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Finance Business Partner

Employer
Michael Page Finance
Location
England, East Midlands
Salary
£45000 - £55000 per annum
Closing date
Nov 8, 2019

Job Details

An local Government body with a genuine high trust high performance culture

An opportunity to be a part of an exciting change

Client Details

A local Government body in the East Midlands.

Description

As Finance Business Partner you will be using your accountancy experience to provide efficient and effective management of the organisation's accounts, management and financial reporting. You will provide effective line management of staff ensuring a high quality customer focussed, timely and accurate service from all finance staff to the rest of the organisation's staff, striving for continual improvement.

Key areas of responsibility will include:

* Lead and Co-ordinate the monthly and quarterly management accounts including financial information and the narrative report, ensuring key deadlines are met

* Prepare the monthly Management Accounts, review for variances and analyse as necessary in accordance with monthly timescales

* Prepare separate management information sheets for each budget holder (revenue and capital items) and oversee management information sheets completed by other posts including payroll, overheads, maintenance, bad debts etc.

* Oversee and review reconciliations prepared by others in the finance team

* Liaise with and provide support to budget holders in monitoring their budgets ensuring their variance explanations make sense, and correct /follow through any issues found

* Ensuring accuracy of all financial information through preparing and inputting corrective journals as necessary, assisting in coding of invoices as required, adding new costs centres and cost accounts to the nominal ledger

* Proactively produce the annual budget and half year budget update where delegated by the Head of Finance, meeting with budget holders and ensuring key deadlines are met

* Input the annual and half year budget into the nominal ledger

* Assist in: updating and maintaining the 30 year business plan, the production of Board papers as and when required and the production of the annual budget

* Responsible for preparation of annual financial statements, including audit working documents prepared to a high standard, investigating any anomalies

* Preparation and submission of the quarterly VAT return

* Work with other key staff, from time to time, to ensure consistency of Performance Indicators and other data across the organisation

* Maintenance of the fixed asset register including reconciliation of all development costs to the nominal ledger, liaising with the Development department to ensure accuracy of transactions

* Process disposals for outright sales and first tranche sales including reconciliation to the nominal ledger, liaising with the Development department to ensure accuracy of transactions

Profile

The Successful Applicant


Candidates will be fully qualified ( ACA / CIMA / ACCA / CIPFA or equivalent ) and will have had previous experience as a Senior Finance Business Partner and will have ideally worked within a similar not for profit sector such as council, housing or education.

Job Offer

£45,000- £55,000 plus benefits To be discussed.

Company

Michael Page specialises in the permanent, temporary and interim recruitment of qualified accountants. In fact, our organisation was founded to provide selection and recruitment services for accounting professionals and has been a market leader in this field for more than 35 years.

We have earned the trust of clients in industry and commerce, the banking and financial services markets and the public and not-for-profit sector. We also have an exemplary track record of completing assignments for everyone from small, boutique practices to the Big Four firms.

Many of our consultants have a background in accounting and finance – that’s real, grass roots expertise at your disposal. Combine that with the global reach you get from a company that has over 155 offices in 36 countries and you’re looking at a pretty formidable package. We are confident no other consultancy is better qualified to help you make that crucial, next step in your career.

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