Finance Business Partner Temporary up to 12 months
Posted 5 days ago by RNLI
£41,050 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
Poole, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Finance Business Partner role is a temporary position for up to 12 months, focused on providing financial decision support and analysis within the RNLI's Financial Planning & Analysis team. The successful candidate will engage with various departments to assist in financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting, while building strong relationships with stakeholders. This hybrid role requires a strong background in accounting and excellent communication skills to effectively support the organization's financial objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build strong relationships with customers to provide financial guidance and support.
- Assist with financial planning and forecasting for up to 5 years ahead.
- Attend departmental and project meetings to ensure finance presence.
- Deliver regular financial reports and ad-hoc analysis for stakeholders.
- Promote the benefits of the Finance department across the RNLI.
Key Skills:
- Strong background in accounting.
- Previous business partnering experience in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Excel and good knowledge of PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, and Internet applications.
- Part-qualified (ACCA, CIMA, ACA, or similar) or qualified by experience.
- Knowledge of Microsoft AX Dynamics is desirable.
Salary (Rate): £41,050 yearly
City: Poole
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Finance
Finance Business Partner Temporary up to 12 months
Salary: £34,893 - £41,050 (dependent on experience)
Contract type: Temporary: Fixed Term Contract or Secondment
Hours: Full-Time
Location: Poole, Dorset, England
Location description: Hybrid working arrangement between home and Poole – days in the office will be as required for the role for meetings and collaborative work with stakeholders
Interview date: To be confirmed
Closing Date: 22-06-2025
Reference: 19715
About us
Our purpose is simple: to save lives at sea. To support this aim we are currently recruiting a Finance Business Partner to join our Financial Planning & Analysis team, working as part of the RNLI business partnering community. Our Finance Business Partners support and work with customers across the organisation through the planning, budgeting and forecasting processes and help identify risks and opportunities to planned activities.
Some of the benefits
- Salary: £34,893 - £41,050 (dependent on experience)
- 26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro-rata)
- Outstanding pension scheme (contributions of up to 16% of basic salary)
- Life assurance
- Health scheme
About the role
The successful candidate will be required to provide first-class financial decision support and analysis service to departments and major projects across the RNLI, providing the right information to the right people, at the right time—for the right decisions.
In the role, you will:
- Build strong relationships with your customers to lead and provide full financial guidance, coaching, and a support service
- Assist customers with financial planning and forecasting including looking up to 5 years ahead
- Attend relevant departmental and project meetings, ensuring there is a finance presence where appropriate
- Deliver regular financial reports and ad-hoc financial analysis for your customers, finance department and external auditors
- Actively promote the benefit of the Finance department to other areas of the RNLI
About you
Our ideal candidate will have a strong background in accounting, whilst previous business partnering experience in a fast-paced commercial environment would be advantageous. We are looking for a great communicator, with the ability to provide financial expertise and build relationships with stakeholders at all levels. Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Excel with good supporting knowledge of PowerPoint, Outlook, Word and Internet applications is essential. Knowledge of Microsoft AX Dynamics is desirable though not essential. You will need to be at least part-qualified (ACCA, CIMA, ACA, or similar) or qualified by experience. If you are someone who is adaptable, enjoys working in a busy environment, and is continually looking to make improvements to systems and processes whilst taking responsibility for organising and co-ordinating their own workload, then apply today!
Safeguarding
The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).
Diversity at the RNLI
Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.