Finance Business Partner (Client Advisory)

Finance Business Partner (Client Advisory)
Brighton | £40,000 to £55,000 + benefits | Flexitime

If you’re an accountant who gets more out of talking a client through their numbers than producing them, this role was built for you.

My client is a modern, advisory-led accountancy practice in central Brighton. They’re hiring a Finance Business Partner to look after a portfolio of ambitious owner-managed businesses. You’ll be the person those owners call when they want to understand what’s really going on in their business.

The key difference here is that you won’t be buried in bookkeeping or year-end compliance. Dedicated internal teams handle bookkeeping, payroll and accounts production. Your job is to take that work and turn it into advice the client can act on.

What you’ll be doing

• Acting as the main point of contact for your own client portfolio
• Running quarterly and annual planning meetings built around the management accounts
• Explaining the numbers in plain English and helping owners make better decisions
• Spotting risks and growth opportunities before the client does
• Working with the bookkeeping, payroll and accounts teams to keep delivery on track
• Looking after the commercial side of each relationship, including renewals, billing and engagement

What they’re looking for

ACA or ACCA is welcome, but it isn’t a deal breaker. What matters more is that you’re good with clients. You’ll probably have:

• Solid practice experience with real client-facing responsibility
• Experience reviewing management accounts
• The confidence to explain financial information clearly to non-finance people
• Good organisation skills, and you’re comfortable juggling several clients at once
• Xero or similar cloud accounting experience

Why this firm

They’re a friendly, collaborative team who use good systems, keep admin to a minimum and give people space to do meaningful work. The benefits go well beyond the basics:

• Flexitime
• 25 days holiday, with the option to buy more
• Early finish on Fridays over the summer
• Sabbatical leave after five years
• Clear progression and ongoing professional development, with time off for training
• An annual charity day and quarterly team events
• Pension, death in service cover and a cycle to work scheme
• Relaxed dress code
• Salary reviewed every year

If you want to swap the compliance treadmill for proper advisory work, I’d love to have a confidential chat. Call me or drop me a message, and I’ll tell you more about the firm and the team.