Scout Recruiting is currently working with our client located in Peterborough who are recruitng for a FINANCE BUSINESS PARTNER to provide management and financial accounting services, and operational financial guidance, to maximise commercial performance and effective financial control for the business.

This is a permanent role Monday to Friday 9 -5.30. It is Hybrid working 3 days at the office and 2 days at home. 23 days holiday plus bank holidays. 32000 plus non salaried benefits

Main Responsibilities

Support with preparing Client financial reports , including development to meet new customer reporting requirements. Prepare payment schedules and liaise with other teams/external parties to ensure timely and accurate data is used. Support in the development of new reporting on Power BI through development of business knowledge and identifying where financial insights can add value. Review use of SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive and network storage across finance to ensure best practice agreed and followed. Participate in process reviews across the business, ensuring that finance requirements such as controls are incorporated into adopted solutions. Manage and deal with queries from suppliers, customers, and colleagues on a timely basis. Provide finance support to business projects as required. Financial Control

Support with managing the day to day cash position ensuring that there are always sufficient funds available to meet payment obligations. Support with controlling the value of deposit balances held at key suppliers, ensuring that cashflow is managed tightly while also providing sufficient scope for sales order fluctuations. Provide support to the Finance Assistants in relation to the Customer and Supplier processes, including the resolution of complex queries and preparation and checking of payment runs. Support the production of management accounts and investigation of any variances. Perform peer reviews on internal reconciliations and provide feedback to team on how reconciliations could be improved/made easier to understand. Prepare audit working papers as appropriate in readiness for external audit and liaise with scheme auditors as required. Prepare scheme audit working papers as appropriate in readiness for scheme audits and liaise with auditors on site. Support the production of the annual budget, and the periodic forecasting exercises which take place during the year. Skills required

Pro-active, results-driven individual with high levels of energy, flexibility, and commitment to deliver the business and functional objectives at pace. Demonstrable ability to multi-task to deliver according to identified business priorities. Excellent problem-solving skills, and a track record of embracing change and innovating to improve processes and ways of working. Sound understanding of the financial flows in a business. Demonstrable ability to learn new technology for the benefit of the business. An effective communicator with excellent written and verbal presentation skills. Part-qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA or qualified by experience is essential. Experience of working in a similar role Well-developed Microsoft Office skills, with advanced excel skills. Demonstrable attention to detail. Experience of Microsoft Business Central (Dynamics) software, or other cloud-based accounting software is desirable Experience of Power BI or similar reporting software is desirable. Short listing will start immediately, Commutable by train to the city centre of Peterborough.