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Head of Finance Business Partnering
Location: IWM London (Hybrid: 2 days a week in office)
Salary: £65,000–£67,500 per annum
Working Hours: 36 hours per week (full time)
Contract Type: Permanent
What It’s Like to Work Here
Imperial War Museums (IWM) connects people with the stories of modern conflict, helping shape understanding of its impact on society. You’ll join a collaborative, purpose-driven organisation with a strong public mission and a focus on accountability, innovation and continuous improvement. Teams work closely across disciplines to deliver high-quality experiences for visitors while ensuring long-term sustainability.
Why This Role Matters
This role is central to how financial insight shapes decision-making across IWM. As Head of Finance Business Partnering, you’ll lead the function that connects finance with the wider organisation—ensuring leaders have the clarity, challenge and support they need to deliver against strategic and commercial objectives.
You’ll play a key role in aligning financial planning with IWM’s mission, supporting both public-facing activity and commercial operations, while maintaining strong governance and value for money.
What You’ll Be Doing
Lead and develop the Finance Business Partnering function, building a high-performing and well-structured team
Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, providing clear financial insight and constructive challenge
Partner closely with the Commercial directorate to support income growth, pricing decisions and business planning
Translate strategy into financial plans, budgets and performance measures
Lead budgeting, forecasting and reforecasting processes, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities
Deliver high-quality reporting, analysis and scenario modelling to support decision-making
Support major strategic initiatives, investment cases and organisational change
Improve financial systems, reporting and processes to increase efficiency, insight and transparency
Promote financial understanding across the organisation, enabling better decision-making at all levels
What We’re Looking For
We’d love to hear from you if you have:
Proven experience leading a finance business partnering or FP&A function
Strong experience influencing and challenging senior stakeholders
Track record of supporting commercial performance and strategic decision-making
Experience leading budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes
Ability to turn complex financial data into clear, actionable insight
Strong team leadership skills, with experience building or developing teams
Qualified accountant (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA) or equivalent experience
Strong analytical skills and a proactive, problem-solving mindset
Understanding of public sector, charity or grant-funded environments (desirable)
How You’ll Work
You’ll work closely with senior leaders across commercial, operational and support functions, acting as a key link between finance and the wider organisation. The role requires strong collaboration across directorates, including Collections, Exhibitions, Learning and Estates, to ensure consistent and high-quality financial support.
What Success Looks Like (First 6–12 Months)
Build strong, trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across all directorates
Establish a clear, effective Finance Business Partnering model and team structure
Improve the quality and consistency of financial reporting, planning and insight
Strengthen financial support to commercial decision-making and income generation
Deliver measurable improvements to budgeting and forecasting processes
Embed finance as a proactive and valued partner to the business
For a full list of duties and the person specification (which your application will be marked against) please view the Job Description.