Senior Finance Business Partner

Weaver Vale Housing Trust; Northwich; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Pension scheme

Health benefits

Employee assistance

Cycle to work

Car park

Discount platform

Professional memberships

Job summary

Weaver Vale Housing Trust, Gadbrook Point, Rudheath Way, Northwich, is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner. This role leads treasury, budgeting, forecasting and management accounting, partnering with Development and Lettings to drive financial governance and value.

The successful candidate will oversee cash flow, regulatory returns and financial modelling, providing strategic insight to support decisions while ensuring timely month-end and year-end processes.

Qualifications

• Qualified or part qualified accountant with experience.
• Four years of relevant Finance experience.
• Strong IT and systems skills.
• Experience of Business Partnering with teams across a business to deliver results and stay within budget.
• Experience in Budgeting and forecasting.
• Experience in Treasury, regulatory returns and cash flow.
• Experience with developments and capitalisation.
• Experience of Business Planning.
• An ability to convey complex finance information to people outside of finance.
• Excellent organisation skills and ability to multitask.
• Continuous improvement and innovation to improve efficiency of processes.
• A strong communicator who can build strong relationships across the business.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Treasury team and ensure strong reporting, cash flow monitoring, covenant compliance and regulatory returns.
• Provide operational and strategic financial support to Developments and Lettings.
• Act as a key link between Finance and operational teams, helping colleagues understand financial performance and make informed decisions.
• Support on Business Planning and the FFR.
• Lead budget setting, business planning, forecasting and financial reporting for relevant departments.
• Support month-end and year-end processes, ensuring accurate financial information is delivered to agreed timescales.
• Work closely with budget holders to monitor performance, understand variances and identify opportunities to improve value for money.
• Support the Development team, including cash flow reviews, appraisals analysis, contractor due diligence, fixed asset records and grant reporting.
• Support on the financial statements, audit processes, finance systems development and wider continuous improvement projects.
• Provide constructive financial advice, challenge and insight to strengthen financial governance, risk management and decision-making.

Skills

Business Partnering

Treasury

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial Analysis

Cash Flow

Stakeholder Management

Communication Skills

IT / Systems Skills

Education

Qualified or part-qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA/CIPFA)

Tools

Excel

ERP Systems

Financial Modelling Tools

Job description

Weaver Vale Housing Trust, Gadbrook Point, Rudheath Way, Northwich, CW9 7LL

Directorate:Finance & Business Services
Job Title: Senior Finance Business Partner (Permanent)
Hours: 37 hours per week (to be worked flexibly in line with business needs)
Annual Salary:£55,000 per annum (Plus *Casual User Mileage Allowance)

Location: Based at Gadbrook Park, Northwich.

The Trusts operates an agile working policy, with flexibility to work from a variety of places including our office at Gadbrook Park, Northwich and home.

Working as part of a professional, engaged, and friendly organisation - our values are (CARE):

Accountable

Respectful

Exceptional

We constantly strive to demonstrate these values in our day to day working environment and culture.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a proactive, value-focused finance professional to join our Finance team. This opportunity offers the chance to play a visible and influential role in supporting key departments, helping colleagues make confident decisions, manage budgets effectively and deliver meaningful organisational outcomes.

The role will work closely with the Development team at an exciting time for the Trust, as we continue to grow our development programme and deliver more homes in the local area.

The successful candidate will oversee the Treasury function, support business planning and act as a trusted link between Finance and the Development team. They will lead on budgets, forecasts and management accounts, while providing clear insight to support strong financial planning and performance. This is a varied role with real scope to add value, including involvement in month-end and year-end processes, performance monitoring, forecasting and the development of financial models.

Alongside business partnering, the role will form a key part of the Treasury team, leading on covenant monitoring and regulatory returns, as well as supporting financial statements, audit processes, finance systems development and wider improvement projects. The post holder will provide advice, constructive challenge and insight to help ensure resources are used effectively, financial governance remains strong and services continue to improve.

We are looking for a qualified or part-qualified accountant with relevant finance experience, strong analytical skills and the confidence to build effective relationships across the organisation.

What Will You Do?

• Lead the Treasury team and ensure strong reporting, cash flow monitoring, covenant compliance and regulatory returns.
• Provide operational and strategic financial support to Developments and Lettings.
• Act as a key link between Finance and operational teams, helping colleagues understand financial performance and make informed decisions.
• Support on Business Planning and the FFR
• Lead budget setting, business planning, forecasting and financial reporting for relevant departments.
• Support month-end and year-end processes, ensuring accurate financial information is delivered to agreed timescales.
• Work closely with budget holders to monitor performance, understand variances and identify opportunities to improve value for money.
• Support the Development team, including cash flow reviews, appraisals analysis, contractor due diligence, fixed asset records and grant reporting.
• Support on the financial statements, audit processes, finance systems development and wider continuous improvement projects.
• Provide constructive financial advice, challenge and insight to strengthen financial governance, risk management and decision-making.

Requirements & Skills for the Role*

• Qualified or part qualified (CIMA, ACCA, ACA, CIPFA or equivalent) with the appropriate experience.
• Four years of relevant experience in Finance
• A high level of IT and systems skills
• Experience of Business Partnering with teams across a business to deliver results and stay withing budget
• Experience in Budgeting and forecasting
• Experience in Treasury, regulatory returns and cash flow
• Experience with developments and capitalisation
• Experience of Business Planning
• An ability to convey complex finance information to people outside of finance
• Excellent organisation skills and ability to multitask
• Continuous improvement and innovation to improve efficiency of processes
• A strong communicator who can build strong relationships across the business

Additionally, due to the flexible working arrangements with this role, you will need access to a room where you can work from and a suitable internet connection.

*Please see the Accountability Profile and Person Specification for further information and requirements.

• Generous annual leave entitlement - 24-29 days (entitlement increases 1 day each year, over the first 5 years) holidays plus UK public/bank holidays (based on level of service) (part time pro rata)*
• Ability to buy up to 5 days additional annual leave* (pro rata for part-time) each year*
• 12% employer contribution to our Pension Scheme (minimum 2% employee contribution) with life assurance benefit*.
• Access to the Trust discount and benefit platform, the C.A.R.E hub.
• Commitment to support your ongoing learning and development, with the opportunity to develop a range of transferable skills.
• Day off for your Birthday to be taken during your birth month (based on contractual hours)
• One day’s paid leave (per year) to support a charity or community group of your own choice*
• Candidate Referral Scheme*
• Option to enrol in a Health Cash Plan*
• Access to corporate Costco discounted membership*
• ‘Thank you’ gift for your continuous service starting at 5 years’ service, and every 5 years’ thereafter.
• 24/7, 365 day Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including free counselling
• Compensation for professional memberships which are an expressed requirement
  for the role.
• Free annual flu vaccines and free Eye Care Vouchers*
• Discounts on a gym membership and phone contract
• Cycle to work scheme*
• Free to use car park at our office on Gadbrook Park
• Involvement in regular health and wellbeing initiatives and charity fundraising activities
• Opportunities to give feedback and join various colleague forums, to help shape change at the Trust.

*Benefits offered providing you meet the eligibility criteria

Closing date for applications: Thursday 08/10/2026

(Please be aware that applications received after this date may not be considered and we reserve the right, depending on application numbers, to close or extend the closing dates for this position. We would, therefore, recommend early application)

In-person Interview date(s): To be confirmed.

Those applicants that consider themselves to have a disability and meet the essential criteria within the accountability profile for the role will be guaranteed an interview. Please confirm within your Recruitment Hub profile if you consider yourself to have a disability and if so, please contact the Recruitment Team with any reasonable adjustments that may be required for you to attend an interview or assessment.

We appreciate your interest in Weaver Vale Housing Trust and the time you have invested in applying to us.

The Trust invites applications from all members of the community, irrespective of Gender, Gender reassignment, Sexual orientation, Race, Religion or belief, Disability, Age, Pregnancy and maternity, Marriage and civil partnership.

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