Finance Business Partner

West Herts; Watford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site gym

Free on-site parking

Cycle to work

Pension

Generous holiday scheme

Christmas time off

Friday early finish

Job summary

West Herts seeks a proactive, commercially minded accountant to join the Finance team at the Watford campus. You will produce monthly management accounts, monitor budgets, and provide financial analysis and forecasts to help managers understand performance and identify improvement opportunities.

You will collaborate across departments, act as a trusted finance contact, and contribute to improving systems, reporting, and data quality.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified accountant with solid management accounting experience.
• Ability to produce management accounts and analyze budgets and variances.
• Strong attention to financial controls and data quality.

Responsibilities

• Produce monthly management accounts and budget monitoring reports.
• Perform financial analysis and forecasts to support managers.
• Challenge variances and identify opportunities for value for money.
• Collaborate across departments to strengthen financial controls and processes.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder communication

Management accounting

Education

Part-qualified accountant

Tools

Excel

Finance system (ERP)

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.

The closing date for applications is Friday 30 th October 2026.

You will have the full support of a dynamic team and opportunities to bring your ideas to the role. Training and development are at the heart of everything we do so you will be actively encouraged to upskill.

We have a free on-site gym at our Watford Campus, and you can access a wide range of discounts and benefits including a cycle to work scheme, free on-site parking, pension, generous holiday scheme, time off at Christmas and early finishes on a Friday.

If you have any question or queries, please contact a member of the Human Resources team who will be happy to help. WHC Group is positive about disabled people. If you need help applying for a role, please contact us.