Finance Business Partner

West Herts College; Waterford; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

West Herts College is seeking a proactive, commercially minded accountant to join the Finance team. You will prepare monthly management accounts, monitor budgets, perform financial analysis and forecasts, and support managers in understanding financial performance and variances.

The role emphasizes value for money and continuous improvement across financial systems and reporting. This full-time position is based at the Watford campus.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Experience in management accounting and producing financial reports.
• Ability to explain financial information to non-financial managers.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts and variance analysis.
• Monitor budgets and forecast financial performance.
• Provide financial guidance to managers and identify opportunities for value for money.
• Support continuous improvement of financial systems and reporting processes.
• Strengthen financial control and data quality across the College.

Skills

Analytical skills

Management accounting

Financial analysis

Education

Part-qualified accountant

Job description

The Finance Department is seeking a proactive and commercially minded accountant to join our Finance team and provide high-quality financial support across the College.

The successful candidate will produce monthly management accounts, budget monitoring reports, financial analysis, and forecasts, while supporting managers to understand financial performance, investigate variances, and identify opportunities for improvement and value for money.

Working collaboratively across departments, you will act as a trusted finance contact, building strong relationships with stakeholders and providing clear financial guidance and challenge where required. The role also involves supporting continuous improvement in financial systems, reporting processes, and management information to help strengthen financial control, efficiency, and data quality across the College.

This is an excellent opportunity for a part-qualified accountant with strong analytical skills, management accounting experience, and a customer-focused approach to join a supportive and forward-thinking Finance team in a varied and rewarding role.

This will be a full-time position and will be based at our Watford campus.