Part Time Finance Business Partner

Part Time Finance Business Partner

£32,800

32 hours a week

Option to work across 5 or 4 days - hybrid working

Leatherhead

The Role

Supporting the financial reporting process with the production of monthly Management Accounts, quarterly forecasts, and annual budgets. Finance Business Partnering - Building strong relationships and working with Budget holders, operational teams, and other key stakeholders.

• Ensure all accounting entries are processed in an accurate and timely manner
• Ensure all accruals and prepayments are accurate and prepared in line with the Finance team month end timetable.
• Prepare and process journals for accrued income, prepayments, and other required entries monthly and for year-end accounts
• Ensure accurate monthly management accounts are produced
• Reconciliation of all Balance Sheet Accounts except those maintained by the Financial Accountant
• Support, and work closely with the Team Managers to provide financial information as required, including financial management reports on transactions, ledger reports, and information on individual accounting entries such as accruals, provisions etc
• Investigate variances on budget and provide detailed analysis on reasons for variances
• Prepare variance report for review by Head of Finance
• Key Performance Indicators - Assist in the delivery of benchmarking data, contributing to the interpretation of the outcomes
• Cash Flow – Prepare the monthly cash flow statement as part of the monthly management accounts

• Work with Managers to produce revenue budgets, to assist the Head of Finance in the creation of annual budget
• Guide and enable managers in the preparation of annual budgets & monthly rolling forecasts
• Review and challenge budget Managers on their forecasts and budget submissions
• Load the annual budgets into the Pyramid finance system.
• Update monthly management account forecasts from meetings with budget holders.
• Prepare and maintain the Cash flow forecast.

• Update and maintain the component and other fixed asset registers for additions/disposals and monthly depreciation
• Reconcile the component and other fixed asset registers with the nominal ledger
• Prepare schedules at year end for additions/disposals and depreciation for inclusion in the statutory accounts

• Ensure all development in progress expenditure records are accurately maintained.
• Reconcile on a monthly basis all income received/receivable and expenditure incurred/accrued and investigate any variances from contracted amounts.
• Maintain the Development Cash Flow

• Support the Head of Finance in the production of year end statutory accounts
• Support the audit of statutory accounts by liaising with auditor

Requirements:

• Experience in a Management Accounting & Business Partner role
• Reporting to senior managers and presenting complex information
• Part qualified (ACCA/CIMA/AAT)
• Advanced Excel Skills

Benefits:

• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time)
• An additional 1 day (pro rata) per annum wellbeing day
• Pension scheme and life assurance cover
• Training and development opportunities
• Interest-free staff loans
• Flexible working options
• Buy or sell up to five days annual leave per holiday year
• Range of discounts and wellbeing resources through benefits platform