irwell valley homes Hiring for Assistant Finance Business Partner (Part Time) Job at Salford, North West England, England Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 21 per week (agile working arrangements in place)

Closing date: 27/11/2022

Interview date: 02/12/2022

Interview location: Soapworks, Salford Quays, Manchester

Our organisation is all about people – the people who live in our homes, the people in the communities we serve and the people we work with.

So, it’s no surprise that we recruit for attitude and behaviour which are central to us delivering great experiences for everyone!

We employ people who are passionate about making a difference who can take responsibility and get things done. And we have developed an agile, flexible culture which supports people to do this.

As a not-for-profit housing association, we provide homes and services to over 16,000 people across Greater Manchester. We build affordable new homes, work with partners to reduce homelessness and support people to reach their potential.

This role will help us to do this by supporting the Finance Business Partners and Financial Reporting Manager in providing pro-active financial support and advice to budget holders based on a sound understanding of the relevant business area.

This role is key to the relationship with budget holders, and is customer facing, providing the conduit between the Finance team and the operational side of the business. As part of the Financial Reporting Team, you will have key links to other areas of the Finance team including Financial Services, as well as key business areas within the Directorates for which they will provide finance support.

Main areas of responsibilities:

• Provide support and input into annual budgets, including profiling and phasing, challenging any new requests or increases in budgets proposed by budget holders against efficiency plans

• Maintain and refresh the chart of the accounts for the relevant business area in line with business requirements

• Assist in the preparation of timely management accounts for the relevant business area, in accordance with the monthly management accounts timetable

• Assist the budget holders in the accurate reforecasting of their budgets throughout the year

• Carry out or support monthly meetings with budget holders for the relevant business area to discuss their management accounts

• Document and provide a summary commentary of the operational reasons for variances based on the monthly meeting, for inclusion in the management accounts

• Carry out control account reconciliations including monthly prepayment and accruals for the relevant business area

We need someone who are / have / can:

• An Accounting qualification (i.e AAT level 4)

• Relevant knowledge of accounting standards, recommended practice and guidance

• Experience working with financial and other systems

• Develop and maintain strong relationships across the business and with external stakeholders, with good interpersonal and communication skills

• Provide advice, support and challenge to colleagues and being able to communicate complex financial information to non-finance colleagues

• Use Excel in an Intermediate and/or Advanced way

Everyone’s welcome here. Our culture is inclusive, and we are committed to increasing diversity. We enable everyone to be themselves at work, so that they feel at home with us. And we trust and support people to do their best, in a role that is fulfilling and rewarding because we know that this helps us to deliver better outcomes for our customers and our colleagues.

If you want to be part of our team and help us make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

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