Finance Business Partner
- Recruiter
- Goodman Masson Limited
- Location
- England, London
- Salary
- £40000 - £45000 per annum
- Posted
- 16 Jul 2018
- Closes
- 23 Jul 2018
- Ref
- AW060318
- Contact
- Goodman Masson Ltd
- Job Title
- Finance Business Partner
- Category
- Charity
- Experience Levels
- Newly Qualified
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Goodman Masson is working with one of the world's largest children's charities to recruit a Finance Business Partner for their London team.
We are looking for proactive, articulate and driven individuals who are looking for the opportunity to get training in budgeting, forecasting, financial planning and analysis. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking for their first role out of practice.
The Finance Business Partner will be responsible for providing strategic and financial decision support to client areas to underpin strong financial performance. In addition you will be responsible for the following areas:
- Prepare monthly reporting for, and lead monthly business reviews with assigned teams. Communicate understanding of financial performance based on variance analysis
- Prepare, consolidate, present and upload forecasts, budgets and longer term financial plans, working together with business areas. Analyse, comment on and challenge proposed plans throughout the process
- Development and utilisation of Excel modelling underpinning financial planning and providing the financial inputs for business cases
- Assist the teams in developing their strategy and building business cases for investment spend within their areas, providing financial and commercial insight and challenging to ensure best value for money
- Provide business areas with project reporting. Tracking spend and delivery of benefits
- Develop the financial acumen of budget holders through constructive dialogue and discussion
- Maintain a view of material financial risks and opportunities throughout the year, helping to identify potential actions to mitigate risks and to fully exploit opportunities
Person specification:
- Qualified accountant
- Experience of and ability to understand interrelationships between different IT systems
- Strong Microsoft Office skills and must be an advanced Excel user
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to develop awareness of commercial issues facing the business areas
We are looking for someone who is self-motivated with good time-management skills, an ability to plan, manage and prioritise a varied workload and to take responsibility for issues through to resolution. You must be an excellent communicator and will be good at influencing and relationship building at multiple levels.
Please apply asap to avoid disappointment.