Interim Finance Business Partner (Project Support)

Posted 12 hours 8 minutes ago by Central Law Training

Permanent
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University and College Jobs
Not Specified, United Kingdom
Job Description

Make an Immediate Impact in a Flexible, Strategic Finance Role

Are you a hands-on finance professional looking for a flexible, interim opportunity where your expertise can make an immediate impact?

At The University of Law, we are seeking an Interim Finance Business Partner (Project Support) to provide short-term cover until Spring 2026 during a transformative period. As we implement a new financial planning system (Unit4), this role is key to ensuring continuity in core FP&A activities across our faculties and functions.

What you'll be doing:
You'll deliver responsive, ad-hoc financial partnering and performance insight, flexing across key stakeholders and processes to fill capacity gaps. You'll support regular reporting cycles, provide clear and concise analysis, and help maintain high standards in forecasting, budgeting and data integrity during a busy period of change.

This is a remote/home working opportunity where you will need to be based in the UK.

As our Interim Finance Business Partner,you will be:

  • Supporting the monthly MI cycle, including commentary and variance analysis
  • Partnering with budget holders to improve financial understanding and drive performance
  • Contributing to the FY26 forecast review process
  • Responding to a variety of queries and providing decision-support analysis
  • Helping maintain consistency and quality in financial reporting and planning outputs

Is this you?:

We're looking for a proactive and adaptable finance professional with:

  • Previous experience in a Finance Business Partnering, FP&A or Management Accounting role
  • Excellent Excel and analytical skills, with the ability to translate data into actionable insight
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, someone confident working with stakeholders at all levels
  • Ideally, experience in project-based or interim roles, and a solid understanding of budgeting and forecasting cycles
  • Part-qualified or qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent practical experience

Why join us?

Along with a starting salaryof £44,000 to £50,000per annum (pro rata and depending upon experience) you'll enjoy:

  • A generous†annual leave entitlement of 30 days (pro rata)
  • Private Medical Scheme and Life Assurance
  • Contributory Pension Scheme
  • Season Ticket Loans and Student Discounts

The closing date for application is 29th June 2025.

Please visit our careers site for a full overview of the job description.

Be part of a diverse and inclusive community

We are committed to ensuring our workforce is reflective of our diverse student population. We actively seek to increase representation across all backgrounds and identities, and we provide support and adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

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Please note: For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link†Employers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK () .†Please note†we are not a licenced sponsor.

Some posts within the University are subject to a DBS check - you will be notified of this during the application process.