Finance Business Partner

Investigo; England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Finance Business Partner to enhance financial reporting and budgeting processes. Responsibilities include assessing tenant financial strength, preparing detailed analysis to challenge operational decisions, and improving reporting methodologies. Candidates must be ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified with strong analytical and communication skills, capable of managing data effectively.

Qualifications

• Qualified in ACA, ACCA, or CIMA.
• Ability to prepare analysis supporting operational decisions.
• Sound understanding of accounting concepts.

Responsibilities

• Review financial strength of tenants and suppliers.
• Own and report key financial line items accurately.
• Involve in the annual budgeting process and forecast.

Skills

Commercial analysis

Data manipulation

Financial reporting

Teamwork and independence

Excellent IT skills

Communication skills

Budget analysis

Education

ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Accounting software

Job description

Finance Business Partner - Property

£70k - £75k plus bonus

• Reviewing the relative financial strength of tenants prior to lettings activity (new lets, rent reviews, concessions, assignments, etc) and of suppliers prior to appointment
• Taking ownership of key financial reporting line items, partnering with the relevant parts of the business to ensure reports and analysis are produced accurately and on a timely basis to both aid and challenge the relevant operating teams
• Reviewing and commenting on actual performance against budget and assessing the impact of current trading on the year-end forecast
• Extensive input in the annual budgeting process, working with the operational and commercial parts of the business to model, challenge, and agree forecasts
• Input into, and development of, the various management, operational, and shareholder reporting packs and other key financial data, identifying opportunities to improve current methodology and processes
• Involvement in financial month-end processes, highlighting and correcting errors, and proposing necessary accounting system transactions and journals
• Other ad hoc reporting and analysis as required
• Communicating with all levels within the organisation and being able to present financial and numerical information to finance and non-finance members of staff.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified
• A sound commercial outlook, adept at preparing analysis to support or challenge operational decision making
• Sound understanding of accounting concepts and principles
• Previous experience of, or willingness to develop, business partnering
• Ability to manipulate large volumes of data, and experience in carrying out a detailed analysis of data to drive insight, aid decision-making, and robustly challenge the operational teams
• Experience of reporting financial and other information to management and other stakeholders, including investigating and explaining variances against budget and their impact on full-year forecasts
• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise workload, including coordinating with others to ensure deadlines are met
• To work both as part of a team and independently to deliver a common goal or objective
• Excellent IT skills including accounting software, Microsoft Excel and Word
• Excellent oral, written, and presentational communication skills