Ismaeel Nisar

Assistant Finance Business Partner with 2+ years of experience in financial forecasting, budgeting, and month-end/year-end close processes across multi-site operations. Currently studying for the CIMA qualification to enhance expertise in financial analysis, delivering accurate reporting and actionable insights. Aspiring to progress into a Senior Business Partner role by expanding commercial partnering skills, strengthening business development understanding, and improving financial intelligence.

Assistant Finance Business Partner at UCAS (2025-10 – Present)

Assistant Finance Business Partner role focusing on financial forecasting, budgeting, and business partnering.

• Developed and presented financial forecasts to senior management, facilitating strategic decision-making for multiple business units.
• Coordinated month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring 100% accuracy in financial reporting within established deadlines.
• Reported on operating income and expenses against budgets, tracking variances of up to 10% and projecting financial trends for over 3 departments.
• Collaborated with department heads to understand financial needs, advising on budget allocations to maximise resources and achieve cost savings of around 15%.

Payroll Assistant at Stonegate Group (2025-08 – 2025-10)

Payroll processing and support role handling HMRC compliance and statutory requirements.

• Assisted with the accurate processing of weekly and monthly payroll in line with HMRC regulations and statutory requirements.
• Helped generate payroll reports, reconciliations, and year-end documents (P60s, P11Ds) for Finance and HR teams.
• Processed sick leave, maternity leave and bereavement forms and maintained related files.

Finance Assistant at Stonegate Group (2024-07 – 2025-08)

Finance assistant supporting month-end/year-end close processes and financial reporting across multi-site operations.

• Reconciled income and expense accounts for 600 pub sites weekly, monthly, and quarterly.
• Generated weekly variance reports to provide financial insights for management and auditors.
• Posted financial data in Excel spreadsheets and managed inventory.
• Prepared monthly and year-end closing statements, financial documents and invoices.

Level 4 Certificate in Business Accounting in Business Accounting – CIMA (2026-02)

BSc in Economics – Birmingham City University (2021-09 – 2024-07)

AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting – Matthew Boulton College (2019-09 – 2021-07)