Senior Finance Business Partner

Nacro; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supportive and values-driven culture

Chance to lead meaningful change

Job summary

A national charity organization in the UK is seeking an experienced Senior Finance Business Partner to lead its Finance Business Partnering Team. This role involves driving financial accuracy, partnering with senior stakeholders, and managing a high-performing team. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years in management accounting or business partnering, strong Excel skills, and excellent communication abilities. Join us to play a vital role in ensuring financial strength while delivering essential support to service users.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years’ experience in contract management including bidding.
• 5+ years in management accounting or business partnering roles.
• Strong technical skills in Excel and financial/ERP systems.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Strong commercial acumen and a passion for continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Finance Business Partners in delivering exceptional service.
• Partner with senior budget holders for accurate forecasting and reporting.
• Drive financial accuracy and manage budgets and performance data.
• Conduct cost centre and P&L analysis and identify trends.
• Lead on commercial and financial modelling for new opportunities.
• Support new business implementations and strengthen financial processes.
• Champion financial management to meet organizational targets.

Skills

Contract management

Management accounting

Excel

Communication

Commercial acumen

Tools

Financial/ERP systems

Job description

Contract: Full-time, permanent, 40 hours a week

Directorate: Finance & Corporate Services

Are you an experienced finance leader who thrives on driving performance, partnering with stakeholders, and shaping financial strategy? Do you want to lead a high-performing team in an organisation with purpose? If so, this could be your next move.

Nacro is looking for an experienced Senior Finance Business Partner to lead our Finance Business Partnering Team and play a pivotal role in supporting the organisation to deliver accurate, insightful, and impactful financial management; across large complex Government contracts.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead and inspire as part of a team of up to six Finance Business Partners, building capability and ensuring exceptional service delivery.
• Partner with senior budget holders, providing accurate forecasting, insightful reporting, and constructive challenge.
• Drive financial accuracy, ensuring budgets, forecasts and performance data are up to date, accurate and reliable.
• Conduct cost centre and P&L analysis, identifying trends and agreeing corrective actions.
• Lead on commercial and financial modelling for new business and re-tender opportunities.
• Support new business implementations and work closely with AP and AR teams to strengthen financial processes across the organisation.
• Champion outstanding financial management and play a key role in ensuring Nacro meet its organisational targets.

You will:

• Lead by example, living Nacro’s values and fostering strong performance across the team.
• Set clear objectives, develop people, and ensure communication flows effectively across your management chain.
• Drive collaboration across the organisation and encourage innovation, continuous improvement, and excellent service delivery.
• Manage all aspects of people leadership—including recruitment, performance, conduct, development, and wellbeing.

About You

• At least 3 years’ experience of contract management; including bidding, review and analysis.
• 5+ years in management accounting or business partnering roles.
• Strong technical skills in Excel and financial/ERP systems.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills—able to challenge, support, and build strong relationships at all levels.
• Strong commercial acumen and a passion for driving continuous improvement.

At Nacro, we change lives. You will play a key role in ensuring we maintain financial strength and continue delivering vital support to our service users and learners. Here, your work has purpose—and your ideas have impact.

We also offer:

• A supportive and values-driven culture
• A chance to lead meaningful change within a national charity

For a full role profile please click here , for Nacro’s candidate pack please click here .

How to Apply

If you’re an experienced, proactive, confident finance leader ready to make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today.