Finance Business Partner: Growth-Ready with Study Support

WH Scott; West of England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary

Bonus

Study support

Study leave

Career progression

Immediate start

Job summary

W.H Scott & Son (Engineers) Ltd is seeking a Finance Business Partner to join our growing UK finance team in Wickwar. You will provide timely financial information and insights to support commercial decision‑making across group companies, including Re‑Ropes.

The role offers full study support toward professional qualification, a clear development path, and a busy, hands‑on environment with exposure to management and project accounting as the business scales.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified accountant actively studying towards full qualification (CIMA/ACCA/ACA).
• Solid experience in management accounting, preferably in engineering, construction, manufacturing or project-based environment.
• Strong understanding of balance sheet reconciliations and month-end processes.
• Confident Excel skills and familiarity with accounting/ERP systems.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to meet deadlines.
• Proactive, hands-on approach and ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Support the production of monthly management accounts, including accruals, prepayments and journal preparation.
• Project accounting: tracking project costs, revenue recognition, margin analysis and reporting on project performance.
• Preparation and ownership of balance sheet reconciliations, investigating and resolving reconciling items.
• Support the month-end close process, ensuring deadlines are met and reporting packs are delivered on time.
• Assist with variance analysis against budget and forecast, providing commentary for management.
• Business partner with operational and project teams to improve financial understanding and cost control.
• Support continuous improvement of finance processes, controls and systems as the business scales.
• Support month-end, reconciliations and reporting for other UK group companies, including Re-Ropes.
• Assist with year-end audit preparation and ad hoc analysis as required.

Skills

Management accounting

Balance sheet reconciliations

Excel

ERP systems

Attention to detail

Clear communication

Education

Part-qualified accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA) actively studying towards full qualification

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Claude AI tools

Job description

W.H Scott & Son (Engineers) Ltd is seeking a Finance Business Partner to join our growing UK finance team in Wickwar. You will provide timely financial information and insights to support commercial decision‑making across group companies, including Re‑Ropes.

The role offers full study support toward professional qualification, a clear development path, and a busy, hands‑on environment with exposure to management and project accounting as the business scales.