Assistant finance business partner (engagement)

Sense; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid role

Birmingham office

Job summary

Sense in Birmingham is seeking an Assistant Finance Business Partner (Engagement) to develop management accounting and business partnering skills, providing financial insight to engagement and fundraising teams.

You will work with the Finance Partner to deliver monthly MI, budgets, forecasts and donor-funded reporting, building relationships with budget holders and helping non-finance colleagues understand financial implications.

Qualifications

• Experience in finance or management accounting.
• Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting across multiple cost centres.
• Understanding of management accounting principles and accounting standards.
• Strong Excel skills with large datasets, pivot tables and VLOOKUP.
• Experience using computerised finance systems such as Infor SunSystems.
• Attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to explain financial information to non-finance colleagues.
• Willingness to contribute to Sense as a collaborative team member.
• AAT qualification or progress towards ACCA/CIMA or other CCAB qualification advantageous, with charity accounting exposure.

Responsibilities

• Support monthly management accounts preparation, including accruals, prepayments and reconciliations.
• Assist with budgets, forecasts and financial reporting across multiple cost centres.
• Analyze financial performance and provide variance commentary.
• Reconcile data between accounting system, Engagement CRM and income sources.
• Support Gift Aid claims preparation and submission.
• Prepare financial reports for donor-funded projects and fundraising activities.
• Support annual audit processes and maintain accurate financial records and controls.
• Work with budget holders and non-finance colleagues to provide financial guidance.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes and reporting.

Skills

Finance experience

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial reporting

Excel skills

Pivot tables

VLOOKUP

Communication

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

AAT qualification

ACCA/CIMA progression

Tools

Infor SunSystems

Job description

Assistant finance business partner (engagement)

We are looking for an Assistant Finance Business Partner (Engagement) to join our Finance team at Sense. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your management accounting and business partnering experience, working closely with colleagues across our Engagement and fundraising teams to provide meaningful financial insight, support effective decision-making and help ensure our resources are used where they can make the greatest impact.

Reporting to our Finance Business Partner (Engagement), you will help deliver a high-quality financial support service, providing accurate management information, financial analysis and advice to colleagues across the organisation. You will play an important role in supporting our financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting processes, while building strong relationships with budget holders and helping non-finance colleagues understand the financial implications of their decisions.#

This is a full time, hybrid role working 2 days per week from our Birmingham office.

Key repsonsibilities

• Supporting the preparation of monthly management accounts, including accruals, prepayments and financial reconciliations.
• Assisting with annual budgets, forecasts and financial reporting across multiple cost centres.
• Analysing financial performance, investigating variances and providing clear, meaningful commentary.
• Reconciling financial information between our accounting system, Engagement CRM and other income sources.
• Supporting the preparation and submission of Gift Aid claims.
• Preparing financial reports for donor-funded projects, fundraising activities and other stakeholders.
• Supporting the annual audit process and maintaining accurate financial records and controls.
• Working closely with budget holders and non-finance colleagues to provide financial guidance and support.
• Identifying opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting and ways of working.

About you

We are looking for someone who enjoys working with numbers but also understands the importance of building relationships and communicating financial information clearly.

You will be organised, analytical and proactive, with the confidence to work collaboratively across teams and contribute ideas for improvement.

You will bring

• Previous experience working within a finance or management accounting environment.
• Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting, ideally across multiple cost centres.
• A good understanding of management accounting principles and accounting standards.
• Strong Excel skills, including experience working with large datasets and using functions such as pivot tables and VLOOKUP.
• Experience using computerised finance systems, ideally Infor SunSystems or similar.
• Excellent attention to detail, analytical skills and the ability to meet competing deadlines.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain financial information to non-finance colleagues.
• A collaborative approach and a genuine interest in contributing to the work of Sense.
• An AAT qualification or progress towards a professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, CIMA or another CCAB qualification would be advantageous, alongside experience of charity accounting or working within a large, complex organisation.

Our Values

Our values shape the way we behave and work alongside disabled people with complex needs to break down barriers:

• We’re creating change
• We’re always learning
• We’re better together

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

Company: Sense

Salary: from £35,042 a year

Hours: Full-time

Location: Birmingham, B29 6NA

Working pattern: On-site

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 2 Nov 2026

Closing date: 27 Nov 2026