Equip your leaders with the knowledge, skills, and network needed to drive growth. 

The demands on the finance function continue to grow. Now, more than ever, organisations expect the finance function to play an important role in value creation, going well beyond just keeping the books in order. A critical part of value creation comes from how finance leads interact with the rest of the business to drive performance, insight and data led decision making.   

Dealing with all those demands emphasise the importance of stakeholder management by the Finance Function and the leaders within it. Performance and success rely on the value drivers – or characteristics and infrastructure – of the Finance Function.  

A core value driver is leadership, people and culture and we are passionate about supporting the cultivation of talent and skills to enable the Finance Function to succeed.  

Building from our extensive experience of working with finance teams across all sectors we have developed a Finance Business Partnering development course to support organisations to upskill their finance talent, putting them at the centre of your business strategy, working in collaboration across all your departments.  

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Key facts

Who is it for? 
People already working in business facing finance roles, and those aspiring to move into business partnering who want to develop the necessary capabilities 
Key Objectives 
Moving from ‘the what’, to the ‘so what’, to the ‘now what’ – supporting Finance Business Partners to get their message across.  
Format 
Facilitated face-to-face workshops with a blend of practical exercises. Open programme with a maximum of 20 participants.  Dedicated closed cohorts available as required.  
High Level-programme 
3 days consecutive training, including competition of CPD events (online, on demand) and Insights Discovery Assessment.
Location 
Grant Thornton London Alternative locations across the UK available by agreement.  
Certification
CPD Certificate
Corporate or public sector cohorts available.  
The Corporate strand reflects the dynamics of a commercial environment, while the Public Sector strand addresses the distinct challenges of public finance.   

Enhancing your Finance Business Partnering

We partner with organisations to elevate their Finance Business Partnering (FBP) capabilities for:

  • Strategic Decision Support  
    Finance business partners bring financial insight into strategic discussions, helping leaders make informed decisions that drive sustainable growth.  
     
  • Improved Operational Efficiency  
    By collaborating closely with departments, finance partners identify cost-saving opportunities and streamline processes across the organisation.  
     
  • Enhanced Forecasting & Risk Management  
    Strong partnerships enable proactive risk identification and more accurate forecasting, reducing surprises and improving resilience.

  • Greater Stakeholder Confidence  
    Transparent financial guidance builds trust with internal and external stakeholders, reinforcing credibility and accountability. 

Key modules

Understanding the role

Introducing the six core elements of finance business partnering and the key skills required. 

Planning and performance

Introducing the steps to effective forecasting, frameworks to help identify drivers of performance and how to select high quality KPIs.

Turning data into insight

Understanding the importance of good quality data, and how to create, communicate and present meaningful insight with that data.

Leadership, people & Culture

Presenting a variety of techniques to build strong stakeholder relationships, and communicate at the appropriate level.

Training schedule

  • Complete insights profiling
  • Short case study to support introduction to workshop one

Facilitated session, in person, introducing part 1 of the finance business partnering training and Insights session

Facilitated session, in person, covering part two of the training

A real life case study scenario, working in teams and using role play to put the learning into practice

“This course offers a good balance of theory, personal insight and active scenarios. Every single one of us came away with new perspectives, new ideas and actions to improve how we partner. Back on the job, we’re already getting more positive feedback from our stakeholders.”
Richard Trim Director of Finance Partnering, Marie Curie

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