Finance Business Partner (Accountant) in Portsmouth

We’re VIVID! We offer a vibrant, friendly, inclusive culture that supports, develops and attracts the best people! We’re looking for a fully qualified Finance Business Partner (Accountant) to join our team in Portsmouth. This is a full time, permanent role working 37 hours per week. We offer a flexible approach to working between home and our Portsmouth office, with a minimum of 20% of this to be office based to promote collaboration and team working.

Want to know what we can offer you?

• 26 days holiday (plus bank holidays), with the opportunity to buy or sell annual leave
• Annual discretionary company performance-related bonus, rewarding our collective success
• A generous contributory pension of 6%. We’ll match employee contributions between 7% and 10%
• Life assurance paid at x 3 annual salary
• Private medical insurance
• Health care cash plan called Medicash
• Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• Access to counselling, legal and financial information
• Electric car scheme
• Huge variety of in-house & e-learning courses and a range of coaching and mentoring programmes

Here’s the facts about the role: In this role, you'll partner with key areas of the business, providing high-quality financial insight, guidance and support to managers, budget holders and Heads of Service. You'll take ownership of monthly management accounts, forecasts, budgets and financial reporting, helping operational teams understand performance and make informed decisions.

Reporting to a Senior Accountant, you’ll support them in the production of monthly accounts packs, KPI data and variance analysis. You’ll be responsible for analysing actual performance against budget, investigate variances, coordinate forecasting and budgeting activities, and produce meaningful management information including KPI reporting and monthly accounts packs.

As a trusted finance partner, you'll build strong relationships across the business, confidently challenge and influence where appropriate, and provide clear, practical financial advice in a complex and evolving environment to support effective business performance.

You'll be a fully qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA, CIOT or equivalent) with an Accounting degree, AAT/ATT qualification or similar and a commitment to ongoing professional development. You'll have experience in an accounting, management accounting or business partnering role, with experience of balance sheet reconciliations, payroll accounting, budget setting and budget reviews.

A strong understanding of current accounting standards is essential, along with experience of working in a complex and evolving organisation. You'll be an effective communicator who can build positive relationships across the business, produce clear and accurate reports, confidently challenge and influence stakeholders, and support continuous improvement. The key to success will be your ability to foster good relationships with operational colleagues and provide them with sound financial advice.

This role requires a basic DBS check. This is a two stage interview process with first stage interviews taking place via Microsoft Teams on Friday 9 and Monday 12 October (subject to change).

We’re committed to diversity and inclusion, and want people from all walks of life to apply for our vacancies. We’re a disability confident leader with disabled-friendly offices and we’ll make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to help you; please note your needs on your application form. If you need additional support with your application, please get in touch with us on 02392 896758 or email HRrecruitment@vividhomes.co.uk. We’ll be happy to help.