Finance Business Partner

Eden Scott; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading not-for-profit organization in Edinburgh is seeking a Finance Business Partner for a full-time, hybrid role. The successful candidate will provide comprehensive financial support, manage reporting, and contribute to strategic financial decisions. This role offers a competitive salary, generous annual leave, and additional benefits including a company pension scheme and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Up to 37 days annual leave entitlement

Up to 8% company contribution pension scheme

Up to 3 x annual salary death in service

Flexible, hybrid working available

Access to shopping discounts through Perks At Work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a Management Accountant or Finance Manager role is advantageous.
• Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed monthly management accounts and support year-end statutory reporting.
• Advise budget holders and contribute to funding proposals.
• Manage statutory submissions including VAT and financial returns.

Skills

Analytical skills

Numeracy skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Job description

Eden Scott Accountancy & Finance Division are delighted to be supporting a well-known Scottish not-for-profit in their search to appoint a Finance Business Partner on a full-time, hybrid and permanent basis within their Central Edinburgh offices.

This long-established Scottish organisation have been providing care, support, and education for disabled individuals across all age groups. With multiple service locations and specialist schools, it focuses on promoting independence, inclusion, and equal opportunities.

Reporting into the Head of Finance, the successful candidate will be responsible for comprehensive financial support to senior management across key departments and operations. Key duties within this role will surround:

• Preparing detailed monthly management accounts, annual forecasts, and supports year-end statutory reporting in line with regulatory requirements


• Overseeing ledger integrity through journal postings, reconciliations, variance analysis, and cross-functional data consolidation from services and fundraising


• Advising budget holders, assists with drafting departmental budgets, and contributes to funding proposals, tenders, and service costings


• Managing statutory submissions including VAT, Gift Aid, and financial returns for funders, while responding to data requests with accurate reporting


• Supporting the production of annual accounts in accordance with SORP, liaising with external auditors and compiling technical disclosures and schedules


• Maintaining and reconciles the fixed asset register, calculating depreciation and preparing reports for both internal monitoring and statutory inclusion

To be successful in this role, the following experience is important:

• Experience either within a Management Accountant or Finance Manager role would be advantageous


• Excellent analytical skills


• Strong numeracy skills


• Ability to work well within a fast-paced environment, autonomous of your own workload


• Excellent stakeholder management skills


• Strong communication skills

What's on offer:

• Salary of up to £36.9k


• AL entitlement of up to 37 days per year


• Up to 8% company contribution pension scheme


• Up to 3 x annual salary death in service


• Flexible, hybrid working is available


• Access to shopping discounts through the Perks At Work scheme

For more information or for a confidential discussion, please reach out to Emma Shahnavaz at Eden Scott.

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