NCG, whose head office is located in Newcastle, are looking to recruit two Finance Business Partners. The Finance Business Partners will develop and deliver finance strategies of NCG. The roles will support budget holders in colleges and professional services to ensure effective financial planning and reporting. The roles have a hybrid working pattern, with onsite presence required across Colleges and Head Office. Applicants should be ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent qualified or qualified by experience. Key responsibilities of the role include: Supporting budget holders on a day to day basis with accurate, reliable and professional guidance in the management of their respective budgets. Providing insightful commentaries to support monthly management accounts. Production of budgets and forecasts. Leading planning and financial monitoring of capital projects. Supporting cash forecasting of the group. Effective management of finance teams. NCG is a national college group, offering further and higher education across our seven colleges. Our mission is to ‘enable social mobility and economic prosperity through exceptional education’ and we exist to create life-changing opportunities for individuals that strengthen the prosperity of their local communities. Through ambitious teaching, innovative courses and outstanding learning environments, we aim to inspire excellence, spark curiosity and make a real impact on our learners and communities, with a vision to become the UK’s leading college group, recognised for our local impact, national reach and influence. Together, our colleges and partners are creating the workforce of the future by enabling all people, regardless of their background, to develop the skills that our local communities need to be successful and sustained. We’re made up of seven colleges and a central professional services team which supports our entire college network. Whatever your role, you’ll be an important part of helping us to achieve our goals, realise our vision and most importantly, support learners across our colleges to succeed. We are committed to creating inclusive communities of excellent learning and teaching which benefit from sharing best practice developed across the seven learning organisations which are NCG. Our people are at the heart of NCG and by joining our organisation, you will be valued, empowered and will benefit from being part of a national network of colleagues who you will be able to work and collaborate with, learn from and share your knowledge. NCG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment. At NCG, our values are not just about what we do, but also about how we do things. Our values underpin the culture and beliefs of our organisation, we expect all our staff to demonstrate behaviours in line with our core values. 1. Being both inclusive and diverse 2. Trusting and respecting our communities 3. Taking ownership whilst working collaboratively 4. Inspiring excellence and curiosity. NCG offers an excellent benefits package, including generous holiday entitlement, access to the Teachers’ pension scheme (for teaching posts) or Local Government pension scheme (non-teaching posts), company sick pay, a cycle to work scheme and much more. NCG seeks to promote and maintain an equal, diverse, inclusive and supportive environment for work and study that assists all members of our communities to reach their full potential. We are committed to achieving a truly representative workforce and therefore welcome applications from across the national and regional communities that we work with and serve. To view Job Description, Person Specification and NCG Values Pack please click the document attachment at the bottom of this advert. No agency applications will be accepted. NCG reserve the right to close the vacancy early. Telephone: 07810 631364 Email: NCGRecruitmentncgrp.co.uk