Finance Business Partner in Newport

About the vacancy

We’re looking for a skilled and collaborative Finance Business Partner to lead our Treasury and Business Planning functions. In this role, you’ll be responsible for effective treasury management, including loan and cash management, monthly reporting, budgeting and forecasting.

Specifically, in the role you will:

• Be responsible for cross-functional collaboration on cash flow management for the group by ensuring sufficient cash balances are maintained and timely investments are made that adhere to the treasury policy, in addition to advising when new funds need to be drawn.
• Develop a suite of monthly reports that are fit for purpose and allow the business to look strategically at Treasury and Risk.
• Manage the annual financial planning process and provide essential information to support the preparation of the annual budget for Treasury.
• Work collaboratively across the business to understand budgetary submissions to inform Treasury needs.
• Develop and build the annual 30-year business plan and update throughout the year.
• Undertake the stress testing of the annual business plan in collaboration with the Head of Business Planning and Treasury.
• Monitor and report available security and ensure that securitisation of stock is undertaken effectively and efficiently in collaboration with the Head of Business Planning and Treasury.
• Collaborate across Finance to ensure timely, accurate, and fit-for-purpose information flows that support the preparation of reliable financial management reports.
• Ensure the correct accounting treatment of all Treasury expenditure and recording of loan receipts ensuring compliance with internal accounting policies.
• Provide essential information to feed into the preparation and production of our statutory financial statements.
• Work with internal and external auditors to ensure follow-up and implementation of any matters that arise.
• Maintain an up-to-date and relevant knowledge of financial reporting standards and ensure all statutory requirements are complied with.
• Ensure all statutory and regulatory returns are complete and accurate and prepared in a timely manner (e.g. PFR).
• Assist with the continuous improvement of the Group's financial reporting through automation of processes, integration of multiple datasets and cross-functional system interfaces (e.g. treasury & BP software).
• Provide an innovative approach and drive continuous process improvement, utilising the finance information systems to their optimum capability to ensure the team works efficiently, producing quality output which is fit for purpose.
• Be data-led, ensuring budget holders have relevant information required to make decisions and where possible, automate provision of data.
• Meet with a portfolio of budget holders and nurture positive and productive relationships.
• Work across the finance function in the review of procedures and team processes to ensure an efficient delivery of the accounting function.
• Be matter experts and work collaboratively with service areas to provide high-quality advice and insight, as well as challenging and scrutinising operational and financial performance across the association.
• Develop additional insightful reports as a result of further analysis and conversations with budget holders and our wider organisation, using them to influence effective financial decisions.
• Provide assurance to the Head of Business Planning & Treasury on the financial performance of the group, ensuring that financial risk is effectively managed.
• Provide ad hoc support to the Head of Business Planning & Treasury and other members of the Senior Finance Leadership team in furtherance of the organisation objectives, priorities and changing needs.
• Provide cover in the event of absence of staff across the Business Planning & Treasury team and the wider finance function where appropriate.
• Undertake any other duties as directed by the Head of Business Planning & Treasury in furtherance of the organisation objectives, priorities and changing needs.
• Work collaboratively across the Finance function to deliver a unified service to colleagues across Hedyn.
• Support the Head of Business Planning & Treasury on the delivery of the value for money approach for the group, including the creation of and reporting against action plans and setting of KPIs.

Application Process

We require an application form to be completed for every role. We do not require recruitment agency support at this time – all speculative CVs will be treated as a direct application.

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
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.