Assistant Finance Business Partner

Alzheimer's Research UK; Great Abington; Hybride; GBP 40 000 - 50 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Alzheimer’s Research UK invites applications for an Assistant Finance Business Partner to enable robust planning and informed decision-making across the charity. You will partner with budget holders, build management reports in Power BI and Jet, and help expand partnering responsibilities over time.

Based at our Cambridge area office, you will collaborate with teams to provide financial support, training and clear guidance while strengthening financial processes and controls.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant or equivalent experience.
• Experience in business partnering roles or Finance roles with significant partnering components.
• Ability to build constructive relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Working knowledge of accounting principles and practices.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including an advanced knowledge of Excel, with an understanding of functions used to consolidate and confirm internal consistency.
• Experience of using Power BI.
• Excellent attention to detail, accuracy, and numeracy skills.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to use sound judgement.

Responsabilités

• Work closely with the Finance Business Partner to support management accounting, budgeting, forecasting and business partnering activities.
• Develop a strong understanding of organisational strategy, operations and financial processes to provide effective financial support, challenge and insight to stakeholders.
• Lead business partnering activities for designated budget areas and projects, acting as a key point of contact for stakeholders.
• Provide clear financial guidance, training and support to budget holders and other stakeholders, improving financial awareness, process compliance and decision-making.
• Analyse financial information, identify trends and variances, and provide meaningful insights and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Undertake agreed month-end activities, applying appropriate judgement to ensure accuracy, completeness and adherence to deadlines.
• Prepare, validate and maintain monthly management accounts, supporting the production of commentary, analysis and performance reporting.
• Support all aspects of the budgeting and forecasting cycle, including preparation, consolidation, stakeholder engagement, analysis and reporting of outcomes.
• Support the development, implementation and continuous improvement of financial controls, processes, systems and documentation, ensuring compliance with organisational requirements and promoting best practice across the organisation.
• Manage competing priorities effectively, delivering high-quality and accurate work within established timescales.
• Provide flexible support across the Finance team, contributing to wider team objectives and priorities as required.

Connaissances

Finance partnering

Stakeholder management

Excel advanced

Analytical thinking

Time management

Formation

Qualified accountant or equivalent experience

Outils

Power BI

Jet

Excel

Description du poste

Finance business partners (FBPs) enable financially sound planning and decision making throughout the organization. You will do this by spreading financial acumen; telling compelling, data-driven stories to spur action; bridging the knowledge gap between finance and operations; and supporting the wider organisation in their interactions with finance.

As Assistant FBP, you will support the FBP across all of these activities. You will have the opportunity to build management reports and conduct analysis using Jet, Power BI, and any other planning tools the charity acquires. There will be ample support to strengthen your business partnering skills in the role and opportunities to expand your remit to taking full partnering responsibility for defined areas of the business over time.

You will work closely with all areas of the Charity, forming good relationships with stakeholders, providing financial support and analysis and explaining finance processes to non-finance staff. You will have a good understanding of basic accounting and be able to explain concepts to non-finance colleagues in a clear and practical manner.

You will provide organised and timely routine assistance to colleagues around the business on a variety of topics and will be well-informed on Finance team processes to do this effectively.

You will support the Finance Business Partner in facilitating communication and support between Finance and the wider organisation, ensuring that Finance is always at the forefront of any decision making.

In a period where Alzheimer’s Research UK is looking to continue to grow, you will be key in making sure that financial and other operational impacts are considered at all times.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the Finance Business Partner to support management accounting, budgeting, forecasting and business partnering activities.
• Develop a strong understanding of organisational strategy, operations and financial processes to provide effective financial support, challenge and insight to stakeholders.
• Lead business partnering activities for designated budget areas and projects, acting as a key point of contact for stakeholders.
• Provide clear financial guidance, training and support to budget holders and other stakeholders, improving financial awareness, process compliance and decision-making.
• Analyse financial information, identify trends and variances, and provide meaningful insights and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Undertake agreed month-end activities, applying appropriate judgement to ensure accuracy, completeness and adherence to deadlines.
• Prepare, validate and maintain monthly management accounts, supporting the production of commentary, analysis and performance reporting.
• Support all aspects of the budgeting and forecasting cycle, including preparation, consolidation, stakeholder engagement, analysis and reporting of outcomes.
• Support the development, implementation and continuous improvement of financial controls, processes, systems and documentation, ensuring compliance with organisational requirements and promoting best practice across the organisation.
• Manage competing priorities effectively, delivering high-quality and accurate work within established timescales.
• Provide flexible support across the Finance team, contributing to wider team objectives and priorities as required.

Knowledge, skills and experience needed:

• Qualified accountant or equivalent experience.
• Experience in business partnering roles or Finance roles with significant partnering components.
• Ability to build constructive relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Working knowledge of accounting principles and practices.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including an advanced knowledge of Excel, with an understanding of functions used to consolidate and confirm internal consistency.
• Experience of using Power BI.
• Excellent attention to detail, accuracy, and numeracy skills.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to use sound judgement.

Additional Information:

Ways of working:

As part of our Agile ways of working you will be required to work approximately 2 days a week from the office, which is subject to the requirements of the role and the business needs. Flexibility on where you work can be split between working from home and our office.

Roles that are classed as part of the Agile ways of working are not able to claim any costs for Mileage/Travel on Public Transport, Accommodation and/or Meals. This includes when attending the office for various meetings/events.

Our Office: Our office is at 3 Riverside, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AD.

Please download the Vacancy Pack on our website for more information.

The closing date for applications is the 18th October, with interviews being arrange once shortlisting has been completed. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date. We would encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity, as on occasion we may have to bring forward the interview date and/or the closing date based on the needs of the business. Although a possibility, this will only happen in exceptional circumstances. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date.

We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, particularly from those in the global majority, those with disabilities, men and those from the LGBTQIA+ community. Any offer of employment is however subject to you having the right to work in the UK.

As part of our commitment to being an inclusive employer and ensuring fairness and consistency in our selection process, we will handle your CV and application with the utmost confidentiality. Should you require any adjustments at either the application or interview stage, please contact us via our website.

About Alzheimer’s Research UK: Alzheimer's Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity. Our mission is to accelerate progress towards a cure. Today 1 in 2 people will be impacted by dementia, either through caring for a loved one, developing it themselves or tragically both. But there is hope.