Finance Business Partner - Commercial & Business Development

We have an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded Finance Business Partner to join Our Future Health and work at the intersection of Finance and Business Development. 

This is not a role that sits on the sidelines reporting on what has already happened. You will work closely with our Commercial and Philanthropy leadership teams, using financial modelling, data and commercial insight to help shape decisions about projects, partnerships, pricing, investment and new revenue opportunities. 

You will play a key role in helping us grow both commercial and philanthropic income, while ensuring that opportunities are financially sustainable and aligned with our wider organisational goals. 

This is an opportunity to bring your commercial finance expertise into an organisation with an ambitious mission, and to help build and evolve the financial approaches, models and insight that support that ambition. 

What you'll be doing 

As Finance Business Partner – Commercial & Business Development, you will be a key financial partner to our Business Development team. You will bring financial insight into commercial conversations from the earliest stages, helping colleagues understand the opportunities, risks and financial implications of different options. 

You will: 

• Partner closely with Business Development leadership, providing financial insight, advice and constructive challenge to support commercial and strategic decision-making. 

• Build and develop financial models to assess new opportunities, projects, partnerships and revenue streams, translating complex information into clear recommendations. 

• Support pricing and commercial strategy, working with the Finance and Business Development colleagues to consider pricing approaches, billing structures and the financial implications of new revenue streams. 

• Model different scenarios and assumptions, helping the business understand the potential impact of different approaches on income, expenditure, cashflow and key measures. 

• Support the development of business cases, helping teams assess the financial viability and potential value of new projects and activities, then monitoring and reporting on performance if approved. 

• Lead the financial input into philanthropic and charity partner funding bids, alongside financial reporting for funding secured against agreed donor terms. 

• Develop and improve income forecasting models for Business Development, including the costs associated with expected revenue streams. 

• Provide clear financial insight into performance, using monthly reporting and analysis to help senior stakeholders understand what is happening and where action may be needed. 

• Challenge assumptions and help identify risks and opportunities within budgets, forecasts and commercial plans. 

• Support Executive, Committee and Board reporting and presentations, bringing financial insight into wider organisational decision-making. 

• Work alongside other Finance Business Partners to develop forecasting and reporting that focuses increasingly on programmes, commercial activity and business outcomes, rather than purely functional budgets. 

• Contribute to Steering Committees and cross-functional work, ensuring financial considerations are embedded into decisions from the outset. 

You will also play an important role in developing how Finance and Business Development work together, helping to evolve our approaches, models and reporting as the organisation grows and its commercial activities develop.

Requirements

We're looking for someone who combines strong technical finance capability with commercial curiosity and the confidence to influence decision-making. 

We recognise that candidates may have developed relevant experience through different career paths and welcome applications from those who can demonstrate many, though not necessarily all, of the skills and experience listed below:

• Proven experience across FP&A and financial business partnering, with exposure to commercial or revenue-generating environments. 

• A recognised accounting qualification and relevant finance experience outside of practice. 

• Experience with commercial revenue modelling, including sales growth, pricing strategies and cost of sales. 

• Strong financial modelling and Excel skills, with the ability to build models that support decisions rather than simply report historical performance. 

• Experience using financial analysis to assess commercial opportunities, scenarios, pricing, investment or revenue growth. 

• The ability to work with senior stakeholders, providing both support and constructive challenge. 

• A strategic mindset and the ability to make sense of uncertainty, challenge assumptions and develop clear forecasts. 

• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to translate complex financial information into clear recommendations. 

• A proactive approach and the confidence to take ownership of work in a fast-paced and evolving environment. 

• Strong communication skills and the ability to adapt your approach when working with finance and non-finance colleagues. 

It would be useful if you also have: 

• Experience in a start-up, scale-up or organisation where future operations and revenue are evolving. 

• Experience supporting philanthropic funding, funding bids or restricted funds. 

• Experience working in healthcare, life sciences, technology or another complex or regulated environment. 

Why this role? 

This is an opportunity to use your commercial finance expertise in a very different setting. 

You will have the opportunity to work closely with Business Development leaders, Finance leadership and senior stakeholders, bringing financial thinking into decisions about where we invest, how we price opportunities, which projects we pursue and how we grow sustainable income. 

You will be joining at an important point in Our Future Health's development, with the opportunity to help shape and evolve the way Finance and Business Development work together as our commercial and philanthropic activities grow. 

If you enjoy being close to the business, asking the difficult questions, building the model behind the decision and seeing your analysis influence what happens next, this could be a particularly interesting opportunity. 

Benefits

• £70,000 per annum basic salary.
• Generous Pension Scheme – We invest in your future with employer contributions of up to 12%.
• 30 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays – Enjoy a generous holiday allowance with the flexibility to take bank holidays when it suits you.
• Enhanced Parental Leave – Supporting you during life’s biggest moments.
• Cycle to Work Scheme – Save 25–39% on a new bike and accessories through salary sacrifice.
• Home & Tech Savings – Get up to 8% off on IKEA and Currys products, spreading the cost over 12 months through salary sacrifice.
• £1,000 Employee Referral Bonus – Know someone who may be a good fit? You could receive a referral bonus for bringing them on board.
• Wellbeing Support – Access to Mental Health First Aiders, plus 24/7 online GP services and an Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family.
• Flexible working – We have a central London office in Holborn and offer flexible and remote working arrangements.

Closing date: 26 November at 5:00 pm

We may close this vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date if we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Join us

At Our Future Health, we recognise the importance of a diverse workforce and ensuring that all candidates, regardless of their background, have equitable access to our application process.

We proactively encourage applicants who identify as having a disability, neurodiversity or long-term health conditions to let us know if they require any reasonable adjustments as part of their application process.

If you require any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at talent@ourfuturehealth.org.uk.

Join us – let’s prevent disease together.