Finance Business Partner, Audiences

About the role
To promote financial management at Tate and support management decision making at all levels across the Audiences division (Membership, Marketing, Visitor experience), International Partnerships, Learning and Research & Interpretation.

About your team
The Finance Department is responsible for financial planning, reporting and control for Tate. The finance business partnering team, reporting to the Head of Financial Planning and Analysis, is responsible for management reporting, forecasting, budgeting, financial analysis and business partnering with budget holders.

What you will gain
Motivated, and skilled people are key to our continued success, and we want everyone at Tate to have the opportunity to develop and thrive. In this team, you will be encouraged to contribute your ideas, realise your potential, and learn new skills and knowledge.

What you will do (Main Duties and Responsibilities)
• Produce, develop and analyse monthly management reports to enable budget holders to have good oversight of their budgets.
• Process accruals, prepayments and any other adjustments in a timely manner to ensure monthly reporting is as accurate as possible to allow a good oversight of the financial position.
• Provide helpful variance analysis and commentary to the financial position as presented in the monthly management accounts.
• Promote financial management at all levels through training and support.
• Regularly meet with budget holders to ensure the financial position being reported is accurate and underlying risks and opportunities are identified.
• Work with budget holders to prepare accurate forecasts, challenging assumptions and plans when necessary.
• Provide financial and non-financial information to stakeholders.
• Work with budget holders in the preparation of the annual budget for their departments offering advice and challenge when necessary.
• Respond to information requests from government bodies, funders and other external bodies.
• Undertake ad hoc analysis, business cases, option appraisals and projects as required.
• Gather and monitor key performance measures and benchmarking data.
• Provide support for the Head of Financial Planning and Analysis, Financial Controller and Chief Financial Officer when required

What you will bring to the team

Essential
• A recognised accountancy qualification.
• Previous Management Accounts experience with a proven track record of budget setting and monitoring in a complex and challenging environment.
• Effective communication skills in dealing with senior staff and ability to relate to non-financial managers.
• Experience of explaining financial concepts and information to non-financial colleagues.
• Negotiating and influencing skills.
• Ability to work under pressure, in a flexible manner and maintaining attention to detail.
• Ability to set clear and concise objectives, prioritise and monitor progress of own workload
• Good analytical and financial comprehension skills.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (particularly Outlook, Word and Excel) and in-depth knowledge of financial reporting packages.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse range of colleagues and treat all colleagues with dignity and respect.
• An interest in and commitment to the work of Tate.

Desirable
• Previous experience of using Unit 4.
• Experience in utilising accounting package report writers.

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