Assistant Finance Business Partner required for 35 hrs per week, Homebased (Temp until 28/02/26)
| Posting date: | 25 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £36,734 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 August 2025 |
| Location: | North West England, UK |
| Remote working: | Fully remote |
| Company: | Alternative Futures Group |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | ID:1119 |
Summary
Job Purpose
As Assistant Finance Business Partner, you will be a key member of a high-performing management accounts team, supporting a culture of reconciliation and control within the team to ensure the month-end accounts are produced accurately and on-time.
You will prepare accurate and meaningful variance analysis which identifies the key challenges and opportunities for the business in a way that is easily understood by a non-finance audience.
The Management Accounts Team will adopt a business partnering approach that supports collaboration and drives financial results.
Dimensions
The role does not have any staff management responsibility
Key Result Areas
Provision of financial advice and support to the Group’s budget holders
Adhere to the month-end close timetable, which aims to provide high quality financial information to the Group’s budget holders as soon after the month-end as possible
Support the adoption of standardised and best practice processes and procedures across all activities to support the development of a high-performing team and the production of timely and accurate management accounts
Support the annual budget process for each Group entity
Support the production of the monthly Management Accounts for the Group
Support the delivery of a true business partnering approach to the provision of finance support activities, supporting a culture of customer service and continuous improvement across the Management Accounts Team
Through the development of a business partnering approach, support the Group's cost reduction agenda with Heads of Service and other budget holders, ensuring budget holders are accountable for delivering their financial targets
Support the production of the year-end accounts for all Group entities, accurate, within deadline, and with a clean report from the Group's external auditors
Support the delivery of high quality, system driven financial reporting that provides the key financial metrics for the organisation, and enables the budget holders to generate their own reports, supporting clear accountability and responsibility for budget management.
Contribute to the provision of a high-performing Management Accounting team, delivering a first-class internal service that is valued by colleagues across the organisation.
Support a culture of reconciliation and control, both within the finance team and across the Group
Person Specification - please only apply if you meet the criteria detailed below:
Qualifications
CCAB Part Qualified, and/or AAT Qualified/Part Qualified, or Equivalent.
With our extended flexible working options, you can also choose to work a 9-day fortnight or a 4.5-day week, supporting our employees with their work life balance.
As Assistant Finance Business Partner, you will be a key member of a high-performing management accounts team, supporting a culture of reconciliation and control within the team to ensure the month-end accounts are produced accurately and on-time.
You will prepare accurate and meaningful variance analysis which identifies the key challenges and opportunities for the business in a way that is easily understood by a non-finance audience.
The Management Accounts Team will adopt a business partnering approach that supports collaboration and drives financial results.
Dimensions
The role does not have any staff management responsibility
Key Result Areas
Provision of financial advice and support to the Group’s budget holders
Adhere to the month-end close timetable, which aims to provide high quality financial information to the Group’s budget holders as soon after the month-end as possible
Support the adoption of standardised and best practice processes and procedures across all activities to support the development of a high-performing team and the production of timely and accurate management accounts
Support the annual budget process for each Group entity
Support the production of the monthly Management Accounts for the Group
Support the delivery of a true business partnering approach to the provision of finance support activities, supporting a culture of customer service and continuous improvement across the Management Accounts Team
Through the development of a business partnering approach, support the Group's cost reduction agenda with Heads of Service and other budget holders, ensuring budget holders are accountable for delivering their financial targets
Support the production of the year-end accounts for all Group entities, accurate, within deadline, and with a clean report from the Group's external auditors
Support the delivery of high quality, system driven financial reporting that provides the key financial metrics for the organisation, and enables the budget holders to generate their own reports, supporting clear accountability and responsibility for budget management.
Contribute to the provision of a high-performing Management Accounting team, delivering a first-class internal service that is valued by colleagues across the organisation.
Support a culture of reconciliation and control, both within the finance team and across the Group
Person Specification - please only apply if you meet the criteria detailed below:
Qualifications
CCAB Part Qualified, and/or AAT Qualified/Part Qualified, or Equivalent.
With our extended flexible working options, you can also choose to work a 9-day fortnight or a 4.5-day week, supporting our employees with their work life balance.
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