Finance Business Partner (Collections)

Company: National Museums
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Location: London
Job Description:

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 & Analysis, is responsible for management reporting, forecasting, budgeting, financial analysis and business partnering with budget holders.

What you will do

  • 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 & 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.

National Museum Directors’ Council, National Museums Liverpool, World Museum, WilliamBrown Street, Liverpool, L3 8EN

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Posted: October 18th, 2026