Finance Business Partner

ITSS Recruitment; St. Austell; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

ITSS Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Finance Business Partner in St Austell. The role delivers high-quality financial management, strategic support, and advice across group businesses.

You will partner with SLT, support budgeting, forecasting, and multi-year planning to drive value and financial sustainability. You will lead monthly reporting, ensure policy compliance, and support audits while building strong relationships with school stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Must have experience in financial planning and budgeting
• Strong reporting and financial analysis skills
• Ability to partner with senior leaders and SLT

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly budget monitoring reports with variance analysis
• Provide timely financial information to SLT/Trustees
• Ensure compliance with internal financial policies
• Monitor capital expenditure, grants and restricted funds
• Complete month-end procedures and address queries
• Support preparation of statutory financial reports
• Assist with internal and external audits and respond to audit queries
• Act as financial contact for allocated schools and advise on value for money
• Translate financial data into strategic insights for senior leadership
• Support long-term financial strategies linking priorities with sustainability
• Deliver financial training and guidance to staff
• Collaborate with shared services on staffing, capital projects and new initiatives
• Develop and improve financial systems, controls and reporting tools
• Lead and develop finance staff and foster a collaborative culture
• Identify opportunities for process efficiencies and improved reporting
• Undertake other relevant administrative/financial tasks as required

Job description

Role: Finance Business Partner

Location: St Austell

Salary: £47-55k

To provide high quality financial management, strategic support, and professional advice to a number of businesses within the Group. The Finance Business Partner will act as a trusted partner to SLT, supporting robust financial planning, monitoring and decision making to ensure the efficient use of resources across the business.

Principle Responsibilities as Finance Business Partner:

Financial Planning and Strategy;

• - Support the Finance Lead and CFO in the development of business wide financial strategy and annual budget cycle.
• - Lead on financial planning, ensuring budgets align with strategic and educational priorities.
• - Produce accurate multi-year forecasts and scenario models to inform decision making.
• - Advise business leaders on the financial implications of staffing structures, and funding changes.

Financial Management and Reporting;

• - Prepare monthly budget monitoring reports for a range of audiences, including variance analysis and commentary.
• - Provide timely and accurate financial information to SLT/Trustees.
• - Ensure compliance with the internal financial policies.
• - Monitor and report on capital expenditure, grants, and restricted funds.
• - Complete monthe nd procedures, ensuring a high and accurate standard within the set deadline and solving any queries as they arise.
• - Support the preparation of all statutory financial reports.
• - Support preparation for internal and external audit and assist with audit queries as required.

Business Partnering and Support;

• - Act as the main financial contact for allocated schools, building strong relationships with SLT, and other key staff.
• - Provide proactive advice and challenge to ensure value for money, cost-effectiveness, and compliance across the Group.
• - Partner with senior leadership teams to translate financial data into strategic insights and actionable plans.
• - Support Group in developing long term financial strategies, linking educational priorities with financial sustainability.
• - Facilitate financial training and guidance sessions where required, enhancing financial literacy and decision making across the Group.
• - Collaborate with other shared services to advise on business cases for staffing changes, capital projects, or new initiatives.
• - Work with shared finance teams to resolve operational finance issues, ensure robust internal controls, and standardise processes across the Group.

Systems, Processes, and Continuous Improvement;

• - Support development of financial systems, controls, and reporting tools across the business.
• - Line manage allocated finance staff supporting professional development and wellbeing, foster a positive team culture that encourages collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• - Contribute to finance team training, sharing best practice, and developing guidance for staff.
• - Identify opportunities for process efficiencies and improved reporting.
• - Undertake other relevant administrative and financial tasks as required to support the Finance Lead and CFO.