About the role

  • Month end journal entry
  • Completion of month end reports including variance commentaries
  • Providing sound financial information to Budget Holders
  • Working with Budget Holders to build robust forecasts and budgets
  • Adhoc financial analysis
  • Balance sheet reconciliations
  • Reviewing actual vs budgeted costs and identifying the differences
  • Finance review and approval of costs to agreed budget

Requirements

  • Supporting the production of management accounts, budget and business forecasting reports as well as preparation of related monthly balance sheet reconciliations
  • Using a finance system to post journals (accruals, prepayments, etc) and interrogate the P&L and Balance Sheets of different legal entities
  • Using a cost centre structure within a management accounting environment to report on different business activities
  • Project Accounting and in particular - timesheet recording and allocation of costs to projects
  • Monthly billings/raising Sales Orders
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Strong Microsoft Excel skills, ability to manipulate data and produce reports
  • Ability to communicate articulately and efficiently with internal and external stakeholders
  • Ability to contribute effectively as a team player, work in cross functional and organisational wide teams
  • Ability to work independently when required
  • Ability to effectively manage deadlines
  • Proactive attitude and willingness to get involved in business initiatives, representing the wider finance team
  • Contributing to the successful completion of the annual statutory audit by responding to audit queries in a timely and thorough manner and assisting the wider finance team in the production of the accounts where necessary.
  • Providing ad hoc financial analysis in a timely manner as and when required

Benefits

  • 30 days annual leave
  • 75% reduction on UK rail travel (for work and leisure) - more below
  • Reduced international rail travel
  • Interest free season ticket loan
  • Contributory defined benefit pension scheme
  • Give As You Earn scheme
  • Subsidised private medical care
  • Healthcare cash plan scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme scheme
  • Flexible working
  • 30 weeks full pay for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (subject to eligibility)
  • Personal Development Days
  • Employees may sell up to a maximum of five days’ leave. Employees can buy up to a maximum of five days’ leave. These figures will be pro rata for part-time employees

Job title

Finance Business Partner, 6m FTC

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

£40,000 per year

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

Location requirements

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