Assistant Finance Business Partner (Management Cost Accountant)
Location: Durham (Hybrid). 18‑month fixed term contract. Full‑time. Salary: £37,360 – £46,700.
About the role
We are looking for an experienced finance professional to join us on a permanent basis as an Assistant Finance Business Partner. In this role you will work closely with designated business areas, providing high‑quality month‑end reporting, insightful analysis and robust financial support that directly informs operational and strategic decision making.
Key responsibilities
Deliver month‑end processes, variance analysis and recommendations that drive performance improvement. Lead budgeting and forecasting activities, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities, and provide scenario modelling to support long‑term planning. Support the development of business cases, assess financial viability, and evaluate outcomes through post‑implementation reviews. Identify financial risks and develop strategies to mitigate them, while driving continuous improvement in reporting, modelling and dashboards to enhance business performance visibility. Proactively seek opportunities for cost efficiencies and process optimisation.
Qualifications & experience
- Qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) or nearly qualified or qualified through relevant experience.
- Proven experience operating in a fast‑paced, complex finance environment.
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret financial information, solve problems, and provide clear, actionable insight.
- Confidence working with senior stakeholders, influencing decision making, and supporting change across the business.
- Excellent communication, data interpretation, and relationship‑building skills.
- Will need to complete a DBS check prior to employment.
- NWG will not consider candidates with certain unspent convictions.
Equal opportunity employer
We encourage and welcome all applications and are committed to having a diverse community represented across all our teams, structures, and organisation. We are an equal opportunity employer.
Benefits
- Generous holiday entitlement starting at 26 days, plus bank holidays and additional time off on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. There’s also the option to buy or sell holidays.
- Company pension scheme, where we’ll double match your contributions up to an employer contribution of 11%.
- Free access to local attractions.
- A fantastic discount scheme, with savings on days out, shopping, travel and more.
- Award winning ‘Living Well’ wellbeing support, including access to a digital GP service for you and your family members.
- Support with sustainable travel – through salary sacrifice cars and a cycle to work scheme.
- Financial wellbeing support – access our community savings scheme, financial education and low cost loans through Salary Finance. We also provide 4 x Life Assurance and an Income Protection Scheme
- Support with your development – we offer a range of development opportunities, can support you through an interest free qualification loan and we’ll even pay for any relevant professional body subscription.
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