Link Group Limited Hiring for Finance Business Partner Job at Edinburgh, Scotland Full Time

The Role

At Link, people are at the heart of everything we do. Our people have made our award-winning social enterprise the success it is today and as it continues to grow, we want them to be the best they can be and to reach their potential.

Link is looking for a temporary Finance Business Partner to join the Finance team to provide a high quality, comprehensive financial and management accounting service to a portfolio of partners and business units within the Link group.

The post holder will provide a supporting and advisory “business partner” service including the provision of financial reporting, business and strategic planning, budgeting services and generalist financial advice. The Finance Business Partner will also be required to present financial information to Boards of Management.

The Finance Business Partner will work closely with the Financial Accounting Manager and Financial Accountant to provide all necessary subsidiary input for consolidated group accounts and budgets, ensuring that accounting policies, standards and practices are aligned and applied consistently across the group.

About You

This role requires the successful candidate to be a part qualified accountant with a recognised accounting body (e.g. ICAS, ACA, ACCA, CIMA) and actively studying; with a demonstrable pathway to qualification within 2 years of appointment.

You must be able to demonstrate prior experience in a financial or management accounting role and have prior knowledge and experience of financial ledger systems. In addition, we are looking for someone with experience of building successful relationships with people at all levels and with non-finance business partners.

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate previous knowledge and experience of housing, charities, social care, social enterprise, property or other voluntary sector organisations.

In return you will be offered the opportunity to enhance your skills and knowledge through employee training and development. You can expect to work in a supportive, trusting and transparent working environment, with the autonomy to offer creative and innovative solutions whilst maintaining Link’s values; Responsibility, Empathy, Social Impact, Participate, Equality, Challenge and Transparency.