)Contract:UK Contract |Duration:~4 months (now–end of December), with potential extensionRate:£300/day |IR35:Outside IR35Start:Ideally w/c21 September 2026
Overview
We’re supportinga HE organisationwith an urgent requirement for anInterim Finance Business Partnerto add immediate capacity into the team during a critical period (budgeting and forecasting cycle). This is a hands‑on partnering role, suited to someone who canhit the ground running, quickly build relationships, and provide strong commercial finance support across a varied stakeholder group.
You’ll partner with service owners and budget holders across areas includingEstates, IT, and Corporate Services, combining stakeholder engagement with robust financial analysis (number crunching) to support decision making.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a trusted finance partner to senior stakeholders and budget holders
- Provide budgeting support, budget setting, andforecastingthroughout the cycle
- Deliver clear financial insights, analysis, and commentary to support operational decisions
- Support service areas (includingEstates, IT, and Corporate Services) with financial planning and performance
- Identify issues, investigate variances, and propose practical solutions
- Contribute to improving ways of working in a team that is not currently BAU due to capacity constraints
Essential Skills & Experience
- Proven experience working as aFinance Business Partner(or equivalent interim role)
- Confident, proactive stakeholder management withexcellent communicationskills
- Accounting qualification (part-qualified / fully qualified)or AAT, orqualified by experience
- StrongExcelskills and comfort handling data and producing usable outputs quickly
- Problem-solving mindset and ability to operate with pace and autonomy
Desirable
- Higher Education experience
- Track record of working in fast-moving, capacity‑constrained environments
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