We are delighted to be exclusively partnering with a well-established North West-based housing organisation to recruit a Finance Business Partner for its Finance team. Reporting to the Head of Finanxe, this is a visible, hands-on role for a finance professional who enjoys working closely with operational teams and turning complex information into clear, practical insight. You’ll primarily partner with the Development team, while also playing a key role in treasury reporting, covenant monitoring and wider finance improvement projects.
What you’ll be doing
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, business planning and management reporting for Development and other designated teams.
- Work with budget holders to understand performance, explain variances and improve value for money.
- Review development cash flows and appraisals, support contractor due diligence and maintain fixed asset and grant records.
- Monitor daily and monthly cash flow, loan covenants and regulatory metrics, including quarterly lender and regulatory returns.
- Support month-end and year-end close, financial statements, audits and external reporting.
- Build financial models and provide constructive challenge to support confident, well-informed decisions.
- Contribute to finance systems development, process improvement and wider projects across the organisation.
What we’re looking for
- Qualified or part-qualified CIMA, ACCA, ACA, CIPFA or equivalent, with relevant finance experience.
- Strong budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling and analytical skills.
- The confidence to business partner effectively and explain finance to non-finance colleagues.
- A high level of Excel and financial systems capability.
- A proactive, organised and collaborative approach, with excellent attention to detail.
- Experience of development finance, treasury, cash flow, regulatory returns or the housing sector would be an advantage.
Why join?
You’ll join a friendly, values-led housing organisation at an exciting point in its development programme, helping deliver more homes for the local area. This is a visible role with genuine scope to influence decisions and improve financial performance.
- Generous annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy up to five additional days.
- Excellent employer pension contribution and life assurance.
- Hybrid working, a birthday day off, paid volunteering leave and ongoing learning and development.
- Employee Assistance Programme, health and wellbeing benefits, discounts and free onsite parking.