Assistant Finance Business Partner - Workplace Services Delivery

Government Property Agency; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative agency is seeking an Assistant Finance Business Partner to contribute to financial management and project cost assessments. This role involves producing management accounts, supporting client discussions, and analyzing financial performance to inform strategic decisions. Join a dynamic team committed to sustainability and inclusivity, where your contributions will make a meaningful impact on government operations and community services. If you're ambitious, driven, and eager to foster continuous improvement in financial processes, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Strong month-end management accounting experience required.
• Finance business partnering experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Producing management accounts for relevant budget holders.
• Providing advice on financial treatment of project costs.
• Facilitating forecasting and reporting activities.

Skills

Management Accounting

Financial Analysis

Stakeholder Engagement

Continuous Improvement

Education

CCAB or equivalent qualification

Part-qualified or finalist-level candidates

Job description

Assistant Finance Business Partner

(SEO)

£41,055 - £44,415 (National)

+ £5,000 Accountancy Allowance or £2,500 Part Qualification Allowance

The Government Property Agency is the largest property holder in government, with more than £2.1 billion in property assets and over 50% of the government’s office estate. We are transforming the way the Civil Service works by creating great places to work, leading the largest commercial office programme in the UK, working towards halving carbon emissions from government offices, and achieving greater value for taxpayers. We are looking for innovative, solutions-focused people to join our team.

Representing the best covenant in the UK His Majesty’s Government, we are leading ground-breaking programmes such as the Government Hubs Programme, Whitehall Campus Programme, and Net Zero Programme, as well as delivering modern and cost-effective real estate service solutions.

Innovation and progress are at the heart of our behaviors. We foster a culture of lifelong learning, where curiosity and self-improvement are encouraged, and we are dedicated to becoming a leading, inclusive employer both in the external market and throughout the Civil Service. Our strong emphasis on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) is not just about driving inclusion across our organization; it is also about ensuring our services meet the needs of government departments and the civil servants who use our spaces.

Join our dynamic and diverse team that leads with purpose, improving sustainability, nurturing social value, driving inclusivity and flexibility, and kickstarting economic growth. We are driven by purpose, and you can be part of it too: where you make a meaningful impact; where you influence; where your voice really matters; where you help to shape our future direction.

The responsibilities of the Assistant Finance Business Partner will include:

• Producing management accounts for relevant budget holders and contributing to GPA’s client budget process.
• Providing advice on the financial treatment of project costs to ensure correct assessment for capitalisation, and appropriate treatment of abortive costs and feasibility works as RDEL, while being allocated to the correct projects.
• Contributing to property reconciliations to ensure all expenditure has been fully recovered from tenants.
• Attending monthly stakeholder meetings to support project management, supply chain, and client relationships.
• Supporting client discussions to ensure recovery of billed amounts, keeping accrued income minimal and controlled.
• Building an internal network with other finance teams to ensure smooth data and knowledge transfer between interlinked processes, and contributing to the wider finance team.
• Promoting continuous improvement by developing and refining accounting processes related to projects and expenditure.
• Preparing balance sheet reconciliations, including accruals and prepayments.
• Analyzing financial performance to identify variances and ensure correct transaction accounting.
• Owning key financial processes, including journal preparation and processing, and supporting audits.
• Facilitating forecasting and reporting activities, using analytical skills to identify trends, risks, and opportunities to inform strategic decisions.

Key Skills & Experience

• CCAB or equivalent part-qualified or finalist-level candidates required; full qualification is desirable.
• Experience in facilities management or estates-related roles (e.g., property management, construction projects) is preferable; candidates from other backgrounds will also be considered.
• Strong month-end management accounting experience required; finance business partnering experience is advantageous.
• Confident communicator with proven stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ambitious and driven, ideally from a fast-paced or client-focused environment.

The GPA is committed to representing the communities we serve by making Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion part of everything we do. We particularly invite applications from candidates who are disabled, ethnically or gender diverse, or who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community to support our diversity and inclusion goals.