Assistant Finance Business Partner

3 weeks ago


Milton Keynes, United Kingdom The Open University UK Full time

**Unit**: Finance
**Salary**: £36,333 to £43,155 Pro-rota
**Location**: Milton Keynes
**Please quote reference**: 20991
**Closing Date**: 12 July, 2023 - 12:00

Flexible working patterns will be considered.

**Change your career, change lives**

The Open University is the UK’s largest university, a world leader in flexible part-time education combining a mission to widen access to higher education with research excellence, transforming lives through education.

The role will be based in a Finance Business Partnering Team, which provide a first class, customer focused finance and business support service to the faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM).

The focus of this role is to support the Senior Finance Business Partner and the Finance Business Partner in the financial management and budget planning of the faculty, leading on financial procedures and co-ordinating regular reporting as part of the Business Partnering Team.

**The role**

Acting as the first point of contact on finance and budget matters for the faculty of STEM, giving advice, guidance and direction to operational managers, senior management, and budget holders to ensure they comply, control, and meet their financial performance responsibilities and deadlines, as set both by the faculty/unit and the University.

You will manage, develop, and lead a team of 4 who are responsible for financial reporting and producing claims for c.70% of the University’s externally funded projects.

**Skills and experience**

Do you have extensive accounting experience and are either qualified CCAB/CIMA accountant, or part qualified who is currently actively studying towards one of these qualifications?

Do you have experience of managing, coaching, and developing a small team?

Do you thrive on interpreting and analysing data to inform financial projections, budgets, forecasting

and reporting?

More information can be provided via a link to the Job Description.

**What you get in return**

We have a strong commitment to providing training and development in and beyond your current role. This includes thorough induction into the organisation and regular reviews of your training and development needs.

We also offer a great range of benefits that support our employees and their families for the long term. Staff Benefits include an attractive pension proposition and 33 days holiday per annum pro rata, plus Bank Holidays and Christmas closure days.

**Assessment**

There will be a short excel test prior to the interview as part of the interview process

**How to apply**

Access details for disabled applicants are available from the Resourcing Hub, telephone: 01908 655544, quoting the vacancy reference above.
- **CV**:

- **Personal statement, **_up to 1,000 words_**, you should set out in your statement why you’re interested in this role and provide examples of where your skills and experience meet the required competencies for this role as detailed in the job and person specification.**

Applications will only be considered that send a CV and Personal statement

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