Finance Business Partner

WANDLE HOUSING ASSOCIATION; London Borough of Southwark; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recruitment Pack

Job summary

Wandle Housing Association Ltd is seeking a Finance Business Partner on a permanent, full-time basis in London. You will partner with the business services function, handling month-end journals and monthly management accounts, delivering accurate reporting and insightful analysis.

You will influence budgets and forecasts, maintain strong relationships, and own finance tasks within your area. The role offers a clear path for career progression and expects a proactive, ambitious approach.

Qualifications

• Experience in management accounting month end duties.
• Strong ability to build relationships with business services and beyond.
• Bias toward accuracy in reporting.
• Ability to own finance tasks for area of responsibility.
• Ambitious to grow within the finance team.

Responsibilities

• Answer queries and produce analysis for the business services function and beyond.
• Handle key management accounting tasks (month end journals and monthly management accounts) and ensure accuracy.
• Help steer budgets and forecasts with the business services teams.

Skills

People skills

Stakeholder mgmt

Month-end accounting

Management accounting

Analytical mindset

Job description

We are looking for a Finance Business Partner to join us here at Wandle on a permanent, full time basis.

Key Responsibilities of the role:

• As one of the faces of finance you will be accessible and flexible in answering queries and producing analysis for the business services function and beyond.
• You will find yourself working on key management accounting tasks – such as month end journals and producing monthly management accounts. You will business partner those accounts ensuring understanding and accuracy.
• You will have your ear to the ground and finger on the pulse of all things business services to help steer the business into producing accurate budgets and forecasts.

What we are looking for:

• You must be highly personable and good at building relationships.
• Aim high – you must take pride in the reports you publish – ensuring accuracy.
• Own it – you should want to take ownership of all finance tasks involving your area of responsibility.
• Be ambitious – we want someone who wants to excel and climb the ranks of the finance team.
• A sound understanding of management accounting month end duties.
• A solid understanding of finance business partnering and how an FBP adds value to a business.

Wandle offers great benefits across the business, please see the link for our Recruitment Pack here - Home - Recruitment Pack

Closing date: 11th November 2026 Shortlisting: 12th November 2026 Interviews: Week commencing 16th November 2026

Wandle is committed to being an inclusive employer where everyone is welcome! No matter your race, religion, gender, sex, sexuality, ethnicity or if you have a disability. We encourage all to apply and everyone feel safe in the knowledge that hiring decisions will not be decided based on any of these criteria.

Please note we are unable to sponsor Visa's, so to be able to work for Wandle you must already have and be able to provide proof of your Right to Work in the United Kingdom.