Assistant Finance Business Partner

Vacancy: Assistant Finance Business Partner

Closing date: Sunday 22 March

Shortlisting: Monday 23 March

Proposed Interview date: Friday 27 March

Salary: £35,221

About the vacancy:

We are seeking an Assistant Finance Business Partner to join our Resources Directorate, supporting the Financial Insights and Reporting team in delivering expert financial analysis and business partnering throughout the Association. The role involves cultivating strong relationships with key stakeholders and providing comprehensive financial support to budget holders, including accurate financial information and variance analysis.

You will be responsible for completing accruals, prepayments, balance sheet reconciliations, and contributing to monthly management accounts. They will assist in producing statutory and regulatory returns, support annual financial planning, and help develop reports that drive effective financial and commercial decision‑making. Building strong relationships with stakeholders is essential, alongside the ability to explain financial information in a clear and accessible way.

The ideal candidate will be analytical, proactive, and detail‑focused, with strong communication and problem‑solving skills. They should hold (or be working towards) AAT Level 3, ACCA, or CIMA, or have equivalent experience in a finance environment.

Specifically, in the role you will:

• Responsible for the reconciliation, calculation and processing of periodic accruals and prepayments, identifying and correcting any anomalies.
• Assist in the preparation of monthly financial management reports providing explanations of key variances.
• Investigate and report on significant budgetary variances, identifying any remedial action, and implementing improvements.
• Assist in the preparation of regular forecasts which are used as a reliable source of information for managers.
• Complete monthly balance sheet control account reconciliations including positing journals and making corrections where necessary.
• Assist in the development of additional insightful reports based on analysis and stakeholder conversations to influence effective financial decisions.
• Support with the timely provision of financial management reports, provide advice and attend meetings with relevant managers.

Note: The duties in this job description are not exhaustive and may be altered at any time to reflect the changing needs of the organisation.

In this role it is not essential for you to drive + have access to a vehicle but you will need to be able to commute to all our Hedyn offices including sites in Bettws & Pontypool.

(Please refer to the attached role profile for more information.)

For further information about the role, please contact recruitment@hedyn.wales

Application Process:

We require an application form to be completed for every role.

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We do not require recruitment agency support at this time – all speculative CV’s will be treated as a direct application.

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Your Hedyn, our comprehensive benefits package:

We believe Hedyn is a great place to work and it’s important to us that our people feel the same way.

As well as offering varied and fulfilling careers, we want every colleague to feel appreciated. That means having the best possible benefits package, the flexibility to maintain a great work-life balance and the opportunity to achieve your full potential.

Enhanced Pension Scheme:

We offer an attractive pension scheme with generous employer contributions.

Enhanced Annual Leave:

You’ll start on 25 days annual leave (+ Bank Holidays) which would increase to 30 days following 3 years’ service.

Agile Working Policy (dependent on role):

Hedyn work with the philosophy that ‘work is something you do rather than somewhere you go.’

Health and Wellbeing:

We have many health and wellbeing policies and initiatives such as Cycle to Work and Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Adoption.

Development:

We offer many professional and personal development options such as paying for professional membership, sponsored study opportunities and career progression and development.

We want you to be at your very best. Please feel free to let us know of any changes we can make at any point in the recruitment process that will help support your application.

If you are looking for your next career challenge, seeking responsibility, and are passionate about delivering the best possible service, we'd love to hear from you.