Your new company
You'll be joining a large, established organisation in South Wales at an exciting time of development within its finance function. With a collaborative working culture and a strong focus on professional development, this is an excellent environment for an ambitious finance professional looking to broaden their experience and progress their career.The organisation operates a hybrid working model, combining home working with time on campus and close interaction with the stakeholders you support.
Your new role
As Assistant Finance Business Partner, you'll join the Finance Business Partnering team and work closely with a varied portfolio of stakeholders, acting as a key point of contact for budget holders.This is a broad role that goes beyond traditional management accounting. You'll help stakeholders understand their financial performance and support effective decision-making through financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and regular reporting.
Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting budget holders with budgeting, forecasting and financial planning.
• Producing and interpreting monthly and quarterly financial information.
• Building effective relationships with finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Helping budget holders understand performance, variances and financial information.
• Providing proactive financial support and insight across your allocated areas.
• Supporting research and grant activity, including monitoring external funding.
• Helping ensure funding is used in accordance with relevant conditions and required outputs are achieved.
• Working collaboratively within the wider finance function while managing your own responsibilities effectively.

The published role specifically includes research and grants responsibilities and identifies the Assistant Finance Business Partner as a primary contact for budget holders.

What you'll need to succeed
You'll be an ambitious finance professional with a solid accounting background and meaningful experience within management accounting or a similarly broad finance position.You should be able to demonstrate:

• AAT qualification or a relevant part-qualified accounting background.
• Good practical experience of budgeting and forecasting.
• Experience producing and interpreting financial or management information.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• The confidence to work proactively with non-finance colleagues and budget holders.
• Good Excel and general analytical skills, with strong attention to detail.
• An approachable, professional and proactive attitude.
• The ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a close-knit team.

Experience of external funding or research grants would be advantageous, but direct experience of funding claims is not essential.
The external vacancy listing describes the target candidate as an ambitious part-qualified accountant with considerable finance/accounting experience who is equally comfortable working independently and as part of a team.

What you'll get in return

• 35 days' annual leave, plus bank holidays and Christmas closure.
• Hybrid working, typically with around two days per week on site once established in the role.
• 37-hour working week.
• Flexibility around working patterns, subject to business requirements.
• Permanent, full-time employment.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Potential study support towards further professional accountancy qualifications.
• Genuine exposure to finance business partnering and senior stakeholders.
• Potential longer-term progression into Finance Business Partner opportunities as vacancies arise.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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