Finance Business Partner

RM Recruit is proud to be partnering with a well-established housing organisation to recruit an experienced Finance Business Partner to support their team for a period of four months with a view to extend.

This is an excellent opportunity for a part qualified / qualified accountant with strong business partnering skills and experience delivering a full month-end process. Experience within social housing or a regulated environment would be advantageous but is not essential.

Main duties include:

• Act as the primary finance contact for the directorates, providing financial advice and support to budget holders.
• Build strong relationships with operational managers to improve financial awareness and performance.
• Attend operational meetings where financial risks or performance issues may arise.
• Prepare and deliver monthly revenue management accounts within tight reporting deadlines.
• Provide variance analysis, commentary and forecasts for senior management and the Board.
• Maintain effective budgetary control through regular monitoring and analysis.
• Support the annual budget-setting process
• Maintain cost centre structures and ensure accurate budget information is available to budget holders.
• Upload and maintain approved budget data within financial systems.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, accruals and prepayments schedules.
• Assist with statutory accounts preparation and audit queries.
• Contribute to financial analysis for benchmarking, performance reporting and sector scorecard submissions.
• Act as the key finance contact for operational initiatives and shared service arrangements.
• Support the finance team in maintaining strong financial governance, compliance and risk management.
• Assist with service charge calculations and related financial processes where required.

As the ideal candidate, you will be a Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent) or part-qualified / finalist with relevant experience. You will possess proven experience producing management accounts and variance analysis. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting operational teams with financial insight, delivering management accounts, and driving financial performance across the organisation.

You will possess experience running a full month-end process from start to finish and possess strong business partnering skills, with the ability to communicate financial information to non-finance stakeholders. Furthermore, you will possess excellent analytical skills and attention to detail and use excel to a high standard.

If you are available immediately or on short notice and are looking for a new challenge in a forward thinking organisation, we urge you to apply.

RM Recruit is an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age