Finance Business Partner

Marks Sattin; Gloucester; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Gloucester is seeking a Finance Business Partner to support multiple sites with financial analysis, budgeting, and reporting. This predominantly home-based role requires strong accounting qualifications and advanced Excel skills. The successful candidate will foster relationships with non-finance staff and help guide budget holders in maintaining budgetary control. Excellent communication skills and attention to detail are essential for this position.

Qualifications

• Experienced in finance business partnering.
• Knowledge of management accounts and statutory accounts.
• Advanced Excel skills required.

Responsibilities

• Report financial position of multiple sites.
• Prepare month-end management accounts.
• Produce budgets and monthly reforecasts.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budget management

Excel proficiency

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Qualified or part-qualified accountant

Job description

Finance Business Partner

£50,000 - £60,000

Gloucester - predominantly home-based with occasional travel to sites

A hands-on commercial Finance Business Partner role for a multi-site organisation. With very occasional travel to its Gloucestershire head office and regional sites, this is a predominantly work-from-home position, offering a terrific opportunity to partner with a range of non-finance staff.

Key responsibilities

• Reporting the financial position of a number of sites within the group, providing a finance business partnering service to the leadership teams at each site.
• Preparing the month end management accounts, with meaningful commentary and analysis.
• Producing budgets and monthly reforecasts.
• Helping and guiding budget-holders to maintain good budgetary control.
• Ensuring leadership teams are fully versed in their financials and are able to make appropriate decisions as a result.
• Maintaining an accurate forecasting model for rolling 12-month period for each site, and 5 year budgets.
• Supporting activity related to future growth projections and development of business cases.
• Embedding financial controls and processes on site.
• Providing insightful analysis, performance monitoring and financial modelling as appropriate.

Candidate profile

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant with experience of finance business partnering.
• Experience of management accounts and an awareness of how this integrates into the statutory accounts.
• Strong IT skills with an advanced knowledge of Excel.
• Good attention to detail, whilst having the ability to see the bigger picture.
• Excellent team player with strong communication skills, with an ability to clearly explain financial concepts to non-financial managers.
• Credibility and confidence to work with senior managers across the organisation.