Robertson Bell Finance are partnered with a leading property developer based in Central Birmingham in the recruitment of a Finance Analyst on a 12-month Fixed Term Contract.

My client offers a dynamic and ambitious working environment where employees are encouraged and supported in their personal development. This role in particular presents an excellent opportunity for a progressive and career driven interim individual looking to step into a Finance Analyst position and develop their accounting skills over the next 12 months in a fantastic working environment for an organisation with tenacious development plans.

Reporting into the Corporate Accountant, day to day responsibilities include;

• Assisting in the production of month, and year end, management accounts.
• Partnering key stakeholders across the organisation, providing the accurate analysis of budgets.
• Management of the Balance Sheet; providing analysis into P&L.
• Proactively offering insight into process improvements.

The successful candidate will demonstrate;

• Experience supporting month and year end tasks.
• Strong Excel skills up to an intermediate level.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Consistent progression in their CV.
• Active study towards a CCAB qualification.

If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, your CV can demonstrate the above criteria, and you are looking for work on the interim market then please submit your application without hesitation to avoid missing out on this opportunity. CV's will be reviewed upon reception.

Please note this is an interim opportunity and therefore candidates with a long notice period won't be considered.

We at Harris Hill are proud to be looking for a talented French speaking Finance & Budget Analyst on behalf of an international NGO. This is an exciting and growing organisation who have been established for over 100 years. They work to build more sustainable, prosperous, and inclusive communities through education, governance and economic development initiatives. They organised their work around: Building Peaceful Solutions, Microenterprise Development, Natural Resources Management, Economic Cooperation and Sustainable Agriculture.

The successful candidate will play a key role in financial planning and fund management for international projects. This position reports to the SMT and you will collaborate with the Financial Controller as well as the global finance team and Project Leads.

Responsibilities

The French speaking Finance & Budget Analyst will work directly with the CFO, Financial Controller, and local Finance Managers to support the effective and timely implementation of financial administration procedures.
Specific responsibilities include:
Financial Planning and Budgeting:
- Set-up project budget reports for all new projects;
- prepare and analyse monthly reports and distribute to project teams with recommendations;
- review project budgets with team, discuss analysis, recommendations and key metrics
- prepare and submit donor financial reports;
- monitor and manage cost share for projects when required;
-prepare monthly departmental reports and distribute to managers with appropriate analysis and recommendations;
- assist the CFO with the annual budget process and provide updates as needed to the forecast;
- prepare regular cash flow reports;
- assist with funding proposals as required

Accounting:
- maintain up-to-date knowledge and expertise for each donor and in accordance with regulations.
- review transactions for each project to ensure all costs are appropriate;
- monitor transactions for potential irregularities and report potential issues;
- assist the Financial Controller and CFO in designing secure financial systems and processes and ensure these are appropriately implemented;
- support project related audits.

Qualifications and Requirements:
The successful candidate will have the following qualifications and experience:
- degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or related fields, (or equivalent combination of education and work experience)
- Minimum 3 years of accounting and/or financial management experience, preferably in an NGO setting;
- Experience with projects supported by USG, UK Government, EU, European bilateral agencies (e.g., Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, France), UN agencies;
- Understanding of donor contracts and budget management
- Excellent data analysis skills;
- Advanced excel skills are essential;
- Willingness to travel internationally for site visits and/or internal audit as required;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
- French and/or Arabic is a desirable plus;

FP&A Analyst, up to £47,000 + Benefits

For a global organisation, we are recruiting for a Finance Analyst - Reporting and MI top report to the Head of Planning and Reporting. The Finance Analyst will be responsible for all aspects of management information and will align the different aspects of reporting and analysis. This role will business partner with internal customers and will need someone who has experience of management reporting in a Group / Head Office environment and who can deliver to tight deadlines. The Finance Analyst - Reporting and MI will need to understand how to operate in a complex international structure and across different disciplines and times zones.

Main Duties:

• Provision of comprehensive financial and management reporting to key users of financial information in the UK, Regions and globally
• Produce monthly management packs to the senior leadership team, CEO and externally on a monthly basis, communicating performance
• Working with Shared Service Centre (India) to support and improve monthly close processes
• Financial analysis and iterations to support ad-hoc and regular business demand, identifying trends
• Manage global reporting timetable along with global planning departments
• Work with Head of Planning and Reporting to ensure management information is robust and useful
• Develop and improve monthly / quarterly reporting of balance sheet, cash flow and FX
• Produce financial and management accounts and analysis

Person Specification:

• Qualified Accountant with substantial experience of financial planning and analysis and MI reporting
• Excellent analytical skills with experience of working in complex international structures at a Group level and across difference disciples and time zones
• Financial Planning and Analysis experience including management information reporting
• SAP experience with advanced Excel development and modelling exposure
• Experience of developing and optimising SAP accounting and planning applications
• People skills to implement change programmes

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Age UK is a charity for everyone, and our vision is a world where you and your loved ones can make the most of later life. If you are looking to use your financial expertise to make the UK a better place to grow old, then we have the job for you.

We are recruiting for an experienced Finance Business Partner to join our team and provide expert financial support and analysis to a number of Age UK subsidiaries.

Working in a Finance Team of 4 and reporting to an experienced Finance Manager, the successful candidate will

* Produce financial management reporting and analysis
* Present management accounts to finance committees and boards which will include occasional travel to other Age UK offices
* Deliver budgets and forecasts & monitor financial performance and analysis
* Manage month end processes to strict timetables
* Support with the preparation of statutory accounts

About You

* You should be an experienced Management Accountant or Finance Business Partner with experience producing management information and presenting this to senior management.
* You will have a background working with finance and non-finance staff in a complex commercially focussed organisation.
* Ideally you will be fully qualified Accountant or equivalent
* Excellent MS office skills, in particular Excel will be important to your day to day work.

What we can offer in return

In return we can offer an excellent salary up to £45,000 , and great benefits including 26 days annual leave + bank holidays, excellent pension (we pay in up to 9%), Life Assurance, Healthcare Cashback Plan, Season Ticket Loan, Cycle to work scheme, flexible working and much more.

Additional Information

For a full list of benefits please click here

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria. We welcome requests for flexible working.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Robertson Bell are proud to be working in a retained partnership with the Civil Service HR, to secure them a new Finance Business Partner with the role being based in either London or Newcastle.

Civil Service HR (CSHR) is committed to building the capability and skills of the Civil Service. CSHR plays an important role in the smooth-running of Government and has a key role to play in supporting departments to build the Civil Service we need to meet the challenges ahead of us. You will lead a

high performing team, supporting senior colleagues from across the CSHR to manage their programme and business as usual activity within tightly constrained and complex budgets.

As the Finance Business Partner for CSHR, the jobholder will have overall responsibility to lead and support the team which delivers high volume transactional work and analysis across a complex business based between London and Newcastle.

Key responsibilities include:

• Management of the team, providing support and guidance and utilising the strengths of the people, ensuring they have the capability to be effective now and in the future.
• Providing visible and approachable leadership to the team, maintaining a continuous dialogue with staff in respect of change, performance and celebrating successes.
• Role model leadership behaviours that emphasize an inclusive and participative approach to management and tackle inappropriate behaviours or poor performance.
• Providing accurate and timely financial reports and updates to the Senior Management Team and other key stakeholders across government as well as strategic suppliers.

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA) who has strong business partnering experience, able to build credibility and influence at all levels. The role will require an individual with a passion for delivering change and the personality to lead and influence people throughout the department. You will be the visible lead in the organisation therefore require credibility and professional expertise to help support the department, while demonstrating significant technical experience of delivering wide-ranging regulatory guidance and solutions in a commercial environment.

National: £43,039 - £56,524 London: £48,965 - £60,635 - The role will also attract an Accountancy Allowance of £5,000 for fully qualified applicant.

Please note that this role requires SC clearance, which would normally require 5 years' UK residency in the past 5 years. This is not an absolute requirement, but supplementary checks may be required where individuals have not lived in the UK for the required period. This may mean that your security clearance (and therefore your appointment) will take longer or, in some cases, not be possible.

If you are a qualified accountant looking for a role in financial planning and analysis, motivated by the idea of working for one of the largest international charities in the UK, this Financial Planning Analyst may be the right next step for you.

Not only does the organisation offer flexible working, an exceptional pension and holiday package and the chance to progress quickly, but this organisation also has a great track record of training staff and is known to have a great working culture.

The Financial Planning Analyst will be responsible for developing the management reporting to the organisation and working on reports for the Senior Leadership Team. A key point of contact for ad hoc financial analysis, this role will get great exposure to organisation wide projects and will build relationships across the finance and delivery teams. Using analysis to support decision making, the Financial Planning Analyst will play a key role in ensuring finance is working as a collaborative business partner to the wider business.

Combining strong analytical / modelling skills with the ability to convey complex financial information to non-finance stakeholders, the successful candidate will be a qualified accountant with a strong track record in business partnering and financial analysis. We are looking for someone with strong communication skills, with the ability to build relationships and rapport quickly.

If you are interested in this position, please apply early as applications are being reviewed constantly and this position is likely to be filled before the closing date.

Finance Business Partner, Permanent: £41,000 - £46,000 + Benefits

We're recruiting a Finance Business Partner to work as the trusted advisor to the Fundraising Team (who last year raised over £100M) for a well-loved animal charity. The Finance Business Partner will produce monthly management accounts, annual budget setting and provide high-quality financial support service to budget holders within the Fundraising Directorate. This role is pivotal in explaining complex financial situations and in reaching out and influencing stakeholders at all levels.

Main Duties:

• Prepare monthly management accounts for designated areas
• Provide a business partnering function to relevant budget holders including reviewing, supporting and coaching on management accounts
• Identify potential improvements to the management accounts analysis and presentation
• Assist with the preparation of the Statutory accounts
• Prepare and review KPIs and act upon variances
• Monthly balance sheet codes reconciliations
• Assisting budget holders in preparing the annual budget
• Develop and roll out budget documents
• Document procedures and systems impacting the Finance Department
• Ad-hoc reporting and duties in support of the Financial Reporting Manager and team as required

Person Specification:

• ACA, CIMA or ACCA qualification
• Extensive experience within management accounts and financial business partnering
• In-depth experience of budgeting, forecasting and business partnering
• Charity experience, SORP and associated reporting structures would be desirable
• Microsoft Dynamics GP desirable

The consists of five distinct brands: , , , and .

My client is a fantastic charity in Wiltshire who is looking to recruit a new role, Finance Business Partner into their finance team

The main purpose of the role is to work closely with the finance team and other business areas in the organisation to improve and strengthen processes, reconciliations, reporting and system links between the CRM system and the Finance System. You will also be the finance lead for a number of new projects and initiatives

Key responsibilities will be to:

• Implement process improvements and system automation to support the accurate and timely production of cashflow and management accounts reports
• Build reports on funding and set up processes to monitor income and expenditure and the spending down of restricted reserves
• Support grant programmes and large funder reporting requirements with regular reporting and forecasting. 
• Support the annual budgeting cycle
• Support funding applications and bids with analysis as required.

To succeed in this role you will need to have the passion, energy and enthusiasm to help us change the way we work in line with the wider charity objectives and be a proactive, solution focused individual who communicates clearly and works well with people

Experience of working in the charity sector is advantageous but not essential. You need to be a qualified accountant and have good systems skills

For more information please get in touch

Are you a self-motivated, organised Finance Business Partner with excellent communication skills? 

Dogs Trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK with a nationwide network of rehoming centres and charity shops. Last year, Dogs Trust centres cared for over 15,000 dogs; we never put a healthy dog down. 

The purpose of the Finance Department is to support the rest of Dogs Trust in achieving the strategic aims of the Charity.  In order to achieve this purpose the department works to ensure financial (and non-financial) systems and controls function effectively and limit the exposure of the charity to related risks, provide accurate, timely financial information and of course pay our suppliers on a timely basis.

We are seeking a Finance Business Partner to take responsibility for providing an excellent and proactive business partnering service to budget holders and producing monthly management accounts. The postholder will also be involved in the annual budgeting and forecasting processes, liaising with external auditors, and ensuring the schedules for year-end audit, the general ledger and financial systems are maintained according to best practices.

You will have significant experience working in a similar role with proficiency in accounting system/s (preferably Microsoft Dynamics GP) and Office, especially Excel. The successful candidate will be self-motivated, with a flexible but methodical approach to work. You will have excellent communication skills in order to convey complex financial information clearly to non-financial staff, be happy to work in a busy team environment and a commitment to the aims and values of Dogs Trust.

To apply for this position please click the APPLY NOW button. Our application process requires you submit a CV and a covering note explaining why you feel you are the ideal candidate for the Finance Business Partner role and for working in the Finance team at Dogs Trust. 

First interviews for this role will be held on 26th and 27th September.

Second interviews will be held week commencing 30th September.

Business Analyst - London - £350 Per Day

Your new company
My client, a local Government organisation is looking for a Digital Business Analyst to join their team in assisting with identifying, understanding and validating opportunities for new and amended software components.

Your new role
You will Support the project management function in the successful delivery of digital projects that actively contribute to initiatives that will achieve the Council's corporate objectives and meet the commitments of the Borough Plan. You will ensure a high-quality customer experience, including delivery of fit for purpose systems, and high standards of access, availability, usability and usefulness, providing an excellent standard of service at all times. Actively contribute to Council-wide and directorate initiatives that will achieve and implement the Council's priorities and corporate objectives and meet the user needs of local citizens and businesses. You will also Inspire creativity and flexibility in the management and application of IT.

What you'll need to succeed
You will be proficient in applying techniques which help investigating, analysing, modelling and recording a business area or system of interest. Example, but not limited to: business environment analysis and process modelling. You will have experience in use of tools (manual or automated) to record the structure, relationships and use of information within an organisation. You will be familiar with the selection and application of information elicitation methods, tools and techniques which are appropriate to the information required and the sources available. Examples, but not limited to: focus groups and surveys/questionnaires. Experience in establishing relationships, analysing perspectives and managing stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines. Adapting stakeholder engagement style to meet the needs of different audiences. The identification of key business stakeholders and an assessment of their level of power and interests, and their perspectives to inform the way(s) in which they should be considered and managed. You will have local/Central government experience.

What you'll get in return
£300-£350 Per Day (must use umbrella or PAYE)

What you need to do now
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If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Project Support Analyst - Business Improvement

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

Position: Project Support Analyst - Business Improvement
Location: Flexible across England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 35 per week
Salary: £22,367 to £23,270 (Depending on skills and experience) plus London allowance of £3,600 where applicable

Closing Date: 19 September 2019
Interview Date: TBC

About the role:

The Business Improvement team works to deliver new and improved processes to support the transformation of The Alzheimer’s Society. A small team, we are involved with the whole organisation, ensuring that our operations colleagues have consistent and robust ways of working; excellent information allowing managers to make good decisions; and great quality training and support to use our systems and focus on the people affected by dementia.

Our Project Support Analyst will be helping to interpret and define changes to processes and systems and will be able to communicate these effectively. There will be opportunities to work independently on small changes and develop project management and business systems analysis skills. A hugely important part of the role will be working to implement changes, ensuring that colleagues are aware of what needs to be done. This might be planning the activities, organising training courses, helping develop training materials, informing managers, writing communications or requesting and collecting feedback

About You:

You will be a logical thinker who can analyse the information that you gather to reach realistic solutions. Having agreed the approach, you will then be able to communicate it effectively and persuasively. An understanding of technology and how it is used will be needed but you do not need to have technical or programming skills. The ability to plan, organise, prioritise will ensure that you can work effectively on multiple projects and deliver on time.

You will have the opportunity to see the whole business change process from an idea or a problem, to a solution and the implementation of the new way of working. The role can lead onto project management, business analysis and training delivery, depending on your interests and aspirations.

You may have experience of the following: Project Support Analyst, Project Support, Business Improvement Analyst, Business Improvement, BI Analyst, Business Analyst, Business Analysis, Process Improvement, Process Analysis, Charity, Charities, NFP, Not for Profit, Third Sector, etc.

REF: VAC16583

Are you strong at relationship building and confident engaging with Senior Stakeholders? Could you offer strategic support to a large charity and feel confident making key commercial decisions? Would you like to be a part of an ambitious organisation that offers a fantastic employee culture? Are you looking for a Finance Business Partner role? If the answers are all yes, then please read on!

This permanent Finance Business Partner reports into the Head of FP&A and will be responsible for the revenue generation of the charity. You will manage vital relationships whilst working closely with the management accounting team and the Director of retail finance. This is the perfect opportunity for a proven Management Accountant now looking for a step up in their career.

Main responsibilities of the Finance Business Partner will be:

• Manage key relationships with over ten Senior Stakeholders.
• Ensure departments have useful and relevant financial information available when necessary and that the charity's strategic and operational plans are understood by all.
• Suggest and implement ways of improving the charities income.
• Focus on refreshing the reporting architecture.
• Assist with finance process improvements.
• Work together with the finance team to ensure a collaborative approach is carried out at all time.
• Ensure the organisation views finance as an approachable department.

This organisation positively helps vulnerable people throughout the whole of the UK and is one the country's largest charities. This Finance Business Partner will be based at this charities head office based in central London.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a qualified accountant or finalist (ACA, CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA, or equivalent).
• Have proven management accounting experience.
• Have an appreciation for the not for profit sector.
• Have strong communication skills.

If you feel this post could be of interest to you then please do not delay in applying.

Are you looking to improve and implement business partnering functions in a commercially aware organisation?

Do you want to advance communication from a Finance perspective across the organisation?

Would working for a growing and influential organisation advance your career?

Read on…

We are recruiting for a commercially aware Finance Business Partner to have key responsibility for:

• Delivering a strong business partnering function to multiple areas across the organisation
• Implement and develop a business partnering function to improve communication from a finance service perspective in line with the developing plans of growth
• Prepare detailed and accurate reports and present to key stakeholders across all levels, including director status
• Provide cost accounting reports and financial modelling in order to forecast and deliver reports to relevant stakeholders

This organisation is a forward thinking and commercially aware charity who improve the lives of thousands across the UK. Reporting to the Senior Finance Business Partner, this role will work to improve their overall business partnering service from finance and grow in line with the ambitious plans of the organisation.

The successful candidate will:

• Ideally be a part or fully qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA)
• Have strong knowledge of cost accounting and financial modelling
• Be an advanced excel user
• Have excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively work with senior stakeholders at director level
• Have experience in business partnering and ideally have experience in developing or implementing a business partnering function

This is an excellent opportunity to work in a well-known organisation with exciting plans for the future where this post will be critical in the influential development. Applications are being reviewed daily so please apply now in order to be considered as the role may close early.