Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner

EA First Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

We are partnering with a client within the Education Sector in Birmingham to recruit a Finance Business Partner. The role is paying up to £57,000 per annum, offering generous annual leave and pension contribution.

An established organisation in the heart of Birmingham providing high quality teaching.

• Serve as the primary financial contact, acting as the interface between senior stakeholders and the Finance Department.
• Provide strategic and operational financial advice to key stakeholders (finance and non‑finance) across the organisation.
• Contribute financial insight to support decision‑making and delivery of objectives.
• Prepare monthly management accounts, including clear summary reports and commentary.
• Support the Executive in developing meaningful budgets, ensuring effective budget management, and recommending actions to mitigate financial risks.
• Lead the production of forecasts, annual budgets and five‑year financial plans to agreed timetables, proactively identifying and resolving issues in collaboration with budget holders.
• Monitor income and expenditure against budget, producing ad‑hoc financial reports, business cases, investment appraisals and financial analysis as required.
• Provide financial oversight of externally funded research activity, understanding associated risks and impacts on business planning.
• Ensure the finance function meets the requirements of internal stakeholders, auditors and external funders.
• Oversee project accounting where required, ensuring appropriate use of nominal ledger codes.
• Collaborate with the Systems Team to develop clear, relevant and user‑focused management reports, and promote their effective use by budget holders.
• Design and deliver finance training to support non‑finance staff in understanding and managing financial information.

• Fully qualified member of a recognised professional accountancy body (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CGMA), with substantial post‑qualification experience in a management accounting or finance business partnering role.
• Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline.
• Proven experience in a senior finance business partnering role, supporting multiple stakeholders and delivering high‑quality accounting, analysis and reporting solutions.
• Strong background in management accounting, business planning, budgeting, forecasting and project costing.
• Demonstrable ability to apply technical accounting expertise in a practical and accessible way, enabling stakeholders and colleagues to understand financial and operational issues.
• Experience of working effectively within complex organisations, balancing competing priorities and stakeholder demands.
• Advanced user of Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Significant experience using financial systems such as Agresso, CODA, SUN or equivalent enterprise finance systems.
• Highly organised with strong planning and time‑management skills, capable of managing multiple competing priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build strong working relationships and communicate confidently, clearly and diplomatically.

30 days annual leave + 8 public holidays = 5 additional close down days.

Compassionate Leave.

Cycle to work scheme.

Access to gym and swimming pool.

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).

Seniority level:
Mid‑Senior level

Employment type:

Full‑time

Job function:
Finance

Industries:
Education

Base pay range:
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