Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner

Role Information:

Reference: REQ001304
Location: Filton or Stroud (dependent on which is most convenient, occasional travel between sites will be required)
FTE Salary: Up to £44,346.00 (Salary is dependent on qualifications and experience)
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Working Hours: 37 hours per week (3 days will be required in the office)

SGS is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Financial Rewards and Benefits:

• Opportunity to make a positive impact within the community and on learners’ lives
• Competitive Pension Scheme- Corporate and support roles have access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), a flexible and pension accessible from the age of 55, with generous employer contributions of 17.9%.
• Generous Annual leave entitlement plus the 8 bank holidays- 25 days corporate and support functions, increasing to 30 days after 5 academic years’ service (Full-Time Equivalent).
• Two weeks leave during the Christmas closedown period largely supported by the discretionary closure days provided by the College.
• Extensive professional development with ongoing support for your personal & professional development, including 25% tuition discount for immediate family of SGS employees.
• Family friendly policies and a proven commitment to supporting flexible working practices
• Access to ‘My Lifestyle’ discounted shopping benefits, cycle to work scheme and a Technology Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Free Annual Eye test
• All staff members can buy a TOTUM card(formerly known as NUS Extra cards), as part of being an affiliate member of the Students' Union 
• Staff have access and supported to be part of inclusive or sustainable staff networks and communities
• Free car parking at all campuses (Except Queens Road Art School)
• Access to a wide variety of external health and wellbeing resources
• Subsidised onsite catering services including Costa Coffee

South Gloucestershire & Stroud College has an excellent reputation for delivering further education and work-based programmes in a range of subjects – from business to sport, construction to media, GCSE’s and A Levels to Honour Degree level programmes.

Our experienced and passionate staff work hard to help students and colleagues achieve their personal challenges and career goals. We are proud of SGS and committed to making the College the best it can be. We are currently working hard to achieve “Outstanding” status after being classified as “Good” in our last inspection. For more information, please visit https://www.sgscol.ac.uk/

An exciting opportunity for a qualified or part-qualified management accountant to join SGS College’s Finance Planning, Partnering and Reporting team.  As one of the Finance Business Partners, the successful candidate will take responsibility for budget holder support, financial reporting and budgeting and forecasting requirements for several curriculum areas within the College.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• To support and provide information and advice to budget holders and administrators, working with them proactively to help improve financial performance, effectiveness and control.
• To prepare the monthly management accounts for own curriculum areas of responsibility, including in-year forecasts, monthly accounting adjustments, pay forecasts, track capital spend and prepare commentary, liaising closely with the Head of Financial Planning, Partnering and Reporting.
• To play an active role in the preparation of the College Budget / 3-year Financial Plan, in particular taking responsibility for the income and expenditure budgets, whilst understanding Curriculum plans, for own areas of responsibility.

Beneficial Skills & Qualifications

• CCAB/CIMA qualified accountant (or equivalent)
• Experience of financial control and compliance, management accounts, income and expenditure account, balance sheet accounts
• Preparation of financial information and budgets
• Knowledge of the FE sector is desirable
• Strong communication skills with ability to explain financial information to non-financial budget holders. The ability to use well researched and reasoned basis for influencing and persuading others
• Customer focus - dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers, relating well to all kinds of people at all levels

Please apply online by: Friday 22nd August 2025

This role will be closed once a suitable candidate has been found.

 Expected Interview Date: To be confirmed

If you have any queries please contact [email protected]

SGS College is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and any offer of employment will be subject to a number of conditions including a requirement for providing satisfactory references. In line with KCSIE and having regard to all relevant guidance, a range of checks and online searches will also be conducted for successful candidates, and a satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure will need to be obtained as a requirement of the job.