Finance Business Partner

Insights is a Learning and Development company that aims to change the world through the power of self-awareness. 

Our core purpose is to create a world where people truly understand themselves and others and are inspired to make a positive difference in everything they do. Like any brilliant team, we’re made up of different people. A career at Insights is about welcoming people for who they are and supporting their journey towards whoever they want to become.

As we continue to grow globally, we’re strengthening how we support the business with insight, clarity and commercial thinking — and our Finance team plays a vital role in this.

The Role

To help our Global Finance team support the business in the best possible way, we’re looking for a collaborative and commercially minded Finance Business Partner who enjoys working closely with others. In this role, you’ll partner with our Operational teams to support profitable growth, manage investment and costs effectively, and help leaders make well‑informed decisions.

You’ll also play an important part in our monthly management reporting and be closely involved in planning, forecasting and budgeting cycles — helping shape the story behind the numbers and ensuring the business has the insight it needs to move forward with confidence.

Key Responsibilities 

• Partner with senior leaders to drive profitable growth, manage costs and support informed decision‑making.
• Provide clear commercial insight through KPIs, forecasting and performance analysis.
• Act as a trusted adviser, identifying trends, risks and growth opportunities across the business.
• Play a key role in forecasting, budgeting and business planning cycles.
• Strengthen reporting and insight through improved use of business intelligence, automation and continuous improvement.
• Use variance and trend analysis to help drive corrective actions and better outcomes.
• Contribute to strategic initiatives and priority projects as a finance subject matter expert.
• Support simpler, more effective ways of working by reducing non‑value‑adding activity and formalising finance processes and controls.

How you’ll show up  

• A positive collaborator and cross-functional worker who can develop key relationships.  
• Possess and demonstrate an understanding of world-class finance and business processes and systems.  
• Always business aligned by ensuring we are achieving strategic and operational objectives.  
• You’ll have strong analytical skills, with drive, determination and a 'can-do' attitude.  
• You’ll be self-motivated and can organise your own workload, complete multiple tasks on time in a dynamic, changing environment.  
• Inspired and excited by self-development. 
• Always be curious and constantly looking for improvements and value-add. 
• A driven and positive advocate for change and the continuous improvement agenda.  

Experience and Skills  

• A professional accountancy qualification is preferred (CIMA, ACCA, ICAS or equivalent). 
• A good track record of financial business partnering with Executive Teams and Senior Management. 
• Strong Excel modelling skills (complex formulas) and highly proficient in working with large volumes of data. 
• Extensive Finance systems experience would be advantageous – Power BI, Microsoft Dynamics 365.  
• Strong experience working in a customer-focused environment.  
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to achieve buy-in from various stakeholders and collaborate with other team members. 
• The ability to analyse large, complex data sets, articulating clear, insight-led recommendations to stakeholders. 
• Problem-solving, questioning mind-set, and always thinking about continuous improvement.  
• Organised and able to plan to ensure delivery within agreed timeframes.  

Benefits:

•    35 days holidays

•    Discretionary Annual Bonus

•    Private Medical Insurance

•    Income Protection

•    Pension Plan

•    Health Cash Plan

•    Life Assurance

•    Electric Car Scheme

•    Gymflex

•    Employee Giving

•    My Advantage – Employee Discounts

•    Critical Illness cover

•    Employee Assistance Program

•    Holiday purchase option

•    Flexible working

Everyone is welcome at Insights. We’re dedicated to creating a space where you belong — that means accepting you for who you are now and supporting you on your journey towards whoever you want to become.

Our colourful solutions help people see themselves and others in a new light and we love encouraging our diverse global community to experience the transformational power of Insights Discovery. Through listening and learning, we will continue to foster the connections that matter to build a more inclusive culture.

It is in our nature to nurture. We have developed an organisation which puts care for our people, inclusion, belonging and wellbeing at the heart of our approach. We’re strengthened by a community where we work together to co-create a culture that celebrates difference and welcomes everybody.

We love learning. We want to be better tomorrow than we are today and we’re up for the journey. Unapologetically human, undoubtedly individual. Colourful to our core.

Read more about inclusivity at Insights via the vacancy page on our website: https://www.insights.com/inclusively-insights/