Finance Business Partner FTC

Cobb & Jones Recruitment Limited; Biggin Hill; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Bonus

Company benefits package

Job summary

Cobb & Jones Recruitment Limited is recruiting a Finance Business Partner on a 15-month fixed-term contract in the Biggin Hill area. You will drive budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting, partnering with budget holders and presenting insights to senior leaders.

The role suits an early-to-mid qualified accountant seeking broad exposure to group planning and reporting in a fast-paced environment. Hybrid working and a competitive package are on offer.

Qualifications

• Essential ACA or CIMA qualification and university degree.
• Experience delivering budgets and forecasts with strong analytical support.
• Experience with month-end processes and management reporting.
• Ability to analyse actual performance vs. budget and forecast.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the group budget and cash flow forecast.
• Assist with quarterly reforecasts and management reports.
• Review departmental submissions and resolve discrepancies.
• Support budget holders across the business in budgeting.
• Update the general ledger with forecast data and year-end transitions.
• Prepare financial reports for senior management.

Skills

Budgeting & forecasting

Month-end reporting

Financial analysis

Excel (Advanced)

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

ACA or CIMA qualified

Degree from a well-regarded university

Tools

Power BI

Power Query

Job description

Finance Business Partner - 15 Month Fixed Term Contract

Location: Biggin Hill

Contract: Fixed term contract, c.15 months, full time

Salary: Circa £65k + bonus + benefits

Reporting to: Head of Finance

The Opportunity

A large, international organisation is looking for a qualified Finance Business Partner to join its Financial Planning & Analysis and Management Accounts team on a 15-month fixed term contract.

You will play a central part in the group's annual budget and quarterly reforecasts, from reviewing departmental submissions through to helping write the group management reports. You will partner with budget holders across a range of technical and operational functions, analyse performance against budget, and present findings to senior management.

It will suit a recently or newly qualified accountant who wants broad exposure to group-level planning and reporting in a fast-paced, high-profile environment, and who enjoys working closely with non-finance colleagues.

What you'll be doing

Budgeting and reforecasting

• Contribute to the consolidated annual budget and cash flow forecast for the group
• Help produce the quarterly reforecasts using the latest available information
• Assist with writing the group budget and reforecast management reports
• Review departmental submissions, resolving discrepancies with preparers and budget holders
• Support colleagues across the business in preparing their budgets
• Update the general ledger with budget and forecast data, and manage the transition to each new financial year, including chart of accounts updates and rolling forward reports

Month-end and reporting

• Complete elements of the month-end process, including variance analysis, month-end adjustments and reviewing for mis-postings or mistimed transactions
• Help produce regular management reports and meet with managers to discuss performance
• Analyse group and divisional budgets and forecasts against prior year and prior quarter
• Prepare financial reports and present them to senior management

Partnering and improvement

• Partner with budget holders to control expenditure in line with approved budgets and forecasts
• Evaluate and advise on the financial implications of potential projects and investment decisions
• Review and improve existing financial processes, procedures and reports
• Provide ad hoc financial information to senior management and support team projects

About you

Essential

• ACA or CIMA qualified
• A strong degree from a well-regarded university, with a record of excellent academic achievement
• Experience of budget and forecast preparation
• Experience of month-end preparation and management reporting
• Experience analysing actual performance against budget and forecast, and turning it into meaningful insight
• Strong analytical and financial reporting skills, with a solid grounding in accounting principles
• Advanced Excel
• Good written and verbal communication skills, able to build relationships with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels
• Excellent attention to detail, and comfortable working to tight deadlines as part of a team or on your own initiative
• Living within a comfortable commute of the North West Kent / South East London border, as the role is predominantly office based

Desirable

• Experience with Power BI and/or Power Query

What's on offer

• Circa £65k
• Bonus
• Hybrid working
• Company benefits package