Finance Business Partner

Overview

In this role you translate financial insight into action to support the care and development of a globally significant art collection. You’ll partner with budget holders across collection care, acquisitions, partnerships, finance and legal to deliver reporting, analysis and advisory support. You’ll build strong stakeholder relationships, challenge budgets and help manage financial risks. This is an opportunity to shape financial planning in a mission-driven arts organisation.

Pay / Benefits

• 25 days’ annual leave, rising to 27 after three years
• birthday off
• generous employer pension contributions
• Employee Assistance Programme
• access to exhibitions and cultural attractions

Responsibilities

• Produce and evolve monthly management reports with variance analysis and commentary
• Process accruals, prepayments and adjustments for accurate reporting
• Collaborate with budget holders on annual budgets and forecasts, challenging assumptions
• Provide training and practical support to improve financial understanding
• Prepare financial analyses, business cases and options appraisals
• Monitor performance measures and benchmark data
• Respond to information requests from government bodies, funders and external stakeholders

Key requirements

• Recognised accountancy qualification and management accounting experience
• Proven track record of setting and monitoring budgets in a complex environment
• Ability to explain financial information to non-finance colleagues and influence decisions
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Proficiency in Excel and financial reporting packages
• Proactive, improvement-oriented mindset
• Commitment to inclusive, respectful collaboration
• Experience with Unit 4 and accounting report-writing tools would be welcome but not essential

• Strong communication and relationship-building
• ability to explain complex information simply
• prioritisation and deadline management
• Excel advanced skills
• financial reporting packages
• Unit4 (desirable)

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