Finance Business Partner (Temp)

Pearson Whiffin Recruitment Ltd; Broadstairs; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a qualified Finance Business Partner for a temporary role based in East Kent. The position requires strong financial expertise along with stakeholder engagement, offering a chance to influence performance decisions. The candidate should be ACCA, CIMA, or ACA qualified with strong communication skills. This assignment lasts 3-6 months with potential to extend or become permanent.

Qualifications

• Proven experience producing management accounts, budgets, and forecasts.
• Ability to explain financial data to non-financial colleagues.
• Must start at short notice.

Responsibilities

• Main contact for budget holders, providing financial support.
• Prepare monthly budget reports and analyse variances.
• Support month-end accounts and ensure compliance.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Education

ACCA, CIMA, or ACA qualified

Job description

Overview

Our well-established client is looking for a qualified Finance Business Partner to join them on a 3-6 months' temporary basis, based in East Kent. This role combines technical financial expertise with stakeholder engagement, helping to shape decisions that drive performance and support long-term success.

Responsibilities

Duties will include:

• Main point of contact for budget holders, providing proactive financial support
• Prepare monthly budget reports, analyse variances, and resolve discrepancies
• Support month-end accounts, ensuring accurate postings and coding
• Maintain budget packs and support review meetings with senior leaders
• Assist with annual budgets and create financial models to support strategy
• Ensure compliance with policies, regulations, and audit requirements
• Collaborate with central finance to streamline systems and processes
• Deliver training to budget holders on financial policies and systems
• Contribute to audits and process improvements to strengthen controls

Qualifications

• Be ACCA, CIMA or ACA qualified
• Have proven hands-on experience producing management accounts, budgets, and forecasts
• Have strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain financial information clearly to non-financial colleagues
• Be organised and able to manage multiple priorities across a varied portfolio of work
• Be able to start at short notice

Details

The daily rate will be dependent on experience and some hybrid working will be available. While the length of this assignment will initially be for 3-6 months, there may be potential for this to be extended, or even become permanent for the right candidate.

This role is being managed by Polly Alexander, Recruitment Consultant for Pearson Whiffin Recruitment.