Finance Business Partner

Closing date: 20th June.

Contract: This is a fixed term opportunity for 6 months, covering paternity.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

This will be a busy and varied role; you will need to manage a range of competing priorities and have excellent attention to detail. We’re looking for someone with energy, proactivity and who loves taking ownership. We need someone highly organised who will thrive with a varied portfolio. You will work with colleagues across the Income and engagement Directorate.

This role will bolster the existing business partnering team, as we navigate our way through a Finance Transformation programme incorporating transition to a new ERP, Unit4.

The Finance Business Partner will assist the directorate with financial analysis and advice that will help shape decision making. As a member of the Finance Partnering Team, you will support budget holders to maximise their impact and deliver a high quality, customer focused finance partnering service to stakeholders, including support to operational decision making, commercial development and producing forecasts, budgets, and insightful analysis.

Did you know:

Alzheimer’s Society have recently been named on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023! We have achieved excellent scores for workplace happiness, pride, and job satisfaction. This is a fantastic achievement and we’re incredibly proud as this is fantastic indication of how far we’ve travelled over the past few years.

About you

• Part/ fully qualified or QBE accountant with prior experience in a business partnering role
• Ability to question and support Senior Stakeholders when required.
• Proven ability to develop high-quality financial reporting for management.
• Proven ability to develop high-quality financial reporting for management and a can-do attitude with an ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines.

Person Specification

• Verbal and written communication skills to liaise with a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Excellent IT skills and extensive experience/knowledge on using Microsoft packages.
• Work collaboratively and be able to prioritise your workload effectively.
• Strong analytical and interpretation skills.
• Excellent organisational skills and great attention to detail.
• Advocate for Alzheimer’s Society, demonstrating passion and resilience to make a difference.
• Be a self-starter and incredibly motivated.

Additional Information

This is a homeworking role, but you will be required to travel to attend some meetings and team days, so you must reside in the UK, have the correct right to work documents to work in the UK and be comfortable/willing to travel to our offices if/when required.

Alzheimer’s Society is committed to equal opportunities.

Alzheimer’s Society embraces diversity, inclusion and accessibility for all of our people. We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do.

This means ensuring our recruitment processes are barrier-free and as inclusive as possible to everyone. We will make adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition.

If you would like us to do anything differently during the application process, please contact us at [email protected]