Harcourt Matthews
Finance Business Partner

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Finance Business Partner
London, Hybrid working
£65,000 - £75,000 + Benefits
The Company
A leading professional services group with a well-established presence across multiple international markets is looking to strengthen its finance function. The firm is recognised for its collaborative culture and its investment in developing finance professionals who can operate as genuine strategic partners to the business. This is an opportunity to work closely with senior leadership, gain exposure to high-profile decision making and build a career within a genuinely commercial, fast-moving environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner senior leadership - Provide accurate, timely and insightful financial planning advice that supports informed, strategic business decisions.
- Lead budgeting and forecasting - Own the annual planning, budgeting and quarterly reforecasting cycles across multiple practice areas.
- Present to senior stakeholders - Deliver executive reporting and business review presentations that influence partners and leadership teams.
- Drive financial analysis - Produce insightful management information and commentary that tracks performance against strategic and operational targets.
- Support commercial strategy - Advise on business cases for lateral hires, expansion and pricing strategy.
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StrongYour economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.
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You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.
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Your summer at the bank plus your econometrics coursework map directly to the day-one responsibilities on this scheme — client modelling, market briefings, and deal support.
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Skills & Attributes
- Professional qualification - ACCA, ACA or CIMA qualified (or equivalent).
- Stakeholder influencing - A proven track record of supporting, challenging and influencing senior partners and leadership teams.
- Advanced analytical skills - Strong Excel and MS Office capability paired with a commercially minded approach to analysis.
- Communication and composure - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to remain calm and focused under pressure.
- Partnership experience supporting fee-earners - Exposure to working with senior fee-earners in a professional services / partnership environment.


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Application Information
Applications can only be considered from those eligible to live & work in the UK without restriction.
Harcourt Matthews is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Harcourt Matthews is committed to diversity and inclusion.
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