Finance Business Partner

About Salix

We’re Salix and we’re on a mission to save the planet.

Our mission is to enable, and inspire, public sector organisations to move towards net zero. We deliver government funding schemes to support councils, schools, housing associations, hospitals and universities boost their energy efficiency, reduce their impact on the environment and save money. We also aim to remove more households from fuel poverty.

As well as managing the funding schemes, we provide professional advice, expertise, and support to grant recipients throughout all stages of their projects. We also offer insight, intelligence, and influence by sharing knowledge and lessons learned from project delivery to help improve future schemes and policy development. We were created in 2004 and have been growing ever since. We now employ over 200 people. We are committed and passionate about supporting government to reach their ambitious net zero targets. We are proud and excited to be on the journey with them.

The role

This role will support the Senior Finance Business Partner to build Salix’s reputation as trustworthy stewards of public money. You will lead on all aspects of the financial monitoring and reporting for specific business areas, ensuring actuals and budgets/ forecasts are critiqued and reviewed before submission to the Senior Finance Business Partner.

In this role you will support the delivery of a high-quality management reporting and business partnering service that facilitates effective business insights into our administration costs. You will work closely with the Financial Reporting team to support the monthly Trial Balance submission to DESNZ. You will be managing your own areas of budget and have the ability to build strong relationships with budget holders and their teams.

Key responsibilities include though may not be limited to the following:
• Monitor actuals against budget/forecast and maintain accurate records in line with budget categories for costs within area of responsibility.
• Working with budget holders and the wider Finance team, to ensure all relevant accruals, prepayments, and miscode journals are posted in accordance with the month-end timetable.
• Support the Senior Finance Business Partner in producing monthly management and board reports, including the monitoring of Key Performance Indicators, which highlight key risks/opportunities and provides insightful business intelligence for area of responsibility for review by the Senior Finance Business Partner.
• For your area of responsibility, lead on the preparation of the annual
budgeting/forecast processes ensuring that budget holders are actively involved, understand and are accountable for their budgets and these are submitted to the Senior Finance Business Partner in line with the timetables.
• Ensure budgets/forecasts are appropriately evidenced, phased throughout the year, and records maintained prior to reporting to the Senior Finance Business Partner.
• Build strong working relationships with budget holders to ensure that there is a good understanding of operational issues impacting budgets and ensuring that risks and opportunities are highlighted and understood.

What you will need to succeed

• Practical experience of preparing and monitoring budgets and forecasts working with budget holders to challenge assumptions.
• Practical experience of business partnering with teams outside of finance, influencing where required and ensuring teams understand the financial implications of information provided.
• CCAB qualified/finalist/part qualified or QBE.
• You are deadline driven and a collaborative member within a team.

What can Salix offer you?

• The chance to join an organisation at the forefront of decarbonising the public sector.
• 12 Month fixed-term-contract
• £45,000- £50,000pa dependent on experience
• 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and up to 3 additional days during the Christmas period
• Hybrid working – 1 day a week in the Manchester office
• Contributory pension scheme (we will match up to 10% of your contribution)

Please note that Ivy Rock Partners are working exclusively with Salix on this role. For further details, please apply or reach out to Holly Arrowsmith or Heather Bateman at Ivy Rock Partners.