Finance Business Partner

GreenSquareAccord; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A housing services provider in the UK seeks a Finance Business Partner to oversee financial planning and cost management for projects. This role requires a qualified accountant with commercial experience, capable of providing concise financial insights to leadership. Offering a salary of £50,000 - £55,000, along with 25 days holiday, a pension scheme, and additional benefits. A DBS check is mandatory upon successful application.

Benefits

25 days annual holiday

Defined contribution pension scheme

Flexible working

Volunteering leave

Health cash plan

Qualifications

• Demonstrated track record of adding value in organizations.
• Substantial commercial post-qualified experience.
• Ability to understand strategic business goals.

Responsibilities

• Manage cost bases for Existing Properties Investment and Projects.
• Provide clear actionable financial advice monthly.
• Ensure financial decisions align with strategic goals.

Skills

Communication and presentation skills

Analytical and critical thinking

Financial modelling and analytical capabilities

Ability to influence and collaborate

Education

Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA, ACA)

Tools

Advanced Excel

Job description

Job Title: Finance Business Partner (Central Services)

Job Location: Brindleyplace B1 2JB

Salary: £50,000 - £55,000

Contract type: Permanent

Working hours: 37 hours per week

About the role

• Reporting into the Senior Finance Business Partner, this is a critical role, business partnering some of our most senior leaders.
• Key responsibilities include managing the cost bases for our Existing Properties Investment and Company‑wide Projects, being the first point of contact in Finance for many of our Exec and Senior Leadership Teams.
• The role will be expected to deliver the following:
  • Monitoring of cost improvement / efficiency plans, highlighting risks to achievement and supporting identification of alternative plans where necessary.
  • Ensure that financial decisions are in keeping with the longer‑term strategic aims of the Group, and investments continue to drive continuous business improvements.
  • Financial modelling of all business cases, with clear costs and desired financial outcomes approved prior to investments.
  • Provision of clear, concise and actionable financial advice monthly to the business area Leadership and Executive to enable informed decision‑making.
  • Taking ownership of forecasting, ensuring projections have strong commercial rationale, and are activity driven wherever possible.

Please note that if you are successful in this role, we will require a DBS check to be completed. Further details will be sent following offer.

About you

• We are looking for experienced Finance Business Partners (or similar discipline, e.g. Strategy or Mgmt. reporting) who can demonstrate a track record of adding value to the organisations they work with.
• A qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA, ACA) with substantial commercial post‑qualified experience.
• Ability to understand the strategic business goals of an organisation, including delivering customer value and managing capital expenditure, with the ability to ‘look beyond the numbers’ and understand the wider business context.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across all levels of the organisation.
• Analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable insights and interpret the impact of both financial and non‑financial commercial decisions.
• Strong financial modelling and analytical capabilities, ideally with advanced Excel skills.
• Initiative‑taking, results‑oriented, and commercial mindset with the ability to thrive in a complex working environment.

Please note that if you are successful in this role, we will require evidence of the required certificates and qualifications for this role. Without this evidence, you would be unable to commence employment at GreenSquareAccord.

About us

We are GSA, we provide affordable homes and services that create a foundation from which people in our communities can thrive.

We own and manage 25,000 homes in diverse communities across the West Midlands and Southwest.

Everyone deserves a home, it's a place from which we build our future, we thrive at home.

We are proud to play an active role in dealing with the consequences of the housing crisis, by providing affordable homes for people in our communities who need them most.

Often a home is all someone needs, but when our customers need more, we offer a range of services, including care, money advice and coaching to support them.

We also provide care and support to some of the most vulnerable people in society. This includes support for people who are homeless, experiencing domestic violence or are part of the criminal justice system.

The GSA Way

We know that how we do things is just as important as what we do. To help us make a difference, together, we created the GSA Way.

A culture we commit to, aspire to, and live and breathe. Commitments and behaviours which together make our organisation what it is.

Our five core commitments are:

• We believe our customer is everything
• We are one team
• We are supportive and caring
• We are business-minded for social purpose
• We are curious and ambitious.

You can read more about the GSA Way in our recruitment pack.

Benefits

In support and recognition of our colleagues who will help us deliver our employer strategy, we offer a fantastic benefits package. This includes:

• 25 days annual holiday entitlement
• A defined contribution pension scheme.
• Trust based flexible working and a Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• Two days paid volunteering leave per year
• Buying and selling of annual leave
• Opt‑in health cash plan with cover on eye test and glasses, Dental, therapy and much more!

All individuals who apply to work at GreenSquareAccord are considered on their merits in line with our Diversity and Inclusion strategy and policy.

GreenSquareAccord is a Disability Confident Employer therefore we actively encourage applications from individuals with disabilities and try to provide access, adjustments, equipment or other practical support where required. All applicants with a disability who meet the ‘essential eligibility criteria’ for the role, as detailed in the job description, are guaranteed an interview.

If you need any assistance, adjustments or adaptations throughout our selection processes please let us know.