Finance Business Partner - Cheadle, United Kingdom - Seashell Trust

Seashell Trust

Verified Company

Cheadle, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

Finance Business Partner

Salary:
Dependent on qualifications, skills and experience

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Type:
Permanent, hybrid role (2 days per week onsite)

Role Summary:

Here at Seashell we provide care and education for children and young people (up to 25 years old) with severe, profound and complex learning difficulties and disabilities, sensory impairment and communication disorders and autism.

We are recruiting two Finance Analysts to join our expanding Finance team.

With an understanding of management accounts, this role will improve reporting and build relationships with internal Heads of Service and improve financial awareness.

This role will assist with the development of new systems and financial reporting to ensure accurate and timely information. To build key relationships which will ensure a greater understanding of the financial data provided to operational managers.

Responsibilities

Review, analyse / investigate & report on variances
Review & approve all balances sheet reconciliations / accruals and prepayments
Improve reporting and understanding of debtors
Prepare analysis information and claim forms in respect of grants awarded to the charity and liaise with fundraisers or those charged with running the project. Improve reporting on restricted funding across the trust
To prepare and analyse staffing levels/costs
Hold regular meetings with Heads of Departments to ensure full understanding of financial information
Assist the Management Accountant during the budget and forecasting process
Assist with the planning and preparation for the annual audit
Develop KPI's to assist the Finance department to monitor performance
Develop financial awareness across the rust through improved reporting
Investigate and identify areas where new software can assist the Trust

Requirements:

Professional qualification: AAT / CIMA /ACCA or equivalent (part qualified considered)
Experience of working in a similar role
Excellent planning and organisation skills
Ability to demonstrate a meticulous and accurate approach to work, paying attention to detail
Ability to multitask, organise work tasks and meet deadlines
Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
Ability to analyse, present, report and produce management information that will inform line managers in an accurate, clear and timely manner
Ability to undertake additional project work alongside the daytoday running of the Payroll process.
Ability to produce and understand complex monthly financial reports
Good working knowledge of accounting software systems

Our benefits
Pension scheme, life assurance, on site gyM/Fitness classes, employee assistance and wellbeing programmes, access to free counselling, physio support, cycle scheme, free parking and lots more

About Seashell Trust

Seashell Trust runs an Outstanding (Ofsted) special School, and a specialist College together with 17 on-site residential homes for children and young people with complex learning disabilities, physical disabilities and multisensory impairments.

If you require any reasonable adjustments for an interview, please highlight this to our Recruitment Team in advance._
This charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment._
Our vision is for the children and young people in our care to be safe, happy and to achieve the best possible outcomes so that they are valued and valuable members of their communities._

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Salary:
£35,000.00-£40,000.00 per year

Benefits: