Finance Business Partner - Derbyshire

Doing Good Recruitment; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Extra days over Christmas & New Year

Birthday leave

Job summary

Doing Good Recruitment is seeking a Finance Business Partner to lead the end-to-end finance function for a charity portfolio. Based at their Derbyshire office with remote connection to the wider team, you’ll advise senior leaders and strengthen financial resilience across multiple organisations.

You will own monthly management accounts, budgeting, forecasting, donor reporting and year-end processes, with flexible hybrid work (4 days in office). Salary £40,000–£49,000 depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Experience producing management accounts and external reporting.
• Track record presenting financial information to senior leaders / Boards.
• Experience with SME accounting systems (Xero and/or QuickBooks ideal).

Responsibilities

• Prepare and present monthly management accounts with clear insight.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and long-term financial planning.
• Present financial updates to Executive Teams and Boards, offering insights.
• Support funding bids and donor reporting with strong financial modelling.
• Produce year-end accounts and manage auditor/examiner relationships.
• Support and line-manage at least one Finance Assistant.

Skills

Management accounts

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial reporting

Stakeholder communication

Team management

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

Xero

QuickBooks

Job description

Salary: £40,000 - £49,000 (dependent on experience & qualifications)

Benefits: 25 days annual leave + 3 additional days over Christmas & New Year +

your birthday off

Type: Permanent, full-time (35 hours per week), Hybrid 4 days at office

Are you driven by using financial insight to influence decision and strategy?

Join a growing business for good, that supports charities access high‑quality

finance and operations support. As they expand, they're looking for a Finance

Business Partner to lead financial delivery for a portfolio of charity clients. This is

a role with real autonomy, variety, and influence.

About the Role

This is a genuine business partnering position where you’ll take ownership of the

end-to-end finance function for your portfolio, acting as the primary financial

contact and trusted advisor to senior charity leaders. Based at their office in

Derbyshire and connected to our wider team remotely, you’ll play a key role in

strengthening financial resilience across multiple impactful organisations.

You will:

• Prepare and present monthly management accounts with clear insight
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and long-term financial planning
• Present financial updates to Executive Teams and Boards, offering
• Support funding bids and donor reporting with strong financial modelling
• Produce year-end accounts and manage auditor/examiner relationships
• Support and line-manage at least one Finance Assistant,

Every day, you’ll help charities make confident, data-informed decisions that

protect their mission and future.

About You

The role would suit either an experienced Finance Business Partner with a proven

track record of partnering with senior stakeholders, or an established Finance

Manager looking to take the next step into a broader, more commercially focused

business partnering role. We’re looking for a confident, commercially minded

finance professional who would enjoy variety and working across multiple clients

and thrives in building meaningful relationships.

You will bring:

• Professional qualification or studying (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or equivalent
• experience
• Experience producing management accounts and external reporting
• Track record of presenting financial information to senior leaders / Boards
• Experience with SME accounting systems (Xero and/or QuickBooks ideal)
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple clients
• Aptitude for working autonomously and making sound decisions
• Excellent communication skills, able to translate numbers for non-financial
• colleagues
• Experience in or alongside the charity sector (desirable but not essential)

You’ll thrive if you enjoy problem‑solving, autonomy, and being a steady, trusted

presence for purpose‑driven organisations.

Doing Good Recruitment is committed to the highest standards of equitable and

inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the

community, regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality, or other

protected characteristics, as well as socio-economic background. We understand that applicants may not always meet every criterion listed in the job description, if you meet most, we encourage you to apply.