Finance Business Partner - Property Services (12m FTC)

Paradigm Housing Group; High Wycombe; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent housing organization is seeking a Finance Business Partner in High Wycombe. This hybrid role involves leading financial support for Property Services. Responsibilities include strategic planning, budget control, and enhancing value for money. Ideal candidates will hold a professional accounting qualification with strong analytical, business partnering, and communication skills. The position offers a supportive environment with opportunities for career development.

Benefits

25 days holiday increasing with service

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Car leasing scheme

Health cash plan

Hybrid working policy

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Professional accounting qualification or studying at a strategic level.
• Experience in property maintenance or a complex environment.
• Strong analytical and business partnering skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver strategic financial planning analysis and reporting.
• Lead annual budgeting and monitor performance against targets.
• Provide investment appraisals and support capital improvement projects.
• Drive cost control and identify efficiency opportunities.

Skills

Strategic financial planning

Business partnering

Analytical skills

Advanced Excel

Communication skills

Education

Professional accounting qualification (CCAB ACCA CIMA)

Job description

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for driving financial performance and value for money? Paradigm Housing Group is seeking a dynamic Finance Business Partner to lead financial support for our Property Services Directorate. This is a pivotal role where your insights will shape investment decisions, improve operational efficiency and help deliver our corporate objectives.

This hybrid role offers the flexibility of working from home three days a week with two days based in our office to collaborate closely with key stakeholders.

What You’ll Be Doing

As the Finance Business Partner you’ll be the financial lead for the Property Services Directorate working alongside senior leaders to:

• Deliver strategic financial planning analysis and reporting
• Lead annual budgeting and monitor performance against targets
• Provide investment appraisals and support capital improvement projects
• Drive cost control and identify efficiency opportunities
• Collaborate across teams to ensure financial accountability and transparency
• Support sustainability and asset management initiatives
• Continuously improve financial systems and reporting processes

Who You’ll Work With

• Executive Director and Deputy Director of Property Services
• Assistant Directors and Heads of Property Services
• Finance colleagues including Business Partnering Capital Accounting and Service Charge teams
• IT and Housing Management teams

What We’re Looking For

• A professional accounting qualification (CCAB ACCA CIMA) or studying at strategic level
• Proven experience in property maintenance or a similarly complex environment
• Strong business partnering and analytical skills
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling capabilities
• Excellent communication, time management and stakeholder engagement skills
• A proactive, resilient and solutions-focused mindset
• Experience in investment appraisals (preferred)

What You’ll Achieve

• Timely accurate financial reporting aligned with strategic goals
• Effective budget control and delivery of financial objectives
• Enhanced value for money across Property Services

Where This Role Could Take You

This is more than just a fixed-term opportunity; it’s a potential launchpad. As our organisation continues to grow there may be opportunities to extend your contract or even transition into a permanent fact many of our talented colleagues began their journey with us on a fixed-term basis and have gone on to build thriving long-term careers here.

Even if your contract isn’t extended you’ll gain invaluable experience working within a large-scale well-respected housing organisation. You’ll be part of a team that’s making a real impact and you’ll leave with skills, insights and connections that will serve you well wherever your career takes you next.

Before You Apply

Before submitting your application we strongly encourage you to review the full job description and person specification associated with this vacancy. These documents are available for download at the bottom of the advert listing on our company website careers page.

How to Apply

Please submit your CV along with a covering statement outlining how you meet the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the job description and person specification.

If you have any questions or would like to speak to our recruitment team before submitting your application please contact us at .

We reserve the right to close this role early if a suitable candidate is identified.

About Us

We are Paradigm Housing Group.

We manage more than 17,000 homes across the South East.

We know that house prices in the areas where we work are high both to buy and rent. We want to help more people have a safe and sustainable home that they can afford.

As a charity the money we make goes into building new homes and providing an excellent service for residents.

We are a Best Companies two-star accredited organisation in recognition of our high employee engagement and commitment to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is free to be themselves and feel like they belong. We are clearly focused on the delivery of our five-year corporate plan with ambitious and challenging objectives including delivering one of the sector’s largest digital transformation programmes improving our environment and sustainability targets and delivering more quality homes to people who need them.

Our Benefits

• Holidays 25 days rising to 30 with length of service (30 days starting for senior roles) plus an extra three paid days off between Christmas and New Year and the opportunity to buy up to another five days.
• Pension scheme: a defined contribution scheme with employer contributions of 7.5% or 9.5% depending on the employee’s contribution rate.
• Car leasing scheme.
• Annual bonus potential.
• 1 paid professional subscription per year.
• Family-friendly policies including generous paternity, maternity, shared parental and adoption leave, sabbaticals and more.
• Health cash plan worth over £1,800 per year. Includes dental, optical, prescriptions and flu jabs, physiotherapy, chiropractic therapy, reflexology, sports massage and more.
• Hybrid working for many roles.
• Up to three paid Giving Back (volunteer) Days a year.
• Modern collaborative offices with free parking and charging points for electric vehicles.
• Opportunities for career development and progression.
• Social events such as quiz nights, Christmas Party, Summer BBQ.

Our Vision

We provide excellent services to customers. And build new homes to help more people. We make sure our homes are safe and sustainable. And strive to do more by making the most of our resources.

Working For Us

Our Values

Safer Together

The safety of our customers, colleagues and ourselves is a priority in everything we do.

Driving Improvement

We seek to do things better and deliver value to our customers.

Working As One

We work collaboratively with others and also take personal responsibility for delivering outcomes for our customers, colleagues and stakeholders.

Acting Thoughtfully

We make ourselves aware of our customers and colleagues circumstances and consider this thoughtfully and respectfully and with attention to the impact on the environment when taking action.

Being Clear

We will communicate in a clear and consistent manner so that our customers, colleagues and stakeholders understand the high standards that we work to.

Please note that customer-facing roles may be subject to a DBS check.