Finance Business Partner

Richmond upon Thames College; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in the United Kingdom is seeking a Finance Business Partner. This role involves meeting the finance needs of the College group, providing customer-focused accounting services, and delivering timely management information. The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of experience in finance and will hold or be pursuing a recognised accounting qualification. A collaborative work environment with a focus on stakeholder relationships is emphasized.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Identify, plan and meet the finance needs of the College.
• Provide a customer-focused accounting service.
• Deliver accurate management information for stakeholders.

Skills

Accounting qualification (ACCA/CIMA)

Finance role experience

Budgeting and forecasting

Knowledge of finance regulations

Ability to work under pressure

Interpersonal and communication skills

Job description

Finance Business Partner

Finance

Category: Support

Salary: £43,077 to £45,540 per annum inclusive of London Weighting

Hours: 36 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent contract

Post Type: Full Time

Closing Date: Tuesday 28 October 2025

Interview Date: To be confirmed

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 a Finance Business Partner 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.

Responsibilities and Requirements

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.

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