Finance Business Partner - Projects and Improvements

Bromford; Chipping Sodbury; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Bromford is seeking a Finance Business Partner to enhance service delivery through financial improvements. This role involves collaboration with senior stakeholders, driving change, and implementing best practices in financial processes. The position is available as a 12-month fixed-term contract with flexible working hours.

Benefits

Flexible benefits

Learning and development

Private medical cover

Work-life balance

Pay and financial wellbeing

Health and wellbeing

Qualifications

• Post-qualification experience (ACCA, ACA, or CIMA) required.
• Experience in business partnering within service-focused environments.
• Strong systems knowledge including Microsoft D365 and Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Lead transformational improvements across operational teams.
• Build models for supply and demand, improve forecasting.
• Redesign financial processes and streamline reporting.

Skills

Business partnering

Process mapping

Project management

Communication

Data analysis

Education

ACCA

ACA

CIMA

Tools

Microsoft D365

Power BI

Job description

Finance Business Partner - Projects and Improvements

The vacancy

At Bromford, we're building more than homes - we're building communities and futures. As our business grows and evolves, we're looking for a finance business partner to join our finance team, focusing on projects and improvements. This is a great opportunity to play a pivotal role in driving change and enhancing the performance of our service delivery functions, including repairs, empty homes, and heating and electrical services.

Reporting to the head of business partnering, you'll take the lead in identifying and implementing transformational improvements across operational teams. You'll act as a key connector between finance and the business, bringing together financial reporting and operational data to build models that reflect true supply and demand, improve forecasting, and support smarter ways of working. You'll also be instrumental in redesigning financial processes and streamlining reporting, ultimately reducing month-end cycles and increasing efficiency. Your work will help embed a culture of continuous improvement and innovation, while ensuring best practices are consistently applied.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives on influencing change, is confident working with senior stakeholders, and is motivated by the opportunity to shape long-term financial planning. You'll collaborate closely with our business planning team to contribute to our five-year strategy, develop in-year cashflow plans for service delivery teams, and drive a performance-focused culture where insight and analysis lead to real impact.

This role is available as a 12-month fixed-term contract. We're able to consider candidates who can work between 30 and 37.5 hours per week, spread over at least four days. You can be based from any of our main offices in Chipping Sodbury, Tewkesbury, Wolverhampton, or Lichfield, with regular home working available.

You will have:

• Demonstrable post-qualification experience (ACCA, ACA, or CIMA)
• Proven experience in business partnering within service-focused environments, ideally in housing associations or asset management
• Confident communicator with the ability to translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights
• Strong systems knowledge, including Microsoft D365 and Power BI
• Skilled in process mapping and driving process improvement initiatives
• Demonstrated project management capabilities with a focus on delivering outcomes through collaboration and coordination
• Able to complete a basic DBS and consumer check

The closing date is 29 May with interviews taking place on 4 June.

Please note: This job posting may close early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

About us

We are a housing association that owns and provides over 47,000 homes for people who can't access market housing; has individual relationships with more than 112,000 customers; has a strong balance sheet; and plans to build 11,000 homes by 2032. All of this is only possible because of our 1,900 dedicated colleagues.

We believe that nothing is more important to any individual or family than their home. It's a matter of social justice that everyone should have a home that is safe, secure, and affordable. We exist to provide such homes. With the right home, people can achieve great things, not only for themselves but for wider society too.

We provide quality, affordable homes but also care about the people who live in them. We want each of them to be able to achieve their goals. This will be different for each customer. Put simply, we want people to thrive.

Diversity Statement

We are committed to recruiting, developing, and retaining colleagues who are representative of the diverse communities we work with. This commitment is embedded in our DNA, and we are striving to build an inclusive workplace culture where all colleagues feel valued and respected, and individuality is celebrated. We are a proud "Disability Confident" (Level 2) and Menopause Friendly employer and have signed the Armed Forces covenant to support those who serve.

We encourage people from all sections of our community to apply for jobs with us. Particularly, we welcome those who have been historically underrepresented in areas of our workforce including people from ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people, women, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Great Place To Work Certified

Bromford has once again been certified as a Great Place To Work (Nov 24 - Nov 25). The 2024 Great Place to Work Trust Index Survey highlighted that our employees believe we have an amazing company culture and that 91% of our employees felt welcome when they joined us. We are also proud to have been named one of the UK's Best Workplaces for Women for two consecutive years (2023 and 2024), demonstrating that all colleagues, regardless of gender, can thrive at Bromford.

Benefits

Flexible benefits

Learning and development

Private medical cover

Work-life balance

Pay and financial wellbeing

Health and wellbeing