Assistant Finance Business Partner

Pets at Home; Cheadle; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent retail company is seeking an Assistant Finance Business Partner in a hybrid role based in Handforth. The position involves financial reporting, analysis, and collaboration with various teams. Candidates should be pursuing a professional accounting qualification and possess strong Excel skills. This role offers opportunities for career development and support in achieving qualifications.

Qualifications

• Candidates should be pursuing a professional accountancy qualification.
• Previous experience in a finance function is required.
• Strong knowledge of Excel, including Vlookups and pivot tables.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review weekly financial and non-financial reporting.
• Support finance reporting improvements and process efficiencies.
• Prepare periodic management accounts and audits.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Team Player

Excel Skills

Flexibility

Education

Professional Accountancy Qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ACA)

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Job description

Assistant Finance Business Partner

Permanent role 39 hours per week

Location: Hybrid role (Handforth office and WFH)

Report into: Operations Finance Manager

Salary : £32k – 38k

We are recruiting for an Assistant Finance Business Partner, this is a hybrid role, in part based at our Support Office in Handforth (Cheshire). Reporting into the Finance Manager and working as part of our knowledgeable and experienced team.

We are looking for someone who wants to continue to develop their career in Finance and in return for your hard work, we can support you to achieve your ambition through gaining qualifications, guidance and experience.

Key responsibilities:

• Preparation and review of various weekly financial and non-financial reporting to provide timely and accurate information to key stakeholders.
• Support the continual improvement of finance reporting, unlocking new efficiencies and process improvements to enhance the service provided to our stakeholders.
• Work closely with the Operational and Commercial finance teams to model / build / support / present / input the formal Business Plan, Reforecast and periodic risks and opps.
• Ad-hoc analysis: Provide support and challenge to relevant Stakeholders including any ad-hoc requests for data and analysis.
• Responsibility for periodic management account preparation including accrual and prepayment journals along with board slide preparation; understanding variances and clearly explaining to non-financial colleagues.
• Responsibility of relevant balance sheets on a periodic basis to show strong financial control.
• Preparing Audit level information for the relevant finance teams during our quarterly Audit process.

Skills required;

• You will have begun a professional accountancy qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ACA)
• You will have previous experience working in a finance function.
• You will have a high attention to detail.
• You will have the flexibility to adapt to a fast-changing commercial environment.
• You will be a strong team player with the ability to work with other teams to build strong collaborative relationships.
• You will have strong Excel skills with experience of using Vlookups, Sumifs, pivot tables and graphs.
• Experience using SAP or equivalent and Power BI desirable but not essential.

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