Finance Business Partner

Tfgm; Manchester; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A public transport authority in Greater Manchester seeks an accountant to contribute to various projects shaping the region's strategic priorities. The successful candidate will provide financial insights that support decision-making and engage with diverse stakeholders. The position encompasses both permanent and fixed-term roles with a salary range of £47,539 - £52,866 per annum. Join a collaborative team focused on making a genuine difference to the local economy.

Benefits

Generous annual leave starting at 28 days

Free travel on buses across Greater Manchester

Local Government defined pension scheme

Enhanced family-friendly leave policies

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• You’ll be a qualified accountant.
• Experience successfully partnering with stakeholders, preparing budgets and forecasts.
• Strong communication skills and ability to engage with diverse stakeholders.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills with tight deadline management.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and delivery of new and existing projects.
• Provide financial insight to support decision-making.
• Identify financial risks and opportunities.

Skills

Qualified accountant

Experience partnering with stakeholders

Strong communication skills

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Job description

Are you a finance professional seeking your next challenge? Would you like to play a key role in the continued delivery of Capital Programmes across the Greater Manchester region?

TfGM is seeking an accountant to support the organisation through an exciting period of change. Alongside traditional transport construction projects and programmes, such as Rail access and Metrolink, we are now delivering a range of emerging priorities including easing congestion, promoting active travel, and supporting the government's 'local agenda'.

In this role, you’ll contribute to the development and delivery of a diverse range of new and existing projects that shape Greater Manchester's strategic priorities. You’ll work closely with project stakeholders to provide financial insight, support decision‑making, and identify financial risks and opportunities.

For more information, please see the role profile at the bottom of the advert.

Who are we?

We are seeking two skilled and committed finance professionals to join our supportive and collaborative team as a Revenue & Capital Accountant during this exciting time.

Working as part of the Infrastructure Pipeline Finance team, within the wider TfGM Finance and Corporate directorate, you’ll be the first point of contact for your stakeholders (both Finance and Non‑Finance colleagues) in the delivery of projects that make a real difference to both the regional and national economy.

What you’ll bring

What you do and how you do it is important – whatever type of role you work in at TfGM – and even small behaviours and actions can have a really big impact. At TfGM, our behaviours bring to life our values of Deliver, Care and Adapt.

What we’re looking for:

• You’ll be a qualified accountant
• You’ll have experience successfully partnering with both Finance and Non‑Finance stakeholders, preparing budgets and forecasts, and producing month‑end management accounts.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to engage with a diverse range of stakeholders across TfGM and Local Authorities.
• Good analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to interpret data (both written and numerical) and work to tight deadlines while meeting funding and operational targets.

What we can offer you

We have two roles available. One is a permanent position, the other is a fixed‑term role for 12 months. Please make it clear in your application which your preference would be. These posts come with a salary of £47,539‑£52,866 per annum depending on skills and experience.

At TfGM we encourage candidates to discuss flexible working options at any stage of the recruitment process. We are happy to #talkflexibleworking to help colleagues maintain a healthy work‑life balance.

Our benefits include:

• Generous annual leave starting at 28 days (plus bank holidays), increasing with service, with options to buy more.
• Free travel on buses across Greater Manchester, plus rail or Metrolink travel to and from work.
• Local Government defined pension scheme with life cover of 3x salary and options to boost your contributions.
• Enhanced family‑friendly leave policies, including those supporting fertility treatment, alongside flexible and hybrid working and a special leave policy to support a range of unexpected events. Please note that qualification criteria may apply, including a requirement to have been employed with the organisation for a minimum specified period of time.
• Discover more benefits including wellbeing support, Personal and Career Development, Flexible working, financial support and more on our website.

What's next?

If you believe you have the skills and experience required, we’d really like to hear from you. To apply please submit your CV and complete your application ensuring that you provide clear examples against the criteria questions, all appointments will be based on merit. Our short‑listing process is anonymised, so please do not include your name or contact details on your CV. If any personal details are included these will be visible to the hiring manager.

Internal candidates – check with your line manager before applying for a secondment, to make sure you can be released from your substantive role.

We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. However, we value human talent and are looking for passionate individuals to join our organisation. Please ensure you personally complete your application and read all the instructions carefully to maximise your chances of success.

Applications that rely too heavily on AI may be rejected during shortlisting. However we understand that AI may be used as a reasonable adjustment, if using AI to support your application, please give a brief explanation why to help ensure fair selection process.

TfGM is proud to be an equal opportunities employer that encourages and celebrates diversity. We want to recruit and retain a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and welcome individuals from all backgrounds by committing to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We will offer support and reasonable adjustments if required and we also have a Guaranteed Assessment Scheme which you can find out more information on here.

For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK – if in doubt please visit the following link Employers' right to work checklist – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note we are not a licensed sponsor.

NOTE TO AGENCIES – we will be accepting direct applications only for this role. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral CV.

Please note we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.

Internal candidates – please note you do not need to provide a reference when applying for the role.