Finance Business Partner – 12-Month Fixed Term Contract

We are currently supporting a successful and well-established UK business with the appointment of a Finance Business Partner on a 12-month fixed-term basis.

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified accountant to join a commercially focused finance team and take ownership of financial reporting, forecasting, balance sheet controls and business partnering across key operational functions.

Reporting to the senior finance leadership team, you will provide accurate financial information and insight to support effective decision-making, while ensuring strong financial controls and compliance with statutory and internal requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare and review month-end accounting journals and adjustments to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Manage provisions and associated accounting requirements, ensuring appropriate recognition within the financial statements.
• Prepare and review monthly balance sheet reconciliations, investigating discrepancies and maintaining a high level of financial control.
• Assist with the preparation of statutory accounts and related disclosures, ensuring compliance with reporting requirements.
• Develop and maintain robust financial controls in line with corporate governance, statutory requirements and audit standards.
• Lead the monthly forecasting and annual budgeting processes for designated cost centres, providing accurate financial plans to support operational decision-making.
• Provide financial insight and analysis to both finance and non-finance stakeholders, highlighting key trends, drivers and areas of opportunity.
• Work closely with operational management to improve understanding of financial performance, key cost drivers and variances.
• Support internal and external audits by providing financial information, analysis and supporting documentation.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting and controls, enhancing efficiency, accuracy and financial governance.

About you

To be considered for this Finance Business Partner position, you will be a fully qualified (ideally ACCA, ACA) with a strong technical accounting background, accompanied the confidence to explain financial information clearly to both finance and non-finance audiences.

How to apply

If you're a qualified accountant looking for a 12-month opportunity where you can make a genuine contribution to financial reporting, controls and business performance, we'd be keen to hear from you.

Please submit your CV for consideration. Suitable applicants will be contacted to discuss the opportunity in more detail.

Sharp Consultancy is a finance and accountancy recruitment specialist assisting accounting and finance divisions of businesses in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire area. With over 30 years' experience we pride ourselves on sourcing excellent finance professionals across all divisions of an accounts function.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. To apply please send your CV to the e-mail address stated, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within seven days, please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.