Finance Business Partner

Weaver Vale Housing Trust; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Health Cash Plan

Gym membership discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Free car parking

Job summary

Weaver Vale Housing Trust invites applications for a Finance Business Partner (Permanent) role based at Gadbrook Park, Northwich. This 37-hour-per-week position offers a key link between Finance and Development, leading budgets, forecasts and management accounts while supporting financial governance.

The role requires a qualified or part-qualified accountant with strong IT skills and experience in business partnering across teams to improve value for money and drive performance.

Qualifications

• Qualified or part qualified (CIMA, ACCA, ACA, CIPFA or equivalent) with the appropriate experience.
• Four years of relevant experience in Finance.
• A high level of IT and systems skills.
• Experience of Business Partnering with teams across a business to deliver results and stay within budget.
• Experience in Budgeting and forecasting.
• Experience in Treasury and regulatory returns and cash flow.
• Experience with developments and capitalisation.
• An ability to convey complex finance information to people outside of finance.
• Excellent organisation skills and ability to multitask.
• Continuous improvement and innovation to improve efficiency of processes.
• A strong communicator who can build strong relationships across the business.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational and strategic financial support to Developments and Lettings.
• Ensure strong treasury reporting, cash flow monitoring, covenant compliance and regulatory returns.
• Act as a key link between Finance and operational teams, helping colleagues understand financial performance and make informed decisions.
• Lead budget setting, business planning, forecasting and financial reporting for relevant departments.
• Support month-end and year-end processes, ensuring accurate financial information is delivered to agreed timescales.
• Work closely with budget holders to monitor performance, understand variances and identify opportunities to improve value for money.
• Support the Development team, including cash flow reviews, appraisals analysis, contractor due diligence, fixed asset records and grant reporting.
• Support on the financial statements, audit processes, finance systems development and wider continuous improvement projects.
• Provide constructive financial advice, challenge and insight to strengthen financial governance, risk management and decision-making.

Skills

CIMA/ACCA/ACA/CIPFA

Finance experience

Business Partnering

Budgeting

Forecasting

Treasury

Regulatory returns

Cash flow

Communication

Organisational skills

Continuous improvement

Education

CIMA/ACCA/ACA/CIPFA qualification

Job description

Directorate: Job Title: Finance Business Partner (Permanent)

Hours: 37 hours (to be worked flexibly in line with business needs)

Salary: £49,465 - £51,000 per annum

Location: Based at Gadbrook Park, Northwich

Flexibility to work from a variety of places including our office at Gadbrook Park, Northwich and home (dependent on the job role and the needs of our customer, our organisation and our teams)

Our values are Compassionate, Accountable, Respectful and Exceptional, we are constantly striving to demonstrate these values in our day to day working environment and culture.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a proactive, value focused finance professional to join its Finance team in a permanent role. Based at Gadbrook Point in Northwich, this 37-hour-per-week opportunity offers the chance to play a visible and influential role in supporting key departments, helping colleagues make confident decisions, manage budgets effectively and deliver meaningful organisational outcomes.

The role will work closely with the Development team at an exciting time for the Trust, as we continue to grow our development programme and deliver more homes for the local area.

The successful candidate will act as a trusted link between Finance and the Development team, leading on budgets, forecasts and management accounts while providing clear insight to support strong financial planning and performance.

This is a varied role with real scope to add value, including involvement in month‑end and year‑end processes, performance monitoring, forecasting and the development of financial models.

Alongside business partnering, the role will be a key part of the Treasury team, leading on covenant monitoring and regulatory returns, as well as supporting financial statements, audit processes, finance systems development and wider improvement projects.

The post holder will provide advice, constructive challenge and insight to help ensure resources are used effectively, financial governance remains strong and services continue to improve.

We are looking for a qualified or part-qualified accountant with relevant finance experience, strong analytical skills and the confidence to build effective relationships across the organisation.

Weaver Vale Housing Trust has an exciting opportunity for someone who is looking to develop their career with a great company. We are looking for a driven, diligent, and friendly Business Partner to join our Finance team.

What Will You Do?

• Provide operational and strategic financial support to Developments and Lettings.
• Ensure strong treasury reporting, cash flow monitoring, covenant compliance and regulatory returns.
• Act as a key link between Finance and operational teams, helping colleagues understand financial performance and make informed decisions.
• Lead budget setting, business planning, forecasting and financial reporting for relevant departments.
• Support month‑end and year‑end processes, ensuring accurate financial information is delivered to agreed timescales.
• Work closely with budget holders to monitor performance, understand variances and identify opportunities to improve value for money.
• Support the Development team, including cash flow reviews, appraisals analysis, contractor due diligence, fixed asset records and grant reporting.
• Support on the financial statements, audit processes, finance systems development and wider continuous improvement projects.
• Provide constructive financial advice, challenge and insight to strengthen financial governance, risk management and decision‑making.

Please see Accountability profile for further information and requirements.

Requirements and skills for the role

• Qualified or part qualified (CIMA, ACCA, ACA, CIPFA or equivalent) with the appropriate experience.
• Four years of relevant experience in Finance
• A high level of IT and systems skills
• Experience of Business Partnering with teams across a business to deliver results and stay withing budget
• Experience in Budgeting and forecasting
• Experience in Treasury and regulatory returns and cash flow
• Experience with developments and capitalisation
• An ability to convey complex finance information to people outside of finance
• Excellent organisation skills and ability to multitask
• Continuous improvement and innovation to improve efficiency of processes
• A strong communicator who can build strong relationships across the business

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Generous annual leave entitlement – 24-29 days holidays plus UK public/bank holidays (based on level of service)
• Ability to buy up to 5 days additional annual leave* (pro rata for part-time) each year
• 12% employer contribution to our Pension Scheme (minimum 2% employee contribution) with life assurance benefit*
• Access to the Trust discount and benefit platform, the C.A.R.E hub.
• Commitment to support your ongoing learning and development, with the opportunity to develop a range of transferable skills.
• Day off for your Birthday to be taken during your birth month (based on contractual hours)
• One day’s paid leave (per year) to support a charity or community group of your own choice*
• Candidate Referral Scheme*
• Option to enrol in a Health Cash Plan*
• Access to corporate Costco discounted membership*
• ‘Thank you’ gift for your continuous service starting at 5 years’ service, and every 5 years’ thereafter.
• 24/7, 365 day Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including free counselling
• Compensation for professional memberships which are an expressed requirementfor the role.
• Free annual flu vaccines and free Eye Care Vouchers*
• Discounts on a gym membership and phone contract
• Cycle to work scheme*
• Free to use car park at our office on Gadbrook Park
• Involvement in regular health and wellbeing initiatives and charity fundraising activities
• Opportunities to give feedback and join various colleague forums, to help shape change at the Trust.*
• Benefits offered providing you meet the eligibility criteria

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK evidence of essential qualifications, complete a health questionnaire and undertake a DBS check (if relevant to the role).

The Trust invites applications from all members of the community, irrespective of Gender, Gender reassignment, Sexual orientation, Race, Religion or belief, Disability, Age, Pregnancy and maternity, Marriage and civil partnership.