Senior Finance Business Partner

Butler Rose Ltd; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is partnering with a large housing association to find a Senior Finance Business Partner. This role requires a qualified accountant with significant leadership experience in financial operations, specializing in AP/AR, and offering a salary up to £75,000. The position involves leading the oversight of accounts payable and receivable teams, developing processes, and providing financial insights. The role supports flexible hybrid work arrangements, with three days in the office.

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA).
• Significant experience in financial operations, particularly in AP/AR.
• Proven expertise in reconciliation and process remediation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the clearance of outstanding postings and unreconciled items.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement sustainable controls.
• Develop process maps and SOPs for AP/AR.
• Identify process improvements for efficiency and accuracy.
• Assess training needs and implement uplift programmes.
• Support standardised month-end processes and reconciliations.
• Provide insights on operational performance and issues.
• Act as a link between the Transactional Hub and finance teams.

Skills

Leadership experience in AP/AR

Reconciliations expertise

Root cause analysis

Process mapping

Governance capability

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)

Job description

Overview

Butler Rose are partnering with a large housing association client in the search for a Senior Finance Business Partner to join their team. This is a fixed term contract, offering hybrid working (three days in the office) and a salary of up to circa £75,000.

Role Overview

The Senior Finance Business Partner - Transactional Hub will lead the stabilisation, restructuring, and capability uplift of the Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) teams. This role will drive the elimination of outstanding postings and reconciliations, strengthen operational controls, develop robust process documentation, and support the embedding of a consistent month-end rhythm in collaboration with Financial Reporting and Business Partnering leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead clearance of outstanding postings, unreconciled items, and backlogs.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement sustainable controls.
• Develop process maps, SOPs, and control frameworks for AP/AR.
• Identify process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy.
• Assess training needs and implement capability uplift programmes.
• Support standardised month-end processes and reconciliations.
• Provide insights on operational performance, risks, and issues.
• Act as a key link between the Transactional Hub and wider finance teams.

Candidate Requirements

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent).
• Significant leadership experience in AP/AR or financial operations.
• Proven expertise in reconciliations, root cause analysis, and process remediation.
• Strong process mapping and governance capability.

If you are interested in this opportunity and are looking for further information, please reach out to Cerys Smith.

Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.