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Senior Finance Business Partner

Birmingham Permanent £70,000 - £73,000 per year View Job Description
This role is a pure business partnering position, focused on strategic decision-making, performance insights, and financial planning - with no transactional finance work. Partnering with the Chief Customer Officer, you'll drive efficiency, influence financial strategy, and support a £100M investment in new homes.
  • Pure FBP Role - No transactional work, fully strategic and insight-driven.
  • Senior Influence - Shape financial strategy and drive £100M+ investment.

About Our Client

Our client is a forward-thinking, purpose-driven organisation within the Social Housing sector. With a major focus on delivering social value and long-term impact, they are investing over £100M in new homes and community initiatives. This is a highly commercial, data-driven role where you will partner with the Chief Customer Officer, driving financial performance in core landlord activities such as income collection and bad debt management, while ensuring financial sustainability and efficiency across operations.

Job Description

  • Work closely with the Chief Customer Officer, providing financial insights and strategic support.
  • Lead on budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning for income collection and core landlord activities (excluding repairs and maintenance).
  • Track financial performance, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities to improve efficiency.
  • Analyse and manipulate large financial data sets, ensuring accurate reporting and actionable insights.
  • Support and challenge senior stakeholders with a proactive, solutions-focused approach.
  • Help shape financial strategy for a £100M+ new homes investment programme.
  • Drive value-for-money initiatives, ensuring long-term sustainability.
  • Contribute to process improvements, moving beyond routine cost monitoring to identify growth and efficiency opportunities.

The Successful Applicant

The successful Senior Finance Business Partner should have:

  • An accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) with significant business partnering experience.
  • Strong commercial acumen with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
  • Proven ability to analyse and manipulate large data sets, extracting meaningful insights.
  • A proactive, problem-solving mindset - always looking for opportunities to improve.
  • Experience in budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning within a complex organisation.
  • Confidence in working with senior leadership teams, driving financial performance.
  • Industry experience in housing, property, banking, audit, or consultancy is beneficial but not essential.

What's on Offer

  • Competitive annual salary of up to £73,000.
  • £2,500 car allowance.
  • Salary Sacrificed pension, plus, a matched contribution up to 6%.
  • Performance bonus.
  • Hybrid working - 1-2 days on site.
  • 25 days annual holiday entitlement, additional day off on your birthday, and 2 days paid volunteering leave per year.
  • Buying and selling of annual leave.
  • Opt-in health cash plan with cover on eye tests and glasses, dental, therapy, and more!
  • Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
  • Cycle2Work scheme.
  • Free parking.
  • One professional subscription per annum.

This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a highly commercial, strategic finance role. If you're a commercially minded qualified finance professional who thrives in a fast-moving, high-impact environment, apply today.

Contact
Hamza Raza
Quote job ref
JN-022025-6671335
Phone number
+441212309358

Job summary

Job function
Accounting
Subsector
Commercial & Analysis
Sector
Property
Location
Birmingham
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Hamza Raza
Consultant phone
+441212309358
Job reference
JN-022025-6671335