You can’t be a good FBP if you're purely in it for the money

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Stakeholder management is essential. You will need to speak up, challenge stakeholders and, when necessary, push back. You'll need to have the confidence to challenge the thoughts or beliefs of stakeholders when you feel it is necessary. You need to communicate effectively, and this doesn't mean you have to be salesy or have the "gift of the gab". It means you can create a clear message to non-finance staff and build relationships and trust with them.

Commercial mindset

FBP’s need to be commercially minded - just because you've identified a cost reduction, that doesn't necessarily mean it will benefit the wider business. If you're providing valuable insights from a finance perspective, it doesn't israel phone number resource necessarily mean it will be valuable to operations, HR, sales or - most importantly - the customer.

Analytical skills

If you're a qualified accountant or studying towards a professional qualification, it stands to reason that you've already built good analytical skills. I’m not talking about your traditional analytical skills though, you need to be able to analyse trends and identify anomalies to be a good FBP.

Purpose-driven

In my opinion, The role must be purpose driven and you should really want to add value to the business. Adding value doesn't just mean saving money, it can be anything from process or efficiency improvement, service level enhancement or identifying a new revenue stream.

Not your typical accountant

You need to be able to operate strategically, be commercially aware, understand how to align people strategies with business strategies and be fully aware of the impact of changing employment legislation with have on the business.