Senior finance business partner

Closing date for applications: 24th April 2026

Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 per year

Location: Southbank, London

Contract: Permanent, full-time

Play a key role behind one of London’s most iconic cultural institutions and drive financial insight that shapes world-class arts and experiences.

Southbank Centre, the largest arts centre in Europe and the UK's 5th most visited attraction, is at the heart of London’s cultural life. Spanning 11 acres, this iconic venue offers a diverse range of great art and culture, bringing people together through unforgettable experiences. From internationally renowned artists to emerging talent, Southbank Centre provides a platform for creativity to flourish.

The FP&A team provides the link between finance and the rest of the organisation, recording and analysing data to add value to operational and strategic decision-making and develop the best possible, joined-up, financial management. Our mission is to ensure effective financial and risk management of Southbank Centre and be acknowledged as a key partner in achieving its aims and objectives.

Responsibilities

• Staff management
• Business partnering with senior management
• Budgeting, forecasting, planning
• Analysis & modelling
• Month and quarter end accounting

For a full overview of this role's responsibilities, please download the job description via the 'Apply' button.

Knowledge, skills & experience

• Qualified accountant e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA + experience of hands on accounting (month end, quarter end)
• Management experience
• Communication
• Finance business partnering experience
• Proficiency in Excel/Google sheets (intermediate level at least), finance systems, and reporting applications (e.g. Power BI)

We welcome applications from all backgrounds. By attracting people 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 colleagues.

Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.