Assistant Finance Business Partner

Donkey Sanctuary; Devon and Torbay; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pension

Life assurance 2x salary

31 days holiday (pro rata)

Wellbeing team

Pilates and Yoga classes

Free parking

Subsidised restaurant and shop

Job summary

Donkey Sanctuary is seeking an Assistant Finance Business Partner to join a busy finance team. This hybrid, part-time role focuses on delivering robust financial information and partnering with cost centre managers to improve reporting impact.

You will support transitions to a new finance system and help with budgeting, forecasting, and monthly reporting, while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships. This is a pro rata, permanent role based in Sidmouth, Devon.

Qualifications

• Qualified AAT or part qualified CIMA.
• Able to demonstrate competent experience in the analysis, interpretation and reporting of financial data.
• Experience in a management accounting role, together with a documented CPD track record.
• Experience of working in and development of a computerised accounting system.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft applications, particularly Excel including the use of formulae and pivot tables.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to flex and adapt communication to suit a wide range of audiences.
• Able to establish, build and maintain successful collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• The production of monthly management accounts for given areas, including accruals and prepayments, and writing variance commentary for dedicated cost centres.
• Providing a finance partnering service for given areas, imparting advice and support as required to cost centre managers and other stakeholders, including training and coaching on budgeting, forecasting and monthly reporting.
• Contributing to the transition from old to new finance system.
• Contributing to the smooth running of budgeting and forecasting processes giving advice and support to cost centre managers and subsidiary/branch contacts, ensuring alignment with financial accounting systems and processes.
• Monthly accounting schedules and postings for TDS to facilitate accurate management reporting.
• Balance sheet reconciliations for relevant monthly accounts.
• Carrying out any other reasonable duty as may be required.

Skills

AAT qualified

CIMA part qualified

Excel (pivot tables)

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

AAT or CIMA related qualification

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

Assistant Finance Business Partner

We have an excellent opportunity for a proactive and professional team player with good data knowledge, interpersonal and diplomacy skills and a strong customer service ethic to join a busy team, as Assistant Finance Business Partner.

These are exciting times for the charity and for the finance team as they start to transition to a new finance system.

Position:

Assistant Finance Business Partner

Location:

Sidmouth Devon/Hybrid (site attendance currently anticipated to be 1-2 days per week)

Hours:

Part-time, working a minimum of 25 hours per week (with the potential, for the right candidate, up to 35 hours per week) Monday-Friday

Salary:

£34,425 per annum pro rata

Contract:

Permanent

Closing Date:

Sunday 29 November 2026. Please note this role may close earlier than advertised.

About the Role

As Assistant Finance Business Partner, you will support the provision of robust, meaningful financial information. Responsible for maintaining strong relationships with cost centre managers, you will improve the impact and understanding of financial reporting on charity performance.

Your principal duties and responsibilities will include:

• The production of monthly management accounts for given areas, including accruals and prepayments, and writing variance commentary for dedicated cost centres.
• Providing a finance partnering service for given areas, imparting advice and support as required to cost centre managers and other stakeholders, including training and coaching on all aspects of budgeting, forecasting and monthly reporting.
• Contributing to the transition from old to new finance system.
• Contributing to the smooth running of budgeting and forecasting processes giving advice and support to cost centre managers and subsidiary/branch contacts, ensuring alignment with financial accounting systems and processes;
• Monthly accounting schedules and postings for TDS to facilitate accurate management reporting;
• Balance sheet reconciliations for relevant monthly accounts;
• Carrying out any other reasonable duty as may be required.

This is a hybrid working position, combining onsite and home working under our guiding principles for such roles. The working pattern will be agreed between the line manager and post-holder, with the requirement for site attendance currently anticipated to be 1-2 days per week.

About You

We are looking for someone with:

• Qualified AAT or part qualified CIMA.
• Able to demonstrate competent experience in the analysis, interpretation and reporting of financial data.
• Experience in a management accounting role, together with a documented CPD track record.
• Experience of working in and development of a computerised accounting system.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft applications, particularly Excel including the use of formulae and pivot tables.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to flex and adapt communication to suit a wide range of audiences.
• Able to establish, build and maintain successful collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Benefits include:

• Competitive pension.
• Life assurance 2 x annual salary
• 31 days holiday (including Bank holidays), rising to 34 will each full year of service pro rata
• Wellbeing team.
• Recorded Pilates and Yoga classes.
• Long service awards.
• Healthshield plan
• Free parking.
• Life assurance.
• Subsidised restaurant and shop.

About the Organisation

Join one of the UK s largest international animal welfare charities, currently supporting projects in over 35 countries worldwide, working for a world where donkeys and mules live free from suffering and their contribution to humanity is fully valued.

The Charity is a Disability Confident Employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people (children and adults) and expects all staff and volunteers to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to safer recruitment processes, including an application for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check where required for the post.

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