Assistant finance business partner

About the role

We are looking for an Assistant Finance Business Partner to join our Finance team at Sense. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your management accounting and business partnering experience, working closely with colleagues across our engagement and fundraising teams to provide meaningful financial insight, support effective decision-making and help ensure our resources are used where they can make the greatest impact.

Reporting to our Finance Business Partner, you will help deliver a high-quality financial support service, providing accurate management information, financial analysis and advice to colleagues across the organisation. You will play an important role in supporting our financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting processes, while building strong relationships with budget holders and helping non-finance colleagues understand the financial implications of their decisions.#

This is a full time, hybrid role working 2 days per week from our Birmingham office.

Key responsibilities

• Supporting the preparation of monthly management accounts, including accruals, prepayments and financial reconciliations.
• Assisting with annual budgets, forecasts and financial reporting across multiple cost centres.
• Analysing financial performance, investigating variances and providing clear, meaningful commentary.
• Reconciling financial information between our accounting system, Engagement CRM and other income sources.
• Supporting the preparation and submission of Gift Aid claims.
• Preparing financial reports for donor-funded projects, fundraising activities and other stakeholders.
• Supporting the annual audit process and maintaining accurate financial records and controls.
• Working closely with budget holders and non-finance colleagues to provide financial guidance and support.
• Identifying opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting and ways of working.

About you

We are looking for someone who enjoys working with numbers but also understands the importance of building relationships and communicating financial information clearly.

You will be organised, analytical and proactive, with the confidence to work collaboratively across teams and contribute ideas for improvement.

You will bring

• Previous experience working within a finance or management accounting environment.
• Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting, ideally across multiple cost centres.
• A good understanding of management accounting principles and accounting standards.
• Strong Excel skills, including experience working with large datasets and using functions such as pivot tables and VLOOKUP.
• Experience using computerised finance systems, ideally Infor SunSystems or similar.
• Excellent attention to detail, analytical skills and the ability to meet competing deadlines.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain financial information to non-finance colleagues.
• A collaborative approach and a genuine interest in contributing to the work of Sense.

An AAT qualification or progress towards a professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, CIMA or another CCAB qualification would be advantageous, alongside experience of charity accounting or working within a large, complex organisation.

Our Values

Our values shape the way we behave and work alongside disabled people with complex needs to break down barriers:

• We’re creating change
• We’re always learning
• We’re better together

To apply

Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your application to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines, job description and person specification (found at the base of this advert) before applying.

Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.

If you require any further assistance, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0121 393 4529 or ***email_hidden***

Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to a DBS check; level dependent on the nature of the role.

For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. For more information please visit: https://www.sense.org.uk/about-us/equality-and-diversity/

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.