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Finance Business Partner - Expenditure

Thank you for your interest, this role has now closed.

Mary’s Meals is a global movement supported by people from all walks of life and we are focused on one goal – that every child receives a nutritious daily meal in a place of education. We offer more than just a career, we offer the opportunity to support our global movement in a dynamic and inclusive environment with a real focus on personal development.

The Finance Business Partner will support and assist the Senior Finance Manager in providing day to day financial and management accounting for the Charity, ensuring accurate, timely and efficient delivery of the accounting services for the Charity.

This role is a job share on a part time permanent basis, 22.5 hours per week. We require the successful candidate to work Monday and Thursday however third day is flexible.

Principal duties include:

To provide business partner support and be the first point of contact to each of the Directorates in MMUK for all expenditure related matters.
Establish regular communication with each of the Directorates to support existing business processes and provide guidance for any potential changes to business processes which have a financial impact. Communicate any relevant changes back to the wider Finance Team.
To prepare and analyse monthly expenditure against budget, investigating and documenting explanations for any significant variances, and liaising with directorates for review.
To prepare monthly management information (expenditure).
To lead on the preparation of the annual expenditure budget.
To prepare consolidated income and expenditure budget.
To lead on expenditure forecasting.
To prepare consolidated income and expenditure forecast.
To prepare quarterly VAT returns for submission to HMRC.
To prepare the monthly payroll and coordinate payroll processes including supply of information to payroll bureau and authorisation of submission to HMRC.
To maintain and update employee information for online submission of Group Pension Scheme and other providers of employee benefits.
To be responsible for the expenditure audit requirements for the annual audit.
To assist in the development, implementation and maintenance of appropriate financial policies and procedures.
To deal with finance related queries, both internal and external, as they arise.
To support the wider finance team in any finance related matters.
To contribute to team meetings and organisational priorities.
To be proactive in keeping up to date with developments affecting the role, including any ad-hoc or ongoing training requirements, subject to the needs of the Charity.

Please see the recruitment pack for further information.

Finance Business Partner Recruitment Pack

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To apply, please send a tailored CV and covering letter to: jobs@marysmeals.org

Your covering letter should fill no more than two pages of A4 and make a compelling case for why you feel motivated to apply for this role within Mary’s Meals UK, as well as giving a concise overview of your most relevant skills and experience.

Thank you for your interest, this role has now closed.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.