Finance Business Partner – People Costs

Permanent, Full-time

Hybrid role based at one of our offices: Bristol Support Centre, Manchester Bupa Place or London Angel Court.

The Role

In this role, you’ll take ownership of analysing people‑related costs across our practices - including Clinicians, Nurses and Practice Admin teams - with a clear focus on identifying trends, understanding cost drivers and uncovering opportunities to improve business performance. You’ll provide insightful analysis that supports operational decision‑making, strengthens financial control and helps leaders across the organisation make informed choices about staffing, resourcing and productivity. By turning complex data into meaningful recommendations, you’ll play a key part in supporting sustainable growth and driving better financial outcomes across Bupa Dental Care.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate self‑employed staff spend - including Dentist, Hygienist and Therapist margins - and present key findings to senior management.
• Analyse monthly trends in People costs at practice level, covering FTE data, agency usage and overtime for employed practice staff.
• Use financial modelling to guide recruitment and advise Operations on the most appropriate contract types for clinician vacancies, ensuring costs stay aligned to AOP targets.
• Utilise the clinician profitability model to identify contract outliers requiring further investigation.
• Review and assess country‑specific clinician contracts.
• Support the annual practice‑level budgeting process with a focus on staff costs, challenging assumptions, FTE requirements and identifying opportunities to meet business objectives.
• Manage People cost–related projects, providing regular progress updates and ensuring successful implementation of changes.
• Provide ad‑hoc analytical and project support to the Head of Finance.

Skills/Experience

• Qualified or Part‑Qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA or AAT).
• Experienced Business Partner with a proven track record of driving change.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data.
• Advanced Excel capability, including modelling and pivot tables, with confident data review skills.
• Strong PowerPoint and presentation skills.
• Able to explain finance concepts clearly to non‑finance stakeholders and build strong working relationships.
• Comfortable managing multiple stakeholders and projects simultaneously.
• Proactive, curious and confident challenging the status quo, always seeking to understand the ‘why’.

Benefits

The benefits here are industry-leading, and we’ll be able to tell you more about them in the process (or jump to the benefits and rewards page on our careers site for a flavour). But here’s a snapshot:

• 25 days holiday, plus the option to buy more.
• Discounts in over 7,000 retailers, discounted gym membership and discounted dental insurance (of course).
• Health Trust - our bespoke employee private healthcare plan, providing healthcare cover with no medical underwriting for colleagues and their families.
• Access to remote GP and nurse services, physiotherapy, and mental health support.
• MyHealthcare Allowance, an annual allowance which is redeemable against a menu of Bupa healthcare products.
• Early access to your earned wages through Wagestream.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• And many more, just ask…

If you or someone you know would be interested in working with a dynamic and expanding healthcare business, with lots of support on offer, great benefits and friendly teams, we would love to hear from you!

To find out more about working with us, find us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

Here you’ll be welcomed. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. You’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.  

Bupa takes pride in being a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and will aim to offer an interview/assessment to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum criteria for the role. We are committed to ensuring you are treated fairly during the recruitment process and offer reasonable adjustments to anyone who may benefit from accommodations to the recruitment process.

Bupa Dental Care is an equal opportunities employer.