Finance Business Partner (Development and Audiences)

We are currently looking for a Finance Business Partner to join our IT Department on a full-time, permanent basis.

This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the financial strength and strategic direction of one of the UK’s leading cultural institutions. Sitting within our Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team, this role provides a critical link between Finance and our Development and Audiences teams, including Visitor Experience, Ticketing, Membership, and Marketing & Communications.

Our mission is to enable strong, informed decision-making through accurate, timely, and insightful financial analysis. We work collaboratively across Southbank Centre, ensuring financial accountability, supporting long-term planning, and helping teams manage risk with clarity and confidence.

As Finance Business Partner, you’ll play a key role in supporting and challenging stakeholders, offering expert insight into both day-to-day and strategic financial matters. You’ll contribute to building robust budgets, improving forecasting processes, and providing meaningful reporting that supports data-led decisions.

Key responsibilities include:

• Building strong, collaborative relationships with Directors, Heads of Department and budget holders
• Delivering monthly management accounts and relevant KPIs, with accurate commentary and forecasting
• Supporting teams through annual budgeting and long-term financial planning
• Identifying and communicating key risks, variances, and opportunities
• Helping to improve financial reporting and processes using new systems and tools

What We’re Looking For:

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage interest from those who are still growing into their career. You don’t need to tick every box, if you bring curiosity, commitment, and a collaborative approach, we’d love to hear from you.

Skills and experience that would help you succeed in this role:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified/ finalist (essential)
• Strong grasp of core accounting principles, including confidence with accruals and journal entry
• Experience working with finance systems and reporting tools, plus strong Excel or Google Sheets skills
• An interest in using data and technology to support better decision-making (e.g. Power BI)
• A clear communicator who enjoys working in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders

For this role, we will be partnering with the recruitment agency Ivy Rock, who are supporting us in finding the right candidate. Please ensure to submit an application on Ivy Rock website which is linked here.

Please download the attached Job Description for a full overview of this role responsibilities.

We welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse background or those who are D/deaf or disabled. If you wish to discuss reasonable adjustments such as a BSL interpreter for your interview please indicate this on your application form. Interviews will take place at The Southbank Centre. If you would like to speak to someone about any adjustments or concerns you can also email hrteam@southbankcentre.co.uk and we will be in touch with you to make the necessary arrangements.

By attracting people to work for us from a broad range of backgrounds with diverse attitudes, opinions and beliefs we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things. The Southbank Centre is a warm and welcoming place to work, with great aspirations and ambitions to create great and accessible work for all. We pride ourselves in building a supportive environment to enable the development of our staff.

If you feel you have just some of the required skills and experience but meet the person specification, we would still encourage you to apply; we are very open to continuing the training and development of individuals who are self motivated to acquire new skills and knowledge relevant to the role.