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Assistant Finance Business Partner

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Saffron Housing Trust

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United Kingdom , Long Stratton, Norwich, Norfolk

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Finance

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Salary:

30000.00 - 32500.00 GBP / Year
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Job Description:

We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Finance Business Partner to support the Management Accountants and Financial Controller in preparing and analysing financial information for provision to budget managers, senior management and external stakeholders in a timely and accurate manner.

Job Responsibility:

  • Carry out the month end close processes, including identifying, calculating and posting all month end accruals and prepayments
  • Participate in discussions with budget managers in monthly reviews, quarterly forecasting and annual budgeting meetings, accurately capturing information discussed that has a financial impact and translating this into accurate budgets and forecasts
  • Liaise with external auditors as part of the year-end audit process, acting as main point of contact for transactional/ledger queries, routing requests for information to the relevant teams/team members and preparing supporting analysis
  • Support in submission of monthly payroll information to outsourced payroll service, verifying that all staff pay changes, new starters and leavers are captured and calculated accurately
  • Play an active part in the development of new systems, processes and reporting, using feedback from budget managers and others in the business to identify opportunities to deliver improved customer service

Requirements:

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent or qualified by experience
  • Minimum AAT-level 2
  • Experience of assisting in the preparation of Management Accounts / statutory reporting including accruals/prepayments, posting monthly journals and carrying out budgeting and forecasting activities
  • Well-established knowledge of financial principles and month end processes
  • Able to communicate effectively with non-Finance colleagues and keen to provide a high-quality service to other areas of the organisation
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
  • Well organised, calm and methodical
  • able to prioritise and work to tight deadlines in a rapidly changing environment
  • Good IT skills to include Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams, particularly Microsoft Excel to manipulate high volumes of data to extract meaningful insights
  • Collaborative and adaptable approach. Comfortable handling varied tasks working in a small team
  • Ability to work unsupervised, self-motivated and to judge when to seek advice from manager
What we offer:
  • Covers the membership fee of one professional body relevant to your job role, and excellent opportunities for training & courses
  • Generous holiday entitlement, Holiday Trading, Volunteer and study days, and Enhanced Family Leave
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Program, trained Mental Health First Aiders and wellbeing check-ins
  • Aviva Pension Scheme
  • Choose your contribution and Saffron match up to 10%, and we offer Life Assurance cover
  • Bupa Private Medical Insurance, Medicash Cashback Plan [eligible after probation completion]
  • Cycle to work, and Tusker Car Scheme

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 19, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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