Looking for a role where finance meets strategy? Step into an Assistant Finance Business Partner position that offers exposure, growth, and the chance to make a difference from day one.
This person can be based in Bath, London, Leeds, or Edinburgh on a hybrid working model.
Are you ready to make an impact in a globally renowned engineering consultancy? Buro Happold is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Assistant Finance Business Partner to join our UK+ Finance team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. As our net Assistant Finance Business Partner you will support our finance function by taking on both statutory and management accounting responsibilities within a collaborative and innovative environment.
About The Role
This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a dynamic and collaborative finance team. You’ll support the production of end-to-end management accounts, ensure accurate reporting of project revenue and costs, and assist junior team members with month-end and ad hoc tasks.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare monthly project accounts and support the production of end-to-end management accounts.
- Assist business partners with annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and ad-hoc reporting.
- Collaborate with the Project Operations Team and provide financial analysis to leadership.
- Oversee project approvals, closures, and regular financial system housekeeping.
- Support with invoice processing, month-end tasks, and general financial reporting.
- Monitor provisions, post journals, and liaise with group and regional finance teams.
What We Are Looking For:
- Previous experience within a similar role .
- Resilience with excellent communication abilities and attention to detail.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel; adept at maintaining supporting financial systems.
- Highly organised, able to prioritise and work to tight deadlines.
- A proactive and adaptable problem-solver, able to work independently.
- Experience in management accounts and month-end processes is essential.
- Previous experience in professional services or engineering/construction is advantageous.
- Experience with Agresso or Deltek Vantagepoint systems is useful but not essential.
- AAT qualification or similar is welcome; qualified by experience will also be considered.
Why Join Buro Happold?
At Buro Happold, we believe in creating a better, more sustainable world. You’ll be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence. We offer a supportive environment where your contributions make a real difference.
What we Offer You:
Bring your knowledge and expertise to one of the world’s most respected consultancies.
- Hybrid working arrangements.
- Attractive salary and benefits package including, private medical insurance, life assurance and income protection.
- Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.
- Generous company pension scheme.
- Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts.
- Enhanced parenthood leave policies.
- 3pm finish on the last Friday of the month.
- A strong commitment to your continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you.
- Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions
- A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities. A supportive and inclusive environment that will welcome you through social and outreach activities from the Young Employees Forum to mentoring.
- An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won’t be far from the exceptional.
Apply now and be where exceptional is everywhere.
A place for everyone
Buro Happold values individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of the way you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.
Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.
We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment and are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing difference allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.
Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact recruitment@burohappold.com so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.