Senior Finance Business Partner

SBS Skipton Building Society; Skipton; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus scheme

30 days leave incl. bank holidays

Pension contribution (employer)

Private medical insurance

Flexible working

Wellbeing app access

Home & Tech vouchers

Job summary

SBS Skipton Building Society is seeking a senior finance partner to influence decisions across Finance and the wider organisation. You will work with the Head of Finance, Home Financing and Money to turn data and market insight into strategy, shaping priorities and driving long-term value.

In this high-impact role, you’ll partner with senior leaders, connect financial outcomes to market trends, and help craft planning, forecasting and stress testing processes for better outcomes.

Qualifications

• Professional accounting qualification or equivalent experience.
• Strong commercial judgement linking data, market trends and financial outcomes.
• Ability to present complex analysis clearly to senior leaders.
• Curious, proactive approach with collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Shape big decisions by turning financial and market insight into clear choices for strategic priorities.
• Connect performance, pricing, margin and balance sheet dynamics to highlight opportunities and risks.
• Partner with senior leaders, test ideas and challenge assumptions with long-term value in mind.
• Influence planning, forecasting, stress testing and change across Finance and the wider organisation.

Skills

Commercial judgement

Stakeholder communication

Analytical storytelling

Business partnering

Education

Professional accounting qualification (ICAEW/ACCA/CIMA)

Job description

Hours: This role is for a permanent position working full time 35 hours per week. We offer a hybrid working approach with 3 days a week in our Skipton ofice and 2 days a week from home. Closing Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2026

About the role

At Skipton, we're founded on fairness. We exist to do right by our members - and we believe that starts with doing right by our people. So whoever you are and whatever you bring, there's a place for you here and a genuine plan for where you go next.

What You’ll Do

This is a high-impact role with influence across the whole Society. Working closely with the Head of Finance, Home Financing and Money, you'll be a trusted partner to senior leaders, bringing together commercial thinking, financial expertise and a clear view of what’s happening inside and outside Skipton. Your insight will help shape choices, unlock opportunities and strengthen performance across our businesses and enabling functions.

• Shape the big decisions, turning financial, commercial and market insight into clear choices that move the Society’s strategic priorities forward.
• Bring the story behind the numbers to life, connecting performance, pricing, margin and balance sheet dynamics to highlight opportunities, risks and the actions that matter most.
• Partner with and constructively challenge senior leaders across the Society, helping them navigate trade-offs, test ideas and make confident decisions with long-term value in mind.
• Influence the Society’s future through planning, forecasting, stress testing and change, creating a more joined-up and forward-looking approach across Finance and the wider organisation.

What You’ll Need

You’ll be someone who sees beyond the numbers. Commercially curious and confident with senior stakeholders, you'll make complexity feel simple and bring the judgement, courage and credibility to influence important decisions across the Society.

• A professional accountancy qualification such as ICAEW, ACCA or CIMA, or strong equivalent experience, alongside a track record in senior finance, commercial or business partnering roles.
• Strong commercial judgement and the ability to connect data, market trends and financial outcomes, ideally gained in banking, building societies or broader retail financial services.
• A natural ability to build trust, communicate with impact and offer constructive challenge, including turning complex analysis into a clear and compelling story.
• A proactive and curious approach: you look ahead, spot what others may miss and turn problems into practical solutions, while role-modelling our behaviours of being accountable, curious, collaborative and brave.

What’s In It For You

Your work matters. And the way we reward you matters, too. At Skipton, we offer pay and benefits that really do make life better, together with a genuine thank you for making a difference.

• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days standard annual leave + bank holidays + rising 1 day per year of service to a max of 30 days
• Matching employer pension contribution (up to 10% per annum)
• Colleague Mortgages and access to Skipton products and services at discounted rates
• Flexible working to help balance your commitments
• Private medical insurance, health and wellbeing app, volunteering opportunities, cycle-to-work scheme, discounted gym memberships
• Lifestyle perks such as a Home and Tech voucher, which can be used at Currys, and IKEA

About Skipton

Our story began in 1853 in Skipton, North Yorkshire. Today, you’ll find us across England and Scotland, from Aberdeen to Plymouth. We help over a million members put down roots, save for what matters, and feel good about their money. As a mutual, they own us, so everything we do is for them. You'll feel that same fairness and purpose in how all 2,500 of our colleagues work together, too It all means that life at Skipton is more exciting than you imagine.

What it’s like to work here

We talk and we listen to each other. And we make decisions as a team. That way, you get all the support you need to do work that works for everyone. For most of our roles there's the option of blended working, which means we mix working from home and meeting in person. The right balance depends on your role, and what works best for you, your manager, and your team. We also value what everyone brings to Skipton. And we create a fair place where you can be yourself. Our colleague networks play a big role in this. They connect people with similar life experiences and make our workplace warm, friendly, inclusive and welcoming. You are, too. Lots of organisations talk about wellbeing, but they don’t always back it up. As a mutual, we put people first. And that includes the people who work here. So, when we say we care about your wellbeing, we mean it. Wellbeing isn't just one thing. It’s about feeling good, having energy, and being able to be yourself and perform at your best. That’s why we offer help for your mental and physical health across five key areas.

What’s more, it’s help that you can actually use too - not just read about.

Not just another building society. Not just another job. We're the fourth biggest building society in the UK and what makes us a bit different is that we're a mutual organisation. We don't have shareholders; we're owned by our members. Our colleagues say Skipton's a great place to work, and you could be one of them, bringing with you new ideas on how we can keep customers at the heart of what we do. Whatever your background, and whatever your goals, we’ll help you take the next step towards a better future.

Why?

It’s just the way we are. We care about sustainability and look to the long-term for both colleagues and customers. And we know that when we build better futures as individuals, we build better futures as a business.