Finance Business Partner

Contract: Fixed term (12 months), full-time
Location:  Hybrid/Mumbai
Closing date: 14 October 2026
About the role
We are seeking a Finance Business Partner to join Trinity College London’s Group Finance team. You will deliver expert financial and management accounting support to international Markets, including China, Hong Kong, Australia & New Zealand, North America & Caribbean, while advising Market Directors, budget holders and department heads. As a trusted advisor, you will partner with the Finance Director and Group Finance team to enable business growth aligned with Trinity’s strategic vision, maintaining robust financial management and accurate records. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact. You will lead planning, reporting and forecasting activities, provide commercial insight, support strategic reviews and business cases, and enhance financial processes that drive continuous improvement across the organisation. You will also interpret financial information to guide decision-making, challenge assumptions and help Markets understand performance outcomes while delivering finance as a service.

About you

The successful candidate will be a qualified ICAI, ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or ICAEW professional with advanced Excel skills and strong financial and analytical capabilities. You will be an excellent communicator with a proven ability to build effective relationships in a business partnering environment, influencing, stakeholders at all levels. Confident in advising, challenging and negotiating, you will be comfortable working with individuals from a range of backgrounds and perspectives, including senior leaders.

You will be able to analyse and interpret large volumes of complex information, maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail, particularly when working under pressure and to tight deadlines. A strong commercial mindset is essential, with the ability to apply sound business principles to financial analysis and recommendations. Experience of using the Sun Accounting System would be advantageous.

Ideally, you will also have a proven track record of delivering results within demanding timescales and will have experience working within a multi-cultural and multi-site organisation.

Our commitment
Trinity is open to all applicants from different backgrounds and we are committed to building a more diverse and inclusive workplace. All applications are dealt with in the strictest of confidence.
We actively encourages applications from candidates of all abilities. As a Disability Confident employer, we are dedicated to creating a workplace that is accessible, supportive, and welcoming for individuals with different abilities. We will make sure you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long term health condition, or are neuro-diverse.
To learn more about our DEI commitment as an equal opportunities employer, please visit our Equality, diversity and inclusion page. 
How to Apply
To apply, please follow the Apply for This Job link on this page and you will be directed to the Trinity College London application page. We reserve the right to close the advert earlier if we receive a high volume of interest so please do not delay if interested.
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