Finance Specialist - Finance Business Partnership

Job title: Finance Specialist - Finance Business Partnership

About the Role ZS is a management consulting and technology firm focused on improving life and how we live it. As a Finance Business Partner, you will act as a trusted finance partner to senior business leaders, driving financial insights to support account, practice, or portfolio level decision making and helping shape commercial outcomes.

What You'll Do

• Act as a trusted finance partner to senior business leaders, supporting account, practice, or portfolio level decision making with clear financial insights and perspectives
• Influence commercial outcomes by proactively identifying risks, opportunities, and trade offs related to revenue, margin, investment, and resource allocation.
• Directly support pricing, deal structuring, and commercial evaluations, ensuring alignment with firm financial objectives and risk thresholds.
• Lead forecasting, budgeting, and scenario analysis processes to support short and long term business planning
• Monitor financial performance versus plan, identify variances, and provide clear explanations and recommendations to leadership.
• Develop and deliver meaningful management reporting, including P&L analysis, margin drivers, and investment tracking.
• Serve as a mentor and coach to junior Finance Business Partners and analysts, responsible for helping them develop their technical skills, business acumen, and confidence in stakeholder engagement.
• Ensure strong financial hygiene across project and account level reporting, including forecast accuracy, committed spend visibility, and financial controls.
• Partner with cross functional teams to support procurement, investment tracking, and compliance with finance processes.
• Support month end, quarter end, and year end close activities, ensuring data integrity and timeliness.
• Serve as a subject matter expert within Finance Business Partnering, supporting best practices, training, and knowledge sharing.
• Actively contribute to continuous improvement of finance tools, processes, and reporting standards.
• Act as a role model for effective business partnership, professionalism, and financial rigor, helping raise the overall maturity and effectiveness of the team.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA/CPA, other designations a plus, but not required.
• 5-7 years of progressive experience in commercial finance, corporate finance, FP&A, consulting, or similar finance business partnering role.
• Strong financial acumen, including P&L management, forecasting, variance analysis, and commercial modeling.
• Proven experience partnering with - and presenting to - senior stakeholders in order to influence decision making.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, Power BI, and PowerPoint and financial analysis skills; strong proficiency in financial systems and reporting tools.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex financial concepts into clear, business relevant insights and recommendations.
• Sound judgment to constructively challenge stakeholders while also supporting business needs
• Highly motivated with a strong work ethic, ownership, and personal initiative
• Excellent organizational and task management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Fluency in English
• Client-first mentality
• Intense work ethic
• Collaborative spirit and problem-solving approach

Nice to Have

• MBA/CPA, other designations a plus

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: USD 110,000 - 117,750 per year
• Hybrid working model combining remote and on-site work
• Travel is a requirement for client-facing work
• Comprehensive total rewards package including leave policies, bonus incentives, relocation, medical/dental/life insurance, retirement benefits
• Growth and development programs, internal mobility, and a collaborative culture