Finance Business Partner Job In Southampton

Job Description

• Immediate start
• Fully Qualified Accountant

About Our Client

An established not-for-profit organisation.

Job Description

1. Gain an in-depth, detailed knowledge of relevant business areas through discussions with staff at all levels and through interpretation and analysis of relevant financial and non-financial information.
2. Work closely with the other Finance Business Partners and key stakeholders to identify opportunities for analysis and modelling of financial and non-financial information to determine trends, correlations, sensitivity analysis and other statistical information which impact business decisions.
3. Work alongside Directors, Deputy Directors, Programme Managers and their teams on corporate plans, medium-term financial planning, spending reviews, annual budgeting and monthly forecasting. Provide sufficient challenge to management to ensure data is realistic and achievable, and that data is provided according to prescribed timescales.
4. Support the Director of Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Head of Finance Business Partnering in the delivery of departmental budgeting processes.
5. Identify emerging financial pressures, risks and opportunities for savings, ensuring mitigation planning and appropriate reporting to management boards. Member of directorate management boards and CEO quarterly meetings.
6. Work closely with Financial Accounts Team, the Technical Accountant and the other Finance Business Partners to ensure the company meets its annual reporting obligations and use own professional knowledge to ensure accounting standards are adhered to when business decisions have financial implications.
7. Work collaboratively with stakeholders on financial elements of business cases for spend approvals.
8. Keep abreast of accounting developments to ensure continuous professional development is ongoing and up to date.

The Successful Applicant

1. Must be qualified ACA / ACCA / CIMA.
2. Experience in a Finance Business Partner role or Finance role with transferable skills.
3. Current knowledge and practical application of financial management techniques and financial reporting requirements as included in IFRS.
4. Experience of staff management and building working relationships with colleagues at a senior level, both internal and external.
5. Report writing and interpretation of financial data.
6. Advanced knowledge and skills in Microsoft Excel.

What's on Offer

An attractive daily rate.