Finance Business Partner

Interim Finance Business Partner (6 month FTC or day rate)

Your new company
You will be working for a great non-for-profit organisation which focusses on providing support, care and education to people with disabilities. They pride themselves on offering a range of different services to a wide range of people with complex disabilities to help them thrive. The organisation is large and has an income of around 90 million per annum.

Your new role
You will be working within a high-quality business partnering service providing the operational management with excellent financial support, enabling them to make financial decisions about current and future services. You will prepare regular, timely and accurate financial management information including budgets, forecasts, cost centre reports, analysis and commentaries and ensure that non-financial managers can interpret the data to understand the financial implications and consequences of their decisions. As well as monitoring and evaluating financial information systems used operationally and within the finance team, suggesting improvement where needed.
Key Responsibilities

Produce accurate monthly management accounts to the required timetable, including the preparation of accruals and prepayment journals as appropriate.

Identify, investigate and report on monthly variances and provide full-year forecasts, liaising with financial staff and non-finance managers as appropriate.

Monthly face-to-face presentation of financial performance to senior management, ensuring the integrity and accuracy of the financial information.

To independently conduct monthly review meetings with the Director of the service and managers and to act as the key point of contact to support budget holders with grant management, decision-making, capital and investment proposals.

Offer professional judgement on financial matters and advise on ways to improve business performance.

To lead and co-ordinate the annual budget-setting process in collaboration with operational managers and the group consolidation team, particularly for donor-funded programmes.

What you'll need to succeed

A qualified accountant.

Proven experience as a Finance Business Partner.

Experience of developing and monitoring an annual budget within a multi-cost centre environment.

Experience of using finance systems

Up-to-date knowledge of accounting standards.

Experience of manipulating large data sets in Microsoft Excel.

Experience of building effective working relationships with internal colleagues and external agencies, so that objectives are met consistently, and change is introduced successfully

What you'll get in return
The assignment is for a 6-month period, either on the organisation's payroll at up to 59.5K per annum plus access to all the permanent benefits.
Or there is the opportunity to be paid via an umbrella company, around £300-315 p/day.
Good hybrid working with flexibility - approx 2 days per week in the office in Birmingham
Working for an organisation with a great culture and social purpose

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
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