Finance Business Partner

Location: Cambridge - Hybrid
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Salary: £52,208 - £58,011 (Full-Time Equivalent) per annum plus benefits
Benefits: Excellent contributory pension scheme, generous paid holidays, 35-hour (for full-time staff) working week, learning and career development, subsidised staff restaurant (Cambridge office), staff sports and social club, free private healthcare plan, income protection scheme, critical illness insurance, life assurance, free on-site parking (Cambridge office), season ticket, car/motor cycle and cycle to work schemes, membership subscription, employee assistance programme, eye-care at work scheme, wellness initiatives, flexible work environment, employee recognition, long service awards, membership subscription to professional body and Litmus reward gateway benefits and more

Closing Date: 19/02/2024

Our client has a great opportunity for a Finance Business Partner to join their Finance team on a permanent basis.

As a Finance Business Partner you will work alongside key business decision makers, to influence and shape financial plans and advise on future direction and charitable investment choices to drive and achieve their strategic goals. You will support senior stakeholders and their teams whilst providing decision making support through reporting, analysis and commercial insight that links financial reports to organisational strategies and maintains a strong system of accounting controls. A key element of the role is providing support with forecasting and business planning.

You will be a member of a team of Finance Business Partners, reporting into the Head of Financial Planning and Analysis. The team works closely with each of the business units and other relevant teams such as the Portfolio Management office, to become trusted financial advisers providing financial support, business analysis, management reporting and customer focussed financial information to the organisation.

The role has no direct reports, carries with it considerable autonomy and requires close collaboration with other members of the team and other stakeholders across the organisation.

The successful candidate will have excellent inter-personal and communication skills, will be comfortable proactively managing a number of diverse projects, making recommendations and will be able to act as an effective representative of the finance function in its interaction with the wider organisation. A passion for continuous improvement and commercial acumen to maximise revenues and/or cost efficiencies to generate maximum charitable impact is essential. This role will require a relevant DBS and qualification check.

They are looking for:

• Prior experience in Finance Business Partnering, with a focus on continuous improvement and strong commercial acumen, able to manage conflicts, ambiguity and risk and to plan, organise and prioritise demanding workloads to meet deadlines.
• Excellent relationship building and communication skills, able to support and influence stakeholders, convey complex financial information, work confidently with external parties and develop networks.
• Strong financial planning and business analysis skills, able to generate and model budgets and longer-term financial models and interpret financial appraisal models.
• Strong general accounting skills (qualified ACA/ACCA/ACMA/CIPFA accountant or demonstrable equivalent experience with knowledge of current applicable Accounting Standards for the provision of objective accounting advice).
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel, with experience of financial modelling. Knowledge of Netsuite and Adaptive Insights will be beneficial.
• Understanding of ethics and ethical considerations and approaches.

Our client embrace flexibility and offer hybrid working, which means their teams come together when they need to collaborate. Although this role is contractually based at their Cambridge office, you will also be able to work from home within the UK, with the expectation that you will attend their offices as needed for your role. In this role you may attend their Cambridge office at least 1 day per week (initially more frequently to support your induction) and occasionally their London office. If you need flexible working arrangements, please outline this in your application.

When applying, please provide an up-to-date CV and a supporting statement (no more than 500 words) indicating how your skills / expertise match the competencies outlined in the job description.

They recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply. They particularly encourage applications from disabled and ethnic minority candidates. As a part of the Disability Confident Scheme, they endeavour, where possible, to offer an interview to candidates meeting the essential criteria of the role, who have a substantial physical/mental impairment which impacts their ability to carry out day-to-day tasks. They are committed to making their recruitment processes accessible to all and as part of this, they are flexible in the ways we give and receive information. If you would like to apply using a different format, please contact the Recruitment Team and we will do their best to put any reasonable adjustments in place.

You may also have experience in the following: Finance Business Partner, Management Accountant, Finance Manager, Financial Accountant, Commercial Accountant, Finance Analyst, Finance Analysis, Financial Analysis, Qualified Accountant, ACA, ACCA, ACMA, CIPFA, etc

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