Finance Business Partner

SRM Recruitment; Northampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

SRM Recruitment is helping an established organisation in Northampton recruit a Finance Business Partner / Management Accountant. This role combines hands-on management accounting with active business partnering to support managers in understanding financial performance and making informed commercial decisions.

You will produce monthly management accounts, budgets, forecasts and variance analysis, working with operational stakeholders and driving improvements to financial processes and

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA, or qualified by experience (QBE).
• Strong management accounting fundamentals with analysis and reporting skills.
• Experience producing management accounts, budgets and forecasts with operational stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Preparation and analysis of monthly management accounts.
• Budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Provide financial insight to operational managers.
• Assist budget holders in understanding performance, risks and opportunities.
• Month-end accounting including accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations.
• KPI and performance reporting.
• Support improvements to financial processes, controls and reporting.
• Build strong relationships across finance and the wider organisation.

Skills

Management accounting

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Financial reporting

Process improvement

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or QBE

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Job description

Finance Business Partner / Management Accountant

Northampton | £40,000–£45,000 | Permanent

I am working confidentially with an established organisation in Northampton to recruit a Finance Business Partner / Management Accountant.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys the technical side of management accounting but equally wants to work closely with operational stakeholders and have a more visible role across the wider business.

The position will combine hands-on management accounting with genuine business partnering, supporting managers to understand financial performance, manage budgets and make informed commercial decisions.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Preparation and analysis of monthly management accounts
• Budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis
• Working closely with operational managers, providing financial insight and support
• Helping budget holders understand performance, risks and opportunities
• Month-end accounting including accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations
• KPI and performance reporting
• Supporting improvements to financial processes, controls and reporting
• Building strong relationships across finance and the wider organisation

About you

You may be professionally qualified (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) or qualified by experience (QBE). The client is deliberately open-minded on qualification and is much more interested in finding someone with strong management accounting fundamentals who is confident, personable and comfortable engaging with people outside of finance.

You will have solid experience producing management accounts, budgeting and forecasting, alongside exposure to working with operational stakeholders or budget holders.

This could particularly suit an experienced Management Accountant who enjoys the stakeholder-facing elements of their current role and would like to develop further into a broader business partnering position.

Salary: £40,000–£45,000 depending on experience