Finance Business Partner, London

Join us at Carnall Farrar (CF) and contribute to our mission of being an employer of choice in the healthcare sector. Your role as Finance Business Partner will be pivotal to providing financial insights and analysis to support the business in achieving ambitious revenue and growth targets.

Carnall Farrar (CF) is a growing management consultancy which works across all aspects of the healthcare sector from supporting the NHS to serving major life science companies. We are passionate about, and experts in, healthcare. Founded in 2013 we have grown over the past 11 years to a core staff of around 70 across consulting, data science and corporate functions. We have a strong reputation in the healthcare sector and are highly regarded both internally and externally for the level of support and development we give our people. As a professional services business, CF has three primary assets – its people, its knowledge and its data and associated products. The CF team are consequently central to the success of the business.

About the role

We are seeking a CIMA/ACCA accountant (qualified by experience also considered) with a strong background in financial planning and commercial finance. The ideal candidate will possess robust commercial acumen and demonstrate key skills in analytical thinking, excellent communication, and effective problem-solving. This is a newly created role within the commercial finance function reporting into the Head of FP&A.  

Responsibilities

The requirements, responsibilities and duties of the role will include, but are not limited to:

• Provide financial insights and analysis to support the business in achieving ambitious revenue and growth targets through acting as true Finance Business Partner 
• Produce financial reports for Steering Groups, Executive Committees and the Board, ensuring accuracy in information, identifying areas of financial risk, and generating actionable business insights to non-finance stakeholders 
• Oversee revenue and cost forecasting, highlighting key drivers of variance impacting business performance and identifying areas of opportunity to improve performance 
• Monitor and report on key business metrics and performance, while owning the business KPI reporting to provide comprehensive analysis and updates on performance indicators 
• Build, develop and maintain financial models to support business planning and decision-making 
• Lead the the annual budgets and mid-year forecasting process with each of CF's business practices. 
• Ensure improved profitability through precise monitoring of gross margins across fee earners, fee tables, practices, projects and more  
• Work closely with the Head of FP&A and CPO to translate financial data into practical business recommendations and use performance metrics to help drive strategy and improve outcomes 
• Develop complex financial models to support budgeting, scenario planning, and performance reviews 
• Use advanced Excel capabilities to streamline reporting and analysis 

Mandatory 

• Proven background in financial planning and delivering insights that support business units to improve performance 
• High proficiency in financial modelling and Excel, including advanced functions 
• Experience working closely with fee earners within professional services  
• Strong commercial acumen and strategic mindset with the ability to influence decisions and improve business performance 
• Collaborative approach to problem solving, working with teams across the business to understand performance drivers 
• CIMA/ ACCA qualified, or with sufficient experience in financial business partnering, to understand technical financial concepts 
  

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to building an inclusive and supportive culture where diversity thrives, and all our people can excel. We only recruit, promote and reward our people based on their skills and contribution, without regard to gender, race, disability, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or other characteristics.

We are Disability Confident Accredited, and we want you to feel comfortable and able to perform at your best in the recruitment process, if you require any reasonable adjustments for any part of the recruitment process, please let us know.

Flexible Working 

We operate a hybrid-working policy; corporate team members need to be physically together for a minimum of 4 days a week between core office hours of 10am-4pm. Travel to other CF offices in the UK may be required as and when established. In addition, for up to four weeks a year each member of staff can work entirely virtually.

• Holiday entitlement: 25 days/year for staff and 30 days/ year for leadership, increasing by 1 day for every year of service up to a maximum of 35 days of holiday per year
• We contribute 7% of your salary into your pension, while you contribute 3% (or more if you like)
• Access to a flexible benefits programme giving you the chance to increase pension contributions, gain access to a cash plan or benefit from a ClassPass subscription

• Annual leave purchase: employees with less than 35 days annual leave entitlement are able to purchase additional annual leave days
• Income protection: in the event of long-term incapacity and a qualifying claim, 75% of salary will be paid
• Enhanced sick pay benefit beyond Statutory Sick Pay for up to a total 12 weeks in any 12-month period
• Life insurance covering four times your basic salary in a tax-free lump sum payable to your beneficiaries in the event of your death whilst in service
• Enhanced family leave policies: additional pay for parents who have a baby or adopt
• Access to an interest free loan of up to £10,000
• Access to an interest-free season ticket loan, repayable by 12 monthly instalments
•  Workplace nursery scheme: access to a scheme to help working parents save tax and NI on the cost of the nursery care
•  Flexible working policy: including the ability to work fully remotely for up to 4 weeks a year
•  An employee assistance and wellness Program: including access to telephone counselling, life coaching, interactive tools online and digital content downloadable from Lifeworks
•  Seasonal flu jabs: provided by Boots annually
•  Eye care tests: vouchers and discounts at Vision Express
•  Ride to work scheme, saving up to 42% on bikes and cycling accessories at Evans Cycles
• Membership to the Health Service Journal (HSJ)