Junior Finance Business Partner
| Posting date: | 05 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 April 2026 |
| Location: | London |
| Company: | Compass Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 212762 |
Summary
Job Title: Junior Finance Business Partner
Responsible to: Senior Finance Business Partner
Location: London (Grazing HQ / Client Sites)
Department: RAG Finance
Overall Purpose of the Role
To finance business partner the leadership of the Grazing business (MD, OD & Head of Food). A high profile & influential role, delivering commercial support to a newly acquired business unit. Through effective business partnering, the role will continuously drive service levels, cost effectiveness & add value to undertaken commercial activities.
Key Accountabilities
- Business partner the Managing Director, Operations Director & Head of Food, ensuring strong commercial & operational decision making
- Provide continuous commercial & strategic support onsite at Grazing HQ & client sites, in order to support key business decisions & ensure successful delivery of the finance function
- Manage financial risks & opportunities, both as they materialise as well as in a preventative capacity
- Develop strong relationships with key internal & external stakeholders, including but not limited to: Grazing management, wider Compass teams (finance & beyond), customers, clients & suppliers
- Preparation & review of annual budgets & forecasts
- Lead the month end close & posting of journals
- Preparation of & review of monthly management information, including in-depth variance & root cause analysis
- Prepare the monthly business review pack
- Completion & attendance of balance sheet reviews, ensuring compliance with Group Accounting Manual
- Utilise data management, analytics & reporting tools to drive financial & operational performance
- Work with the wider finance team to continually develop KPIs & ensure that end users are focusing on the right metrics to drive profitable growth
- Promote working capital improvements through timely, accurate contract billing & active management of debt ledgers
- Financial oversight for all contract amendments, pricing changes & extensions/retentions
- Challenge & appraise investment decisions
- Build, maintain & deploy a commercial bid model, utilised for new business proposals (e.g. tenders), which constantly evolves through challenging underlying assumptions
- Deliver proactive, ad-hoc financial analysis to support business decision making
Person Specification |
- Relevant degree or equivalent Qualification; ACA, ACCA, CIMA
- At least 3 years post qualification experience, preferably in a business facing finance role
- Business process re-engineering experience.
- Experience of delivering proactive, relevant and insightful business decision support
- High numeracy and analytical skills
- Ability to communicate oral and written information concisely and logically
- Ability to analyse and evaluate information
Leadership behaviours:
- Ability to influence stakeholders
- Leadership qualities that enables them to create an environment of motivation/inspiration for others to achieve their highest potential
- Ability to quickly earn respect and make others want to follow without relying on formal authority
- Facilitates consensus as well as action; resolves conflict; overcomes resistance
- Demonstrates high integrity through open and honest business dealings inside and outside the Company
- A team player comfortable working across a diverse organisation and different cultures
- Demonstrates the credibility and gravitas to operate comfortably at leadership level
Learning & Development Requirements |
Essential:
- Experience with Excel, SAP, Power BI
- Contracts
- Organisational and prioritisation skills
- Negotiation and influencing
Desirable:
- Experience working with a CPU-driven business