Assistant Finance Business Partner

We are proud to be One Team at East Midlands Railway (EMR). We are passionate about keeping people safe, delighting our customers and doing the right thing. With over 2,600 employees, our people are the reason we are so successful, and our Finance Team make a crucial contribution to this. Nine times accredited as a Top Employer, we value our people and are dedicated to making sure that everybody feels empowered to bring their authentic self to work.

At EMR we want to proactively embrace diversity across our workforce and recognise that we are under-represented in terms of females and ethnic minority groups. We're therefore taking positive steps to promote a positive and inclusive culture; we welcome applications from those that identify with these groups to better represent our communities.

We have an outstanding opportunity at #TeamEMR for a Apprentice Assistant Finance Business Partner.

Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager, the purpose of this role is to work alongside the Finance Business Partners to ensure East Midlands Railway management have the appropriate level of financial reporting and analysis to effectively manage the financial aspects of the business, whilst working towards your CIMA accreditation with our Training provider. This role is perfect for someone who has completed their Level 4 AAT and looking to take the step up to CIMA.

Main Duties in the role

• Assist the Finance Business Partners in the production of period end management accounting tasks, including the preparation of accounting adjustments (accruals and prepayments), variance analysis and presentation of accounts to finance leads within defined timescales. Provide assistance and support, as required, during the periodic financial review process.
• Assist the Finance Business Partners and Finance Managers in the preparation and compilation of comprehensive budgets and forecasts ready for inclusion in company level financial models. Assist with budget and forecast uploads into Open Accounts.
• Assist the Finance Business Partners in the preparation of management reporting of financial information, attend adhoc financial performance review meetings with Finance Leads to discuss business performance, actively taking notes and following up on remedial actions where appropriate.
• Aid the Finance Business Partners in completion of balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring supporting documentation is presented each period, taking ownership of specific pre-defined reconciliations for your areas and working with Financial Control team on resolution of queries.
• Document all key assumptions and ensure up to date processes and "How To" guides are updated to ensure consistency is applied across team.
• Support the finance team and business by developing adhoc financial models to aid in decision making.
• Actively take the lead on ensuring all recoverable costs are processed each period, liaising with Finance Business Partners and key project stakeholders, in most efficient and timely way.
• Work with Solvd. Shared Service Centre (SSC) on a regular basis, assisting with any accounts payable / receivable queries, providing financial support to the business through business engagement practices.
• Support the Senior Finance leads in "adhoc" activities, and as when required.

The training you would receive:

• This is a Level 7 Degree Apprenticeship qualification (CIMA Route) with a total duration of 30 months.
• The knowledge units will be delivered at the EMA training hub in Derby or Nottingham (depending on apprentices' location) through day release.
• You will be allocated a Learning & Development Mentor to support you through the duration of your studies.