Finance Business Partner Development

First Choice Homes Oldham; Oldham; Hybrid; GBP 56,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing association in Oldham is seeking a qualified finance professional to lead financial business partnering for their development programme. Responsibilities include budget setting, forecasting, and overseeing financial control, ensuring transparency and value for money. The ideal candidate should be CCAB qualified with experience in financial business partnering and strong accounting skills. This role offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits, including hybrid working options and a supportive environment.

Benefits

Salary of £56,910 per annum

37-hour working week with hybrid options

30 days’ annual leave

Defined contribution pension scheme

Private health insurance

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• CCAB qualified accountant is a must.
• Strong experience in financial and management accounting.
• Proven experience in financial business partnering in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead budgets, forecasts and management accounts for the Development programme.
• Provide trusted finance business partnering and professional challenge to senior stakeholders.
• Support financial appraisal, accounting and reporting for new development schemes.

Skills

Financial business partnering

Budget setting

Variance analysis

Strong Excel skills

Excellent communication skills

Education

CCAB qualified accountant

Tools

Financial systems

Job description

Overview

This is a fantastic opportunity for a qualified finance professional who enjoys working closely with stakeholders, providing insight and challenge, and making a real difference through high quality financial leadership. You will lead on financial business partnering for our development programme, responsible for budget setting, forecasting, monitoring and reporting, ensuring strong financial control, transparency and value for money. Working closely with budget holders and the Leadership Team, you will provide timely, insightful financial advice to support informed decision making and the successful delivery of new development schemes. You will also contribute to treasury management activity, statutory and regulatory reporting, and the ongoing improvement of financial systems and processes. You will line manage one Management Accountant and play an important role in developing a high performing, engaged finance team.

Responsibilities

• Lead budgets, forecasts and management accounts for the Development programme.
• Provide trusted finance business partnering and professional challenge to senior stakeholders.
• Support financial appraisal, accounting and reporting for new development schemes.
• Produce and monitor cash flow forecasts and support treasury and covenant compliance.
• Ensure compliance with Housing SORP, regulatory and statutory requirements.
• Oversee capital accounting, grants, VAT and taxation within development activity.

Qualifications

• CCAB qualified accountant.
• Strong experience in financial and management accounting.
• Proven financial business partnering experience in a regulated environment.
• Budget setting, forecasting and variance analysis expertise.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex financial information clearly.
• Strong Excel and financial systems skills.
• Commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Health & Safety, Wellbeing and Safeguarding.

Desirable

• Experience within housing, development or social housing.
• Knowledge of Housing SORP, Homes England and Regulator of Social Housing reporting.
• Experience of treasury management and covenant monitoring.
• VAT and taxation experience within a housing or development context.

About the Company

First Choice Homes Oldham is a housing association providing safe, affordable, and high-quality homes across Oldham and the surrounding areas. We own and manage over 11,500 properties and have the highest regulatory (G1/V1) Governance rating. Every day, we’re proud to make a real difference in our communities.

Our work is guided by our Big Plan, focused on providing homes we’re proud of, supporting people to thrive, and creating a great place to work. We care deeply about our customers, our colleagues, and our communities and we’re committed to delivering services we can be proud of while improving the lives of people across Oldham.

Benefits

• Salary of £56,910 per annum.
• 37-hour working week with hybrid working options, possibility of overtime hours.
• 30 days’ annual leave and 8 bank holidays (pro‑rated for part‑time colleagues).
• Option to purchase additional annual leave.
• Defined contribution pension scheme with up to 10% employer contribution and salary exchange option.
• Death in service benefit.
• Healthcare cash plan covering dental, optical and physiotherapy treatments.
• Private health insurance.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) offering 24‑hour confidential support.
• Doctorline – 24/7 worldwide GP access for you and your family.
• Access to our colleague benefits platform, offering discounts on major retailers and wellbeing tools.
• Discounted gym membership.
• Professional subscriptions paid (where essential for the role).
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and sick pay.
• Access to our on‑site wellbeing room and on‑site café.
• Long Service awards.

Interested?