Finance Business Partner

Uxbridge College; London Borough of Harrow; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading college group in the UK is seeking two Finance Business Partners to join their dedicated team based at Harrow and Richmond campuses. The successful candidates will play a crucial role in financial planning, providing insights, and ensuring that financial targets are met through effective management and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a Finance role.
• Detailed knowledge of finance and management accounting systems.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet challenging deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional accounting service and timely management information.
• Support preparation of budgets and forecasts.
• Monitor income, expenditure, and capital spend against targets.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Stakeholder Engagement

Communication

Analytical Skills

Education

Recognised Accounting Qualification (ACCA/CIMA)

Job description

Finance Business Partner

1 post at Harrow-on-the-Hill Campus; 1 post at Richmond-upon-Thames Campus

Salary in the range of £43,077 - £45,540 per annum

HRUC (Harrow, Richmond and Uxbridge Colleges) is a successful merged college group, based across 5 vibrant campuses.We offer high quality courses, apprenticeships and programmes for young people.

We are looking to appoint two Finance Business Partners, one based at Harrow and one based at Richmond, to proactively identify, plan and meet the finance needs of the College group.

Supporting the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis and the Director of Finance, you would provide a professional, customer focussed accounting service and deliver insightful, accurate and timely management information to ensure budget managers, the senior management team and other stakeholders have the information relevant to their needs and to ensure financial targets are met.You will also support the preparation of budgets and forecasts and monitoring of actual income, expenditure and capital spend against targets.

We are seeking to appoint someone who can demonstrate the following:

• Completed or progressing towards a recognised accounting qualification e.g. ACCA / CIMA
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a Finance role
• Experience of budgeting and forecasting within an accounting function
• Detailed knowledge of finance and accounting regulations Detailed knowledge of finance, particularly management accounting systems and processes
• Ability to work under pressure and to challenging deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build relationships with stakeholders

Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

The closing date for this post may be brought forward if we receive a sufficient field of applications prior to closing date.

Notice for Recruitment Agencies:

HRUC operates with a managed service provider (MSP) for recruitment services. We do not accept unsolicited emails, CVs, or contact from recruitment agencies. Any CVs or information sent to HRUC outside of this process will not be considered or acted upon, regardless of the terms and conditions stated by the agency.

Closing date: 18thJune 2025