Assistant Finance Business Partner - SC

Aspect Resources; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency seeks an Assistant Finance Business Partner for a 9-month role in London. Responsibilities include preparing management reports and budgeting. Ideal candidates are pursuing UK accounting qualifications and have strong analytical and communication skills. The position requires flexibility in a dynamic environment and proficiency in Microsoft Suite.

Qualifications

• Strong interest in pursuing a professional qualification.
• Sound understanding of Finance Business Partnering.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare regular cost and performance management information.
• Perform month-end activities and prepare reports.
• Assist in budgeting and forecasting.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Education

Professional qualification with a recognised UK accounting body

Tools

Oracle or ERP systems

Microsoft Suite

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Assistant Finance Business Partner - SC

Location: London (40% on site)

Contract Duration: 9 Months

Daily Rate: £(Apply online only)/day (Umbrella)

IR35 Status: Inside IR35

Security Clearance: SC

Job description

This is an Assistant Finance Business Partner role, working within Financial Stability and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) Finance Business Partner team. Key responsibilities include:

• Assist FBPs in preparing regular cost and performance management information (MI) for senior executives.
• Perform month-end activities, prepare and present accurate and timely monthly performance reports.
• Collaborate with the business area and assisting FBPs to prepare budgets and forecasts, reviewing the projected costs ensuring they are on a sound basis.
• Build relationships with the Business stakeholders, FBP team and the wider Finance & Performance directorate, demonstrating the ability to work and communicate at various levels in the organisation and to work well within the team.
• Collaborate and support the broader Finance & Performance directorate on ad hoc analysis as and when required, including process optimisation as required demonstrating the willingness and ability to learn new tasks.
• Support the FBPs to review and challenge of investment projects, ensuring effective financial management and sound financial planning assumptions.

Essential Criteria

This role is ideal for individuals who are currently studying towards, or have a strong interest in pursuing, a professional qualification with a recognised UK accounting body (e.g. ACA, ACCA, or CIMA).

• The successful candidate will be a commercially minded accountant. The role holder will have a sound understanding of Finance Business Partnering:
• Ability to engage with and build effective relationships with stakeholders from across the organisation and at all levels
• Ability to work with Microsoft Suite, including the preparation of PowerPoint slides
• Good Excel skills
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
• Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise work to meet tight deadlines
• Flexibility and adaptability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple deliverables and ongoing change
• Ability to communicate financial information and analysis to stakeholders verbally and in writing
• Ability to work in a team
• When required, support wider Team deliverables e.g. providing cover to the PRA Finance Business Partner as well as contributing to Finance wide processes and deliverables

Desirable

• Experience with Oracle or other ERP systems.
• Understanding of public sector finance or similar environments.

EEO and Inclusion

Disability Confident: As a member of the disability confident scheme, CLIENT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where there is a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Armed Forces Covenant: CLIENT is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Application

If you qualify for the above, please notify us on (phone number removed).

We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.

To apply for this role please submit your latest CV or contact Aspect Resources on (phone number removed).