About Us

Since 1989, SHI International Corp. has helped organizations change the world through technology. We’ve grown every year since, and today we’re proud to be a $16 billion global provider of IT solutions and services.

 

Over 17,000 organizations worldwide rely on SHI’s concierge approach to help them solve what’s next. But the heartbeat of SHI is our employees – all 7,000 of them. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy:

• Our commitment to diversity, as the largest minority- and woman-owned enterprise in the U.S.

• Continuous professional growth and leadership opportunities.

• Health, wellness, and financial benefits to offer peace of mind to you and your family.

• World-class facilities and the technology you need to thrive – in our offices or yours. 

Job Summary

The Finance Business Partner is a key supporting role within the finance partnering team, providing high quality financial insight, analytical rigour, and reporting excellence to both the Internal IT organization and several Services business units.

This role is ideal for an aspiring business partner with strong FP&A fundamentals, advanced analytical capability, and a passion for turning data into meaningful insight. The person will work closely with the Associate Director and operational leaders to enhance visibility, drive financial discipline, and support strategic decision making. The role requires comfort working with complex datasets, financial models, automation tools, and a wide range of reporting outputs.
The position is suited for someone with 5–7 years post qualification experience who is motivated, adaptable, commercially aware, and looking to grow into a senior business partnering role over time.

Key Responsibilities

1. Financial Analysis, Modelling & Reporting

• Produce high‑quality financial reporting, variance analysis, and monthly performance packs for IT and Services.
• Build, maintain, and improve financial models related to costs, services performance, project profitability, pipeline/backlog, and run‑rate forecasting.
• Partner with existing Reporting Team and develop automated reporting solutions (e.g. macros, Power Query, Power BI dashboards) to streamline processes and improve insight generation.
• Support direct manager in preparing executive‑ready materials, charts, presentations, and summarised insights.
• Ensure reporting accuracy, completeness, and alignment with Finance governance standards.

2. Support for IT Business Partnering

• Provide detailed analysis of IT cost structures, vendor spend, contracts, and multi‑year financial commitments.
• Support modelling around offshoring structures, resource consumption, and total cost of ownership (TCO).
• Contribute to financial inputs for IT transformation initiatives, portfolio reviews, program ROI, and investment cases.
• Assist in the development of the IT Cost‑to‑Serve model.

3. Support for Services Business Partnering

• Maintain and analyse Services KPIs: utilization, margin performance, delivery efficiency, project P&L, pipeline, and backlog.
• Provide data‑driven insights that link operational performance to financial outcomes.
• Assist with pricing analysis, SOW financial reviews, and commercial model updates.
• Help build transparency into services performance and areas requiring corrective action.

4. Financial Planning & Governance

• Support annual planning, quarterly forecasting, and monthly financial cycles.
• Ensure strong financial controls, process discipline, and audit‑ready documentation.
• Maintain data integrity across systems, models, and reporting frameworks.
• Contribute to identifying risks, opportunities, and required corrective actions.

5. Process Improvement & Automation

• Improve reporting processes through automation, standardisation, and simplification.
• Create or refine templates, dashboards, and model structures to increase efficiency.
• Partner with the Associate Director to redesign legacy finance processes across IT and Services where apropriate.

6. Stakeholder Support & Collaboration

• Build effective working relationships with IT managers, project leads, Services delivery teams, and FP&A.
• Support Finance Leadership during leadership reviews, business meetings, and cross‑functional initiatives.
• Translate data findings into clear, concise insight that non‑financial stakeholders can understand.

Qualifications & Experience

Required

• 5–7 years PQE in FP&A, Finance Business Partnering, or similar analytical roles.
• Strong financial modelling and Excel/automation skills (Power Query, Power Pivot, VBA/macros preferred).
• Experience handling large datasets and building insightful reports/dashboards.
• Understanding of Services financial mechanics (utilization, margins, backlog, pipeline, project profitability).
• Ability to present numbers clearly and build useful, accurate reporting outputs.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate data into meaningful insight.
• Organised, detail‑oriented, and comfortable managing multiple demands in a fast‑moving environment.

Preferred

• Experience supporting IT cost centres or technology teams.
• Exposure to cost allocation frameworks, vendor analysis, or multi‑year planning.
• Working knowledge of Power BI or similar visualisation tools.
• Experience contributing to or building early‑stage cost‑to‑serve or costing models.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate:

• Is analytically strong, curious, and commercially aware.
• Has excellent technical FP&A skills and enjoys working with data.
• Is adaptable and thrives in evolving or ambiguous situations.
• Takes initiative and delivers high‑quality outputs with accuracy and clarity.
• Aspires to grow into a full business partner role and take on greater stakeholder‑facing responsibilities.
• Brings energy, ownership, and a continuous improvement mindset.

Success Measures (First 12–18 Months)

• High‑quality reporting packs, dashboards, and models consistently delivered.
• Improved automation and simplification across key finance processes.
• Strong visibility of IT costs, Services KPIs, and key business drivers established.
• Contribution to the development and refinement of the Cost‑to‑Serve model.
• Reliable support to Finance Leadership, enabling effective leadership engagement.
• Recognised by stakeholders as a trusted, capable analytical partner.

SHI UK is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected status. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and we are dedicated to providing a fair and accessible recruitment process. 

Equal Employment Opportunity – M/F/Disability/Protected Veteran Status