Associate Finance Business Partner (Volunteer Groups)

CHM-1; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization in London seeks an Associate Finance Business Partner to empower volunteers in managing finances confidently. This role involves providing financial advice, delivering training, and leading compliance reporting. The ideal candidate will be a part-qualified accountant with strong finance knowledge, excellent communication skills, and experience with volunteers. You will join a vibrant team dedicated to making a difference for people affected by MS. Flexible working options are available, alongside a competitive salary of £35,825 per annum plus numerous benefits.

Benefits

38 days paid annual leave

Flexible working options

Enhanced leave for new parents

Cycle to work scheme

Death in service scheme

Qualifications

• You should be a part-qualified accountant with ongoing professional development.
• You need strong finance knowledge and experience working with volunteers.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic financial advice to volunteer groups.
• Deliver training for financial responsibilities.
• Lead year-end financial checks and compliance reporting.
• Collaborate to improve financial processes.

Skills

Part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Strong knowledge of finance and accounting processes

Experience working with volunteers

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Position: Associate Finance Business Partner (Volunteer Groups)
Hours: Full-time (35 hours a week)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Office-based in London N4, with flexibility to work remotely
Salary: £35,825 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band and Job Family: Band 2, Profession/ Technical
You'll start at the entry point salary of £35,825 per annum, increasing to £38,065 after 6 months service and satisfactory performance and to £40,304 after a further 6 months.

About the Employer

This charity makes sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything they do. And it's this commitment that unites them across the UK.

Their strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told them is important to them. It gives the organisation a clear and determined focus.

Their work is based on the hopes and aspirations of the MS community. Together they campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

This organisation's people are their greatest asset and the key to their success. They offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.

About this job

Are you passionate about making a difference and using your financial expertise to support volunteer-led initiatives? Join this charity as an Associate Finance Business Partner (Groups) and play a vital role in empowering their group finance volunteers to manage their finances confidently and effectively.

In this role, you will:

• Provide strategic financial advice and clear reporting to volunteer groups.
• Deliver training and resources to help volunteers understand their financial responsibilities.
• Lead key processes such as year-end financial checks and compliance reporting.
• Collaborate across teams to simplify financial systems and improve processes.
• Support decision-making and planning to maximise impact for people affected by MS.

What they are looking for

• Part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Strong knowledge of finance and accounting processes.
• Experience working with volunteers and delivering training to non-finance audiences.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach.

This is a fantastic opportunity to combine your financial expertise with a role that truly makes a difference. If you're proactive, detail-oriented, and passionate about supporting communities, this employer would love to hear from you!

Begin your application now and help this charity to improve lives for people affected by MS.

Closing date for applications

9:00 on Monday 5 January 2026

How to apply

Please click 'Apply' and follow the job board process. You will receive an email from CHM Recruit containing further information on how to apply for the role.
Please note that although you may be asked by the job board to upload a CV, you are not applying at this stage.

Equal Opportunities

This employer particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.

Disability Confident Employer
Our client is a Disability Confident Employer and they're committed to promoting equality and diversity.

You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both their recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.

If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact them to discuss. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.

More about their employee benefits

Encouraging work life balance

• 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
• More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
• Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and them)
• Flexible working options

Caring for you and your family

• Generous sick pay entitlement
• More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment
• Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year
• Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis
• Enhanced leave for new parents
• Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
• Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
• 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
• 10 days paid carers' leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
• Cycle to work scheme
• Death in service scheme
• New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
  • in the event of miscarriage or still birth
  • to support fertility treatments
  • for antenatal appointments for both parents

Thinking about your finances

• Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
• Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
• New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing

Enriching your life at work

• Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
• Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
• New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely
• Various opportunities to influence how this organisation internally operates (including surveys, and focus and committee groups)
• Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for the charity's activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community)
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal working hours

Safeguarding

This employer is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses their services and they come into contact with.

This is regardless of: Gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, pregnancy, gender reassignment.

They recognise their particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.

They have measures in place to protect everyone they come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.

Your right to work in the UK

You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with this organisation. You'll need to share documents showing you're eligible to work in the UK if they offer you employment.

You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. They currently don't have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren't able to support you with your visa applications.

No agencies please.