A leading a training organisation with charity status, is seeking to appoint a Finance Business Partner for their office in Manchester. This is a key role within the organisation providing leadership and direction to the Finance Department. This is a key role within the organisation supporting operational directors and teams to monitor and drive financial and operational performance. Responsibility for the accuracy of financial information within management accounts, for providing support to the budgeting process and assisting, from a financial perspective, with bids and business cases. Support to operational decision making including financial modelling of scenarios and challenge of proposals based on commercial awareness and business knowledge. Supporting operational teams to maximise value by identifying opportunities and risks and providing financial analysis for commercial initiatives
Supporting operational managers to produce budgets and forecasts by providing necessary modelling, review and appropriate challenge based on performance and commercial insight
Ensure month end accounts are accurate and timely for assigned business units and support business managers in understanding of actual performance against budget/ forecast and the impact this has on future performance
Ensure that all the correct financial controls are in place and support all audit activities.
Financial modelling of potentially complex financial income streams and project proposals
Support operational managers to produce business cases by ensuring the cases are commercially viable, contain strong rationale and robust financial reports.
Creation of Excel Models for forecasting and scenario planning purposes.
Responsibility for overseeing the maintenance of the Contracts Database to ensure all contracts have been fully recorded and a copy of the contract is filed for reference.
To provide financial support to the central bid team on assessing the viability and financial impact of bids.
Production of analyses to help colleagues understand cost drivers, areas for efficiency savings and potential improvements to income in order to drive improvements to the financial health of our client.
Development and maintenance of timely KPI reports to assist with management of the business
Undertake any ad-hoc finance and business tasks as required.
Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited is an employment agency and employment business.