Finance Business Partner
(12 Month FTC)
Slough/Hybrid

Are you looking for a new challenge, where you can create strong relationships with the business, shape financial practice and develop your career? Well, if so NFER could be the place for you.

NFER is a leading educational research charity operating in the UK and internationally. Our mission is to improve outcomes for future generations everywhere and to support positive change across education systems. Our research informs policy and practice and we proudly develop and supply a third of the UK’s primary schools with the assessment products for teachers.

As the Finance Business Partner, you will support the work of the foundation by working with the business to enable the use of financial information and analysis in decision making and business performance management.

You will build and maintain strong relationships with senior managers and their teams, providing management information and financial advice to support planning, bidding, project management, and strengthening our business performance.

This is a new role for the Foundation, and we are looking for someone to help develop and shape how the finance team supports the business.

You’ll be responsible for:

- Partnering with bid teams from the outset on large/complex bids to support the development of the financial proposition and pricing
- Managing the preparation of NFER’s annual budget by contributing financial analysis to inform in-year and longer-range income segment target setting
- Providing timely, accurate information, leading preparation and reporting of performance diagnostics, budgeting, forecasting and management reporting for the three income segments and team, project and programme management
- Acting as a trusted business partner to the Foundation, sharing insights and information with colleagues and participating in departments’ meetings and events
- Directly contributing to preparing financial proposals for complex and high-value bids for UK Assessment, UK Research and Evaluation and International Reform

Why NFER?

- Competitive salary of £40,000 - £50,000
- Generous pension scheme
- Hybrid working available (home and Slough office)
- 42 days’ holiday per year including Bank Holidays + additional discretionary days
- Support for professional development
- Great work/life balance (35 hours worked per week)

You will be home flexible, which means you can work from home or our office in Slough, surrounded by five acres of green land, located close to Windsor.

If you’re looking for a place where you can put your heart, soul, and skills into making a difference, we want to hear from you. Apply via the button shown.

NFER is a not-for-profit organisation and an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

This vacancy has been placed by Webrecruit on behalf of NFER.