Finance Reporting Business Partner

Job Title: Finance Reporting Business Partner

Responsible to: Head of Finance

Location: Hybrid – 80% Remote working, 1 day per week in London Office

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £45,000 per annum plus £312 per annum Homeworker Allowance

Hours: 35 hours per week

About the role

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This is a new, high-profile role which plays a critical role in the Finance department by providing detailed financial analysis, business reporting, and strategic insights to key departments and the senior leadership team.

The post-holder will act as a liaison between the Finance Team and other departments, ensuring that decision-makers have access to accurate and timely financial data to drive business performance and support strategic initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have strong financial acumen, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.

You will have strong analytical and financial modelling skills, together with excellent written and verbal communication skills. A high level of proficiency in Excel is essential, including advanced functions such as (VLOOKUP, pivot tables, macros).

With a highly organised and collaborative approach, you will be able to build strong relationships with non-finance stakeholders and influence decision making.

Additionally, you will also be able to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Business Partnering:
  • Collaborate with key organisational units (e.g., Fundraising, Data) to understand their financial needs and provide tailored reporting and insights.
  • Collaborate with key organisational units (e.g., T&E, Data) to build costing analysis for new commercial decision making.
  • Serve as a strategic advisor to business units, providing financial guidance on operational decisions, budget management, and cost-saving initiatives.
  • Proactively identify areas for financial improvement, making recommendations to business units to drive profitability and cost-efficiency.
• Financial Reporting & Analysis:
  • Assist the HoF with monthly management accounting, ensuring with the team that all postings and reconciliations have been carried out correctly and in a manner that ensures the integrity of the management reports
  • Prepare, analyse, and distribute timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.
  • Provide detailed variance analysis and commentary on financial performance versus budget, forecast, and prior periods.
  • Assist in the development of dashboards, key performance indicators (KPIs), and financial models to monitor business performance.
  • Supporting the business to develop the divisional strategy including the delivery of timely and accurate management reporting and supporting and supporting the division in delivering the global budgets and forecast communicating to the business about trends, drivers and other movements
  • Reviewing business performance, supporting the divisions to understand drivers and provide advice and challenge to the Divisional Executive teams developing KPI’s and measures to assess performance
  • Reviewing business performance, supporting the divisions to understand drivers and provide advice and challenge to the Divisional Executive teams developing KPI’s and measures to assess performance
  • Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial close processes by ensuring accurate and timely reporting of financial results.
• Inventory & Stock Management:
  • Collaborate with the warehouse or inventory control team to ensure adequate stock levels and timely replenishment of supplies.
  • Make sure Stock and inventory are recorded accurately in a timely manner
  • Assist in monitoring inventory levels.
• Procurement:
  • Collaborate with all budget holders to centralise and control procurement to aid accurate budgeting
  • Own the organisations procurement function: provide key purchasing reporting analysis and insight
• Budgeting & Forecasting:
  • Support the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes, working closely with Heads of and Directors to gather inputs and validate assumptions.
  • Provide analytical support for scenario analysis, including risks, opportunities, and potential impacts on financial performance.
  • Assist in the continuous improvement of financial planning processes, tools, and methodologies.
• Data Management & Integrity:
  • Ensure the accuracy and completeness of financial data, including transactional data, cost allocations, and revenue recognition.
  • Develop and maintain financial models that support forecasting, budgeting, and business case analysis.
  • Collaborate with IT and other departments to ensure that financial systems and reporting tools are optimized and aligned with business needs.
• Ad Hoc Reporting & Analysis:
  • Respond to ad hoc reporting and analysis requests from senior management and department heads.
  • Conduct deep-dive financial analyses to identify trends, risks, and opportunities across the business.
  • Support strategic projects and initiatives, including M&A activity, capital expenditure planning, and market expansion strategies.

To Apply

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Due to the high volume of applications expected for this role, we will close the vacancy once we have received 100 applications. 

Closing date for applications: 14th January 2025

Interview date:  w/c 27th January 2025

As we have limited staff resources we are unable to provide candidates with feedback about their applications. Interviews will be held online.