Finance Business Partner - 202512

Berneslai Homes; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A social housing provider in Barnsley is seeking a Finance Business Partner to manage financial services, including budget preparation and monitoring. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant or working towards ACCA, CIMA, or CIPFA qualifications, with significant experience in financial support services. This permanent role offers competitive salary and numerous employee benefits, fostering an inclusive work environment.

Benefits

Agile Working Packages

Excellent Pension Scheme

Discounted Gym Membership

Health & Wellbeing Checks

Fantastic Training and Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant or actively working towards an accounting qualification.
• Experience providing financial support in a service environment.
• Ability to manage a challenging workload with professionalism.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of monthly budget monitoring and presentation to budget holders.
• Support finance manager in producing management accounts for various teams.
• Liaison with budget holders for financial support and advice.

Skills

Qualified accountant or working towards qualification - ACCA, CIMA or CIPFA

Experience providing financial support services

Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

Positive attitude and problem-solving skills

High professional standards and organization

Job description

Salary: £42,839 to £46,142

Working Arrangements: Full Time

Hours of Work: 37 hours a week

Status of Employment: Permanent

This post closes at 11.59 pm on the date specified.

At Berneslai Homes, we strive to be a forward‑thinking social housing provider and employer, committed to improving homes and communities across Barnsley. We manage around 18,000 homes on behalf of Barnsley Council, guided by our '3 Cs' values: putting the Customer first, maintaining a Can‑do attitude, and staying Curious to make sure we get things right.

We’re proud to be the first local authority to receive the highest C1 grading from the Regulator of Social Housing. This reflects that we meet consumer standards as a landlord, address issues promptly, and prioritise tenant safety, needs, and wellbeing.

The Finance Business Partner role:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Business Partner to join us where you’ll work closely with our Finance Manager to provide a range of financial services including budget preparation, budget monitoring, monthly management accounts, preparation of statutory accounts and annual financial statements.

Key duties and responsibilities of our Finance Business Partner

• Preparation and presentation of monthly budget monitoring information to budget holders, highlighting key variances.
• Support the Finance Manager with the production of monthly management accounts information for SMT, EMT and Board.
• Preparing financial data for the annual budgeting process and reviewing the information with budget holders.
• Support the Finance Manager in updating the Medium Financial Plan.
• Support the Finance Manager in updating the efficiency savings register.
• Liaison with budget holders, providing financial support and advice and ensuring understanding of the Company’s financial position.

What we’re looking for in our Finance Business Partner

• Qualified accountant or actively working towards accounting qualification - ACCA, CIMA or CIPFA.
• Experience of providing financial support services within a service environment.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure, and to tight deadlines.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude and ability to problem solve and look for solutions and opportunities in a changing environment.
• Ability to travel as necessary to meet the needs of the post.
• High professional standards, organised and able to work on own initiative, managing a heavy and challenging workload.

Please refer to the full Job Description and Employee Specification upon completing your application.

What you might be asking is, why work for us?

We are proud to put our people first! By joining Berneslai Homes, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

• Agile Working Packages
• Excellent Pension Scheme
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Health & Wellbeing Checks
• Fantastic Training and Development Opportunities

Job Description and Employee Specification

Key Dates

Shortlisting and interviewing is due to take place w/c 15th December and interviews. Please note these dates are subject to change.

Further Information

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Lydia McMath, Finance Manager by emailing, [e-mail].

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• CVs will not be accepted.

Berneslai Homes values diversity in its workforce and encourages applications from all sectors of the community.