Job description
Finance Business Partner - FTC 6-8 months - £45,000 - £55,000 - York - hybrid or remoteSewell Wallis are currently recruiting for a Finance Business Partner to to join a well known business on a fixed term contract based in York.
Main Purpose of the role:
You will work flexibly across a number of departments and subsidiary companies under the supervision of senior Finance team staff, providing business partner, financial and management accounting support, and be an effective contributing member of the finance team.
You will support senior managers of departments and subsidiaries, in the role of a finance specialist. You will provide strategic support and also act as day-to-day liaison. You will offer high quality technical assistance, and maintain positive relationships between the finance team and University departments and subsidiaries.
Duties will include:
- Provide the Directors of Professional Services with a business partnering service based on strong rapport, trust and credibility which will inform, support, challenge and help drive their strategic decision-making processes.
- Work closely with the Directors of Professional Services to help improve financial performance, through income generation or cost management.
- Lead the production of the five year financial forecasts, annual budgets, in-year reforecasts, including the preparation of quarterly management accounts, and year-end outturn position.
- Provide support to Professional Service Departments in evaluating new initiatives, constructing business cases, and option appraisals to improve their service delivery.
- Share and develop best practices, to ensure consistent ways of working across the Professional Service departments and within the Finance team.
- Support projects within the finance department, linked to improving the efficiency and effectiveness of financial reporting, processes and procedures, and actively input to other projects on behalf of the wider University.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Accounting qualification (ACA, ACMA/CGMA, ACCA or equivalent)
- Knowledge and understanding of accounting practices and procedures used in large complex organisations
- Project appraisal techniques
- Business planning and Forecast planning experience
Benefits:
- Can work fully in the office, hybrid or fully remote
- Flexible working hours
- Fixed term contract £45,000 - £55,000 (6-8 months pro rata)
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To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful.
Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.
