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Finance Business Partner

Employer
Sustrans
Location
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Salary
£35,388 per annum
Closing date
28 Oct 2019

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Sector
Charity / not-for-profit
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Sustrans is the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle. We connect people and places, create liveable neighbourhoods, transform the school run and deliver a happier, healthier commute.  Take the next step in your journey by applying for the following key vacancy.

As a senior member of Sustrans’ finance team, this role ensures that finance and the way we use and think about our money is front and centre of the transformation agenda for the charity, as we move into a new strategic plan period. This role will also work as part of Sustrans’ senior leadership team in Scotland, leading the financial and accountancy support for the c£60m government-funded Scottish active travel programme.  

Sustrans Business Partners provide a comprehensive professional accountancy and general financial advisory service to leaders, managers and staff within the areas of the organisation for which they are responsible. Finance is brought out of the back office and an active partnership between finance and operations is created. This includes providing 'real time' financial support and analysis, being a trusted adviser, providing information which enables effective decision making and informing the development of strategic and operational plans.

Educated to degree level or equivalent and part-qualified in Chartered accountancy – ICAEW, CIMA, CIPFA, ACCA – you will have substantial experience in a related position and proven experience of providing finance advice and support to budget holders.  You will also have experience of the preparation of budgets and management accounts and in the interpretation of accounts. You will be accurate, organised and methodical, be able to prioritise your workload to meet deadlines whilst using your excellent communications and interpersonal skills to build effective working relationships.  A knowledge of accounting for charities and a commitment to the promotion of sustainable transport would be an advantage.

 

To apply please visit https://www.sustrans.org.uk/job-vacancies/finance-business-partner/. If you have any questions please email jobs@sustrans.org.uk or leave a message via our recruitment line on 0117 915 0325. Please quote reference number. Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Monday 28th of October 2019. Interviews will take place in Edinburgh on Wednesday 6th of November 2019. Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion. We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

 

Company

Sustrans is the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle. We are engineers and educators, experts and advocates. We connect people and places, create liveable neighbourhoods, transform the school run and deliver a happier, healthier commute. Sustrans works in partnership, bringing people together to find the right solutions. We make the case for walking and cycling by using robust evidence and showing what can be done. We are grounded in communities and believe that grassroots support combined with political leadership drives real change, fast. Join us on our journey. www.sustrans.org.uk

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0117 915 3150
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Bristol
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