Finance Business Partner

Location: WWT Slimbridge and Headquarters, Hybrid Working

Salary: £33,403 per annum

We are seeking a professional and highly motivated Finance Business Partner to join WWT at an exciting time of growth.

The Role

This role will be responsible for producing management accounts and business partnering colleagues across the organisation. You will have a strong customer service focus and build effective and collaborative relationships with budget holders across the WWT group, ensuring that useful and timely information is provided to relevant managers to enable good decision making.

You will need to deal professionally with external suppliers, internal and external customers and advisors.  The post holder will also assist with the compilation of the annual budget, forecast and annual audit.

About You

To join as our Finance Business Partner you will:

• be fully or part qualified in a professional accounting qualification (CIMA/ACA/ACCA/CIPFA) or qualified by experience.
• have management account experience, including the production of management accounts, budgeting and forecasting.
• partner with managers across WWT, providing solutions to complex accounting issues and improving their understanding of their management accounts
• be able to manipulate data in Excel
• have an awareness of charity accounting
• bring strong communication skills

If this sounds like you, please read the job description to find out more. We would love to hear from you.

For this role we can offer flexibility around working from home. It is expected the role will need to attend a WWT site 2 to 3 times a week and as required for key meetings. If this is of interest then we are happy to discuss this at interview stage.

About Us

Nature, the climate and wellbeing are all in crisis. They have never been talked about as much as they are now. The world is waking up to the power of wetlands for people and planet. Wetlands offer real hope.

The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) is a global wetland conservation charity.  We are creating more, better connected wetlands and engaging people to be inspired to act. We do impactful, courageous conservation, backed by science, evidence, delivery and engagement with people and communities, all with a credible history. Our 10 UK sites we present an unrivalled opportunity to connect people with nature, engaging them on a supporter journey and to support us financially. 

We have ambitious targets for developing bigger and better wetlands, encouraging more people to take direct action for these unique places, and ensuring key decision makers around the world realise the essential role wetlands play in restoring nature, combating climate change and enhancing health and wellbeing.

In return for your hard work and dedication you’ll enjoy a wide range of benefits including:

• 33 days annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays, increasing to 38 days after 5 years’ service
• Contributory pension scheme matching up to 7% (conditions apply)
• Life assurance providing 3 times annual salary
• Access to a wide range of resources to support your health and wellbeing including our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free entry to all our centres

Closing date: 22nd June 2023

Interview date: First interview - 30th June 2023, 2nd interviews - TBC

WWT is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be considered solely on merit.

For more information and to apply, please visit our website via the apply button below.