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Job Title: Trainee Finance Business Partner
Location: Homebased
Salary: Up to £25,000 per annum + benefits
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time

This role requires high level security clearance. Because of this, we are unable to accept applications from candidates who have lived outside of the UK in the past 5 years. You must also have a clear DBS.

Role Summary

The Trainee Finance Business Partner role has been created to develop aspiring finance professionals from pre-professional graduates or AAT qualified through to fully qualified accountants. The role will develop through various stages of learning and experience, starting out in the transaction processing teams and progressing to the Finance Business Partnering team as a fully qualified Accountant.

Once initial training in the Met Police operations team is complete and signed off, the Trainee Finance Business Partner will work within a team of Finance Business Partners supporting the business with month-end reporting, budgeting, forecasting, analysis to support decision making and adhoc projects. Optima Health is a contract led business and the Trainee Finance Business Partner will support on specific contracts and alongside Client Service Managers.

This role is working specifically on the Metropolitan Police contract.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensuring accurate and timely production of monthly Management Accounts and support in the preparation of the monthly Board Pack
• Supporting monthly Finance Review Meetings to review financial performance with Client Service Managers
• Support to key stakeholders in any finance related adhoc projects required by the business or specific contract area.
• Support in preparation of plans, budgets, and forecasts for allocated contracts
• Support the Finance Business Partner team in improving reporting, analysis and insight provided to the business.
• Preparation of any bespoke reports for customers or regulatory requirements
• Support for complex sales billing for allocated contracts
• Support the Chief Financial Officer with the statutory audit and communicating directly with the auditors.
• Support the wider Finance Team in helping to alleviate transactional queries.
• Provide financial support to the Business Development team, i.e., assist in preparation of financial information for tenders and bid modelling.
• Be able to communicate with other members of the Finance Department, Operations and Client Managers and the Senior Leadership Team.

Who Are We Looking For?

• Desire to become a fully qualified Accountant (CIMA preferred or ACCA)
• High attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Competent in the use of Microsoft software packages with basic or intermediate excel skills.
• Thrives in a changing environment.
• Pro-active, organised, and self-motivated.
• Ability to work to deadlines.

What Can We Offer You?

• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Buy and sell holiday scheme
• Matched Pension Scheme
• Health Cash Plan
• Life Assurance
• Annual flu jabs
• Eye Test Voucher
• Perkbox retail reward and discount scheme
• Annual Share Save Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

About Us

The new Optima Health is the UK market leader in the provision of Occupational Health and Wellbeing services. Formed by the combination of three leading businesses (Optima Health, TP Health and Healthwork), the new Optima Health is more than the consolidation of the individual legacy businesses, our combined and complementary capability means we can offer unrivalled clinical expertise and industry leading tailored solutions to our clients. Our aim is to improve the health and wellbeing of the UK workforce by supporting healthy high performance in our client organisations, helping them to achieve their full potential through their people.

Optima Health not only provide an excellent package, but we also offer a structured induction and training programme in your first few weeks, with touchpoints all the way through and support from your Line Manager. One of our core values is One Team and growing and developing together is our key commitment. We offer tailored career development and opportunities for further training and qualifications, to support you in your career journey.

Optima Health is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants meeting the minimum criteria for the role will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, gender or gender expression, disability, race or ethnicity, religion or belief or sexual orientation.

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