Job description
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Post:
Post:
Service Area:
Line Manager:
Ref: 15.16FI07
Assistant Financial Business Partner
Finance & Estates
Finance Business Partner – Management & Reporting
Location: 1-10 Keeley Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 4BA
The post holder may be required to work at other locations.
Support salary spine point D, spine points 25-29 1.5
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Salary: £28,600 to £31,750 per annum inclusive of London
Weighting. We will normally appoint at the bottom of the salary scale unless the successful candidate has relevant experience relating to the person specification over and above what is required.
Main purpose of the Job 2.
The post holder will assist the Finance Business Partners in the production of timely, accurate and relevant management accounting information and analysis to support business decisions. The post holder will be expected to assist the FBPs to develop and enhance the quality of management accounting information and analysis of relevant business cases/projects and breakdown complex data sets into meaningful reports.
3. Main Activities and Responsibilities
Budget development
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Assist in the issuing of budget templates and supporting budget holders in completing these on a timely basis.
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Assist budget holders in the development of other ad-hoc budgets, such as project budgets.
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Assist with inputting agreed budgets into the finance system.
Management accounting, budget reporting and support
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Assist in the production of monthly management accounts to deadlines showing performance against budget
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Assist with meeting budget holders to seeking explanations for budget variances, and take remedial action where required
 Assist in the production of the College’s quarterly reforecast.
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To assist in the production of the year-end financial statements, preparing appropriate back up for any accruals, deferments etc.
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To ensure the reconciliation of appropriate control accounts on a monthly basis.

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To support the FBPs present at internal training events as part of the
Finance Department Staff Development offer to City Lit staff.
Report reconciliations
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Assist with the reconciliation of appropriate reports on monthly basis.
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Assist the Finance & Systems Accountant with the inputting of income data into the financial system on a timely basis, and reconciled to the source data.
Analysis and project reporting
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To set-up approved projects on the finance system and provide financial monitoring information to project managers
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Assist in the completion of a monthly management information reporting pack for the two faculties this role supports.
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Assist the FBPs in the setup of analytical tools in order to convert complex data sets into meaningful analysis.
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Assist the FBPs in the setup of a portfolio of key performance indicators which should be condensed into a set of strategic KPIs published in the monthly management information pack for the Executive Team.
Additional activities and responsibilities
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Assist the Finance Business Partners in ad-hoc finance related tasks, as and when required.
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General administrative duties
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Other transaction processing tasks as required
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Contributing to the work of the Finance team including covering the work of other post holders during periods of leave
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Any other duties as appropriate to the post.
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To work at all times in accordance with and to further the policies and procedures of City Lit, including those regarding safeguarding, health & safety, equality & diversity and customer care.
4. Selection Criteria
Your application should address each selection criterion, which relate to our standards for people and offer evidence in your application how you meet our key requirements for that criterion (the bullet points below each criterion).
Qualifications
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Must be ACA, ACCA, CIMA part qualified.
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Should have a degree or equivalent that can be shown to be relevant for the role.
Work experience
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Proven experience of working in a finance function
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You have excellent IT skills with the ability to use Access, Word and Outlook to a good standard and spreadsheets and accounting packages at an advanced level.
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You have a strong understanding of financial systems and procedures.
Improving quality
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Innovate, can ensure that an outstanding student experience drives quality improvement.

Communication and influencing
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Have effective communication skills that engage hard to reach groups and can manage poor communication.
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Can understand the needs of adult learners and can advocate for adult education
Planning and managing resources
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Are organised with good time management skills, can make and execute successful plans and manage resources and risk effectively.
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Can have a strategic vision for your subject area.
Using evidence and data to make decisions
 You understand the government’s funding agenda and the changing environment and its particular impact on the organisation.
Equality and diversity
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Can understand and promote equality and diversity.
Safeguarding
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Can manage safeguarding issues as appropriate to your role.
5 How to apply
Please complete our online application form using the following web link: https://sfp.citylit.ac.uk/CityLit/Default.aspx?LinkId=RecruitmentVacancyList
Closing date: Midnight, Wednesday 27 January 2016
Interview date: Thursday 4 February 2016
Please refer to the guidance notes when completing the application form.
Statutory requirements
Prior to the commencement of any employment City Lit has a statutory duty to verify your right to work in the United Kingdom, your identity and any qualifications claimed in support of an application.
Contractual requirements
This post is subject to the successful completion of a probationary period of employment in accordance with the probationary procedure.
Our values
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Our values support our mission and vision.
We expect our staff to work by and promote our values as we believe this contributes to our success. These values underpin our selection criteria; therefore, we aim to

appoint people who can display an understanding of our values and how they relate to our mission, vision and strategic objectives during the recruitment process.