Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner Sought - Central Belt - Hybrid Offering of One Office Day - Excellent Benefits

WA are delighted to be partnering with a leading Scottish charity on their search for a Finance Business Partner.

The purpose of this role will be to provide accounting and analysis expertise to budget holders supporting them to achieve their objectives.
You will be the lead for a defined portfolio of business areas in budget setting, forecasting, business reporting and accounting advice.

Key Responsibilities :

Responsible for the preparation and distribution of monthly management accounts, having prepared accounting information to trial balance stage
Review transactional information, processed into the finance system, ensuring quality, accuracy and integrity, highlighting and correcting any discrepancies in a
timely manner
Ensure that salary budgets and projections correctly capture planned and proposed changes
Lead on the management of restricted reserves, portfolio defined, ensuring that available funds are appropriately utilised against relevant activity, making recommendations for the strategic use of reserves where relevant
Provide support to the Head of Financial Planning and Analysis with the preparation of accounting information to trail balance
Oversee quarterly finance reviews with budget holders and report to senior management with recommendations on the outcomes, including risks and
opportunities
Provide finance business partnering services to budget holders, undertaking regular meetings to review management reports providing recommendations where necessary
Lead on the annual budget setting cycle, for a defined portfolio, preparing budgets and projections in conjunction with budget holders, taking or recommending actions where appropriate
Responsible for the preparation of costing models for new contracts in line with tender requests, ensuring services are financially viable whilst highlighting risks and accounting requirements
Provide support to the Head of Financial Planning and Analysis and Director of Finance Resources with the year end audit

Experience Sought :

Candidate should be Part Qualified or Qualified by Experience, while sector experience is not essential it would be preferred. You will come from a background of monthly management accounting, budgeting and forecasting.

Package :

36,600

39 days annual leave

Flexi time

Hybrid working

For more information please reach out to laura@wilkinsonandassociates.co.uk