Assistant Finance Business Partner

Assistant Finance Business Partner
15 month FTC
£32,000
Leeds
Remote/Hybrid

Hamilton Woods is partnering with a Leeds-based client to recruit a proactive and detail-oriented Assistant Finance Business Partner. This 15-month contract offers the opportunity to join a forward-thinking team, with the flexibility of predominantly remote working.

The Role

• Collaborate with both finance and operational colleagues to analyse issues impacting on financial and business performance.
• Undertake financial modelling and other analysis, to support the business partners and the wider business in effective decision making and improving business performance.
• Assist with a wide range of topics including cost management, pricing decisions, procurement, investment appraisals and benefit realisation monitoring.
• Support the production of the monthly finance report and other similar reports including report collation, and variance analysis.
• Ensure that outputs are easily understood and fit for use by non-finance colleagues and other stakeholders.
• Support the budgeting, forecasting and long term planning processes as required.
• Input into statutory, regulatory or other external reporting as required.
• Develop strong internal relationships within finance and wider business.

Skills & Experience

• Highly numerate with experience of working in an analyst role in a finance team.
• Commercially aware with an ability to solve problems.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to provide meaningful business insight.
• Ability to make the make the most of technology and data, including analysing large data sets.
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to work under pressure, deliver to strict deadlines and manage conflicting priorities.
• Eagerness to develop own skills and adapt to change.
• Working towards a professional accounting qualification (e.g. Certified or Chartered Accountant) or completed AAT.

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