Finance Business Partner Job Profile

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1 Finance Business Partner Job Profile About the HCPC The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) is the regulator of 16 different health professions, set up to protect the public. To do this, we keep a register of health professionals who meet our standards for their training, professional skills, behaviour and health. The organisation employs around 240 employees, who work in ten departments - Registration; Fitness to Practise; Education; Communications; Policy & Standards; Operations; Human Resources; Finance; IT and Secretariat. About the role We are currently recruiting for a Finance Business Partner to work within the Finance department, playing a key role advising and helping budget holders with budgeting, costing and financial analysis. The Finance Business Partner also produces the monthly management accounts and coordinates the budget setting and forecasting processes. About the Finance Department The department supports the organisation by processing transactions including the subscriptions of registrants, suppliers invoices, payroll and staff expenses. We manage the budgeting and financial reporting systems, and support budget holders and Council with management information and advice. The other posts in the department include The Director of Finance, who heads up the department and is a member of the Executive Management Team (EMT), taking responsibility for the strategic aspects of Finance and the work plan/ agenda. The Head of Financial Accounting, who is responsible for the accounting aspects of the department, covering annual financial statements, treasury function, payroll, purchases and payments. The Head of Financial Accounting line manages the Assistant Financial Accountant, Assistant Treasury Accountant, and two Purchase Ledger Officers. The Transaction Manager, who manages the registrants transactions workload impacting the Finance Department, including daily workload and improvement projects. The Transactions Manager currently manages two Transaction Officers.

2 The Procurement Manager, who liaises with managers within the organisation and external suppliers to procure value for money goods and services in a legal and ethical manner. Application & Selection Process Applicants for the Finance Business Partner role must complete the HCPC application form in full. Please note: any CVs submitted will not be seen by the panel for the purposes of shortlisting. Applicants for the role will be shortlisted by a panel in the w/c 13 April 2015 Successful candidates will be invited for interview on Monday 27 April Completed applications should be sent to: Alternatively they can be posted to: recruitment@hcpc-uk.org Human Resources HCPC Park House 184 Kennington Park Road London SE11 4BU Enquiries should be directed to: HR The closing date for applications is Monday 13 April 2015 at midnight.

3 Job Description Finance Business Partner Department: Reports To: Salary Band: Finance Director of Finance Band C Main Purpose of Job To provide high quality advice and support to internal decision makers e.g. business case analysis and costing analysis To provide accurate and timely monthly management accounts including variance analysis for heads of department, senior management, Council and Committees. Manage the annual budget process, produce 6 month and 9 month reforecasts and provide support to budget holders throughout the process. Position in Organisation Liaises at all levels within HCPC, with senior managers and budget holders in particular. Works closely with the Head of Financial Accounting, the Transaction Manager and the rest of the Finance Team. Scope of Job Develop the service provided to budget holders along business partner lines, promoting good financial management, accountability, efficiency and value for money Continuously improve the budgeting and monthly reporting processes; contribute to the improvement of other finance processes and service Produce and review the monthly management accounts, including detailed variance reporting. Manage the annual budget process and produce 6 and 9 month forecasts. Provide financial advice to budget holders and project leads as required, including for example support with business cases or costings, modelling, variance analysis. To cover for the Head of Financial Accounting, as required.

4 Dimensions and Limits of Authority Provide advice and support to budget holders to help them manage their budgets effectively in the best interests of the HCPC Responsible for producing the monthly management accounts. Responsible for managing the financial forecasting processes including the Budget process and the 6 & 9 month forecasts. Skills, Knowledge and Abilities Essential Qualified - CCAB qualified or equivalent Excellent interpersonal and communications skills at all organisational levels, including the ability to explain finance concepts to non-accountants Customer focussed with the ability to play a business partner role with senior staff and budget holders An effective team player; supporting colleagues and contributing to discussions on the evaluation and development of services. Knowledge and understanding of producing management accounts, variance analysis, business case analysis and costing. Advanced Excel skills with sound working knowledge of other Windows based software packages and knowledge of an integrated accounting package, preferably Sage 200. Wide accounting knowledge and understanding including journals, reconciliations and internal controls. Desirable Knowledge and understanding of preparing financial statements in accordance with IFRS. Experience of employee management or supervisory experience Duties and Key Responsibilities Your principal duties and key responsibilities will be those set out below. In addition to those duties, HCPC reserves the right to require you to undertake additional or other duties within your capacity as may from time to time be reasonably required and necessary to meet the needs of the HCPC.

5 Management Accounts To produce monthly management accounts in line with the reporting deadlines. To produce monthly variance analyses including holding monthly discussions with budget holders. Investment appraisal/decision support To provide high quality financial advice to budgetholders, including supporting their preparation of robust business cases and project budgets, costing and benchmarking. Budgeting/Forecasting Manage the Annual Budget process including producing the annual budget timetable and advising departmental budget holders Produce the annual budget, including detailed commentary, calculation of annual income and assisting the HR department with annual salary reviews Produce the 6 and 9 month reforecasts, in conjunction with budgetholders Produce the 5 year forecast, in conjunction with budgetholders Other Responsible for maintaining the chart of accounts in Sage 200 and ensuring financial consistency with the budget, statutory and management accounts. To evaluate and implement new systems within the Finance Department. Be a member of various project teams and assist the project team as and when required. Support the year end process, assisting in the preparation of the statutory accounts, and liaising with the external auditors as required Participate in the management of the Finance department and cover for the Head of Financial Accounting in his/her absence To carry out the responsibilities of the post with due regard to the HCPC's Diversity Policy and to treat colleagues and other HCPC stakeholders with respect and dignity at all times.