Assistant Finance Business Partner

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Assistant Finance Business Partner
Salary: 44,700 to 50,949
Reporting to: Finance Business Partner
Vetting: Recruitment Vetting Required
Contract: FTC 12 Months

• Start date: From May 2026
  Hours: Full-time (36.5 hours per week)
  Location: The role is generally based in the office in central Birmingham, with an expectation of working on-site three days per week and two days working from home.
  There may be occasions where you are required to attend other locations for meetings, and working arrangements may vary in line with business needs.

About the role
We're looking for an Assistant Finance Business Partner to join our Finance Business Partnering team and play a key role in supporting the effective financial management.
In this role, you'll work closely with a Finance Business Partner to provide insightful financial analysis, constructive challenge and practical advice to operational leaders. Your work will help ensure that they achieve value for money and makes the best use of its resources to support policing outcomes.
You'll build strong, credible relationships with budget holders and operational teams, acting as a trusted finance contact and contributing to informed decision-making at all levels.

What you'll be doing
As an Assistant Finance Business Partner, you will:

• Support the Finance Business Partner by providing clear, timely and insightful financial advice and analysis
• Analyse actual and forecast financial performance, highlighting risks, opportunities and options to support operational priorities
• Work closely with financial accountants, shared services and workforce planning teams to ensure financial and workforce data is accurate, well-controlled and fit for purpose
• Complete journals and reconciliations, and review and challenge financial submissions from business areas
• Build strong working relationships with budget holders and operational leads to influence decision-making and drive value for money
• Support the annual budget-setting process and longer-term financial planning, ensuring budgets and savings plans are robust and realistic
• Prepare detailed costings for project and business cases as required
• Monitor and track project spend, supporting delivery within agreed timescales and budgets
• Contribute to the development of financial and operational analytics, helping to understand demand and investment
• Oversee the completion of statutory financial returns
• Deputise for the Finance Business Partner when required
• Share knowledge and good practice across the finance business partnering team

What we're looking for
Essential experience and skills:

• Experience of compiling, analysing and interpreting financial data, with the confidence to check and challenge performance against targets
• Knowledge of relevant statutory, regulatory and professional accounting standards
• Strong analytical and judgement skills, with the ability to carry out options appraisals and make evidence-based recommendations
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines
• Confident communication and interpersonal skills, able to explain financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues
• A professional and constructive approach to challenge, both operationally and strategically
• A proactive, motivated approach with a strong focus on delivery and quality
• Ability to work collaboratively and build effective working relationships
• Strong customer and stakeholder focus

Qualifications:

• Part-qualified accountant, currently studying towards a CCAB qualification (ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA or CIPFA) or equivalent

Technical skills:

• Experience using industry-standard accounting systems
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly complex spreadsheets

Desirable:

• Degree-level education
• Experience using Oracle Fusion

Working arrangements

• Flexible working is required to meet changing workloads and priorities
• Occasional travel to other locations will be needed to build effective working relationships
• Agile working applies, including hot-desking

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, if you do not hear from us within 7 working days, your application has been unsuccessful.

If this role is not for you but you do know somebody who would be interested, please feel free to refer them to us! We have a "Refer A Friend" bonus scheme and we will reward you retail vouchers for any referrals who are not already known to us and are successfully placed!

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The Red Snapper Recruitment Group is an equal opportunities employer.