Finance Business Partner

Ambitious about Autism; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A charity focusing on autism is seeking a Finance Business Partner to provide financial insight and support to senior leadership. With responsibilities ranging from management accounts to strategic financial planning, the ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with experience in business partnering within the charity sector. The role offers flexible hybrid working and a commitment to professional development.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Flexible hybrid working

Commitment to professional development

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified accountant.
• Strong experience in finance business partnering.
• Experience in strategic finance and business planning is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead the monthly management accounts and reporting process.
• Provide strategic and technical financial advice to high-profile projects.
• Ensure financial implications are understood and embedded in decision-making.
• Influence and negotiate with senior colleagues.

Skills

Strategic finance

Business planning

Financial modeling

Negotiation

Education

Qualified accountant (ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA)

Job description

Overview

Ambitious about Autism, we believe in a future where every autistic child and young person can be themselves and realise their ambitions. We're looking for a Finance Business Partner who's ready to bring insight, influence, and energy to a role that sits at the heart of our strategic decision-making.

This is more than just numbers. You'll be a trusted advisor to senior leaders across the organisation, helping them shape and deliver their financial plans. You'll work closely with ELT members and budget holders to build robust financial models, set budgets, and produce termly forecasts that drive real impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead the monthly management accounts and reporting process
• Provide strategic and technical financial advice to high-profile projects
• Ensure financial implications are understood and embedded in decision-making
• Influence and negotiate with senior colleagues to help us meet our financial goals

Qualifications & Requirements

• Is a qualified accountant (ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA)
• Has trained at a top 15 accountancy firm or equivalent public body (e.g. NAO), or has strong experience in finance business partnering
• Can quickly get to grips with a complex environment and work independently
• Has experience in strategic finance and business planning
• Understands charity finance (SORP FRS 102) or has transferable IFRS/FRS102 knowledge and a willingness to learn

Benefits

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a purpose-driven organisation where your financial expertise will help shape the future for autistic children and young people.

In return, we offer great benefits including a generous holiday allowance and commitment to continued professional development (CPD), flexible, hybrid working and more!

How to Apply / Contact

If you have any questions about the role or would like to have a confidential chat, please contact James Axford, Recruitment Officer on 020 8815 5149 or [e-mail].

Equality, Safeguarding & Recruitment

Ambitious about Autism is committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level of our organisation. We warmly welcome applications from all qualified candidates, valuing the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives they bring. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, disability, or age.

Our recruitment process promotes equal opportunities, and we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities or additional needs throughout the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team for accommodations. We recognise disability as a physical or mental impairment that significantly and long-term affects a person\'s ability to perform day-to-day activities, as defined by the UK Equality Act 2010. All applications will be considered solely on merit, aligned with our mission to support autistic children and young people.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search may be carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification. Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.