Finance Business Partner

West Herts College; Watford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site gym at Watford Campus

Cycle to work scheme

Free on-site parking

Pension

Generous holiday scheme

Time off at Christmas

Early finishes on a Friday

Job summary

West Herts College is seeking a proactive and commercially minded accountant to join our Finance team at the Watford campus. The role focuses on producing monthly management accounts, budget monitoring, financial analysis and forecasts, and guiding managers on financial performance.

You will work across departments, build strong stakeholder relationships, and contribute to continuous improvement of financial systems and reporting to strengthen control, efficiency and data quality.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified accountant with strong analytical skills.
• Experience in management accounting and variance analysis.
• Customer-focused approach and ability to support budget monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Produce monthly management accounts.
• Prepare budget monitoring reports and forecasts.
• Analyse financial performance and variances.
• Support colleagues with financial guidance and process improvements.
• Enhance financial systems, reporting, and data quality.

Skills

Analytical skills

Management accounting

Stakeholder engagement

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.

The closing date for applications is Friday 30th 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:

• free on-site gym at our Watford Campus


• cycle to work scheme


• free on-site parking


• pension


• generous holiday scheme


• time off at Christmas


• early finishes on a Friday

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