Finance Business Partner

Banking & Financial Services; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company in Birmingham is seeking a commercially minded Finance Business Partner to provide financial insights for decision-making and project delivery. This role involves advising budget holders, producing management accounts, and leading budgets and forecasts. Candidates should be qualified accountants with strong stakeholder engagement skills and experience in budgeting and forecasting. The position offers a chance to work closely with a housing association, making a significant impact on financial processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in management accounts, budgeting and forecasting.
• Confident working with large data sets and translating numbers into insight.
• Comfortable working autonomously and to tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Partner with budget holders to provide robust financial advice.
• Produce and review management accounts and forecasts.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting for assigned areas.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Business partnering

Data analysis

Advanced Excel skills

Education

Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)

Job description

We’re looking for a commercially minded Finance Business Partner to work closely with senior stakeholders, providing clear financial insight to support decision‑making, investment planning and project delivery. You will be working closely with the Finance team of a Housing Association based in Birmingham.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with budget holders to provide robust financial advice and challenge
• Produce and review management accounts, forecasts and variance analysis
• Support business cases, investment appraisals and project accounting
• Lead budgeting and forecasting for assigned areas
• Present financial insight in a clear, practical way to non‑finance stakeholders
• Drive continuous improvement in financial controls, processes and reporting

About you

• Qualified or part‑qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
• Experience in management accounts, budgeting and forecasting
• Strong stakeholder engagement and business partnering skills
• Confident working with large data sets and translating numbers into insight
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, analysis)
• Comfortable working autonomously and to tight deadline