Finance Business Partner - Management Accounting & Insight

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

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.