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Senior Finance Business Partner

Birmingham Permanent £65,000 - £75,000 per year View Job Description
Provide strategic financial insight and support for complex housing services and large social housing contracts.
  • Lead financial partnering across high-volume social housing services.
  • Drive financial insight to strengthen sustainable service delivery.

About Our Client

Our client is a national charity focused on creating positive social change for disadvantaged communities. With a strong values-driven approach, they deliver impactful services that support inclusion, opportunity, and long-term outcomes. This is an opportunity to join an organisation where purpose, compassion, and integrity guide every decision.

Job Description

· Lead budgeting, forecasting, and in-year financial reporting across core service and housing-related areas.

· Act as a strategic partner to senior leaders, providing challenge, insight, and direction on financial performance.

· Deliver cost-focused financial projects, including efficiency reviews, cost base analysis, and strategic resource allocation.

· Support commercial and financial modelling for tenders, re-tenders, and large social housing contract negotiations.

· Lead on cost centre and P&L performance reviews, ensuring corrective actions are identified, implemented, and tracked.

· Provide financial input into the design and mobilisation of new services, ensuring cost structures are sustainable.

· Promote financial literacy across operational teams, ensuring resources are aligned to strategic and contractual priorities.

The Successful Applicant

· Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent) with 5+ years' post-qualified experience.

· Strong track record in senior business partnering and cost management.

· Must have experience within a large housing association or local government housing department.

· Experience working with or overseeing large social housing contracts is essential.

· Proven experience leading value-for-money, efficiency, or cost-transformation projects.

· Commercially minded, analytically strong, and confident influencing senior stakeholders.

· Collaborative, proactive, and aligned with the organisation's social mission.

What's on Offer

· Permanent role.

· Up to £75,000 salary.

· Generous holiday allowance + bank holidays.

· Hybrid working - 1 day per week in the central Birmingham office.

· Investment in professional development.

Contact
Millie Sanyama
Quote job ref
JN-122025-6896427
Phone number
+441212309379

Job summary

Job function
Not for Profit
Subsector
Finance Manager
Sector
Not For Profit
Location
Birmingham
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Millie Sanyama
Consultant phone
+441212309379
Job reference
JN-122025-6896427