Assistant Finance Business Partner

Assistant Finance Business Partner

Lewes

37 hours per week

£31,925 - £33,797 per year

Plus £1000 Car Allowance per year

Purpose of the role

The Assistant Finance Business Partner will be a core member of the Finance & Business Performance function, working with the Finance Business Partner to provide high quality performance information and insight across the business to increase accountability and inform better decision making.

The role will engage with budget holders to develop a deeper understanding of performance drivers to ensure we deliver value for money and make the best use of our available resources.

Main duties of the role

• Proactively supply information to all areas of the business to ensure financial and performance understanding across our operational teams
• Work with the Finance Business Partner and budget holders to deliver a viable annual budget, conducting regular financial reviews with budget holders to ensure budget delivery
• Provide support to budget holders on all aspects of management accounting.
• Assist Finance Business Partner and/or budget holders with financial planning, analysis and forecasting.
• Support annual budget upload process
• Assist with financial systems management, testing and updates as required
• Production and analysis of data to understand financial performance both internally and external benchmarking
• Oversee annual benchmarking data collection and analysis of results
• Contribute to finance and performance team process reviews to simplify and automate to make them more robust and free-up internal capacity
• Be an advocate of the Finance & Business Performance function across the organisation.
• Ad-hoc project support as and when required.

Responsibilities may be added or taken away from this job description as the post develops.

Southdown offers a competitive salary, generous car allowance, pension, employee assistance (EAP) and healthcare package plus a range of other benefits, including qualification to apply for a Blue Light Card and the Cycle to Work Scheme.

This role requires you to be a driver with access to a car for work.

Southdown is a psychologically informed organisation where the well-being and happiness of our employees matter. We’re committed to creating a positive and compassionate work environment where employees feel valued, respected and inspired to do their best. In addition, we’re a family-friendly employer that recognises the importance of a work-life balance. If you share our values and want to work for an organisation that helps change lives for the better, we want to hear from you

We are a Disability Confident Employer and are fully committed to supporting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and welcome applications from all candidates that meet our job specifications. If you feel there is a barrier that potentially prevents you from applying, do get in contact with us as we are always happy to discuss (or arrange a discussion with the recruiting manager) to explore if any reasonable adjustments can be made to support your application

Closing date: 4th April 2024

Interviews will be held: 15th & 23rd April 2024