Senior Finance Business Partner

RM Recruit; Walsall; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A Midlands-based housing client, working with RM Recruit, seeks a Senior Finance Business Partner to offer strategic financial insights across multiple directorates. This key role involves managing budgets, supporting decision-making, and mentoring finance professionals within a collaborative environment. The ideal candidate will have robust business partnering experience, alongside qualifications such as ACCA or CIMA, with the opportunity to drive performance and enhance financial processes.

Benefits

Up to 30 days annual leave

Concessionary leave days

Qualifications

• Qualified finance professional (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) or qualified by experience.
• Demonstrable experience in financial business partnering and senior leadership support.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead finance contact for business areas; provide strategic insight.
• Manage budgets and forecasts; support business cases with financial modelling.
• Line manage a Finance Business Partner and ensure high performance.

Skills

Business partnering

Financial planning

Analytics

Excel

Education

ACCA

CIMA

ACA

Job description

RM Recruit is working exclusively with our Midlands based Housing client to recruit a highly capable Senior Finance Business Partner to join them on a permanent basis. This is a key role within a well-established finance team, providing strategic and operational financial insight across multiple directorates.

This role offers an excellent opportunity for a finance professional with strong business partnering experience, leadership capability, and a keen eye for driving performance, accuracy, and value.

Main duties include:

• Act as the lead finance contact for designated business areas, building effective relationships with senior leaders and budget holders.
• Provide timely, strategic financial insight to inform operational decision-making and support organisational objectives.
• Coordinate and maintain accurate budgets, forecasts, and medium-term financial plans.
• Support business cases, investment appraisals, and project evaluations with financial modelling and scenario analysis.
• Communicate complex financial data in a clear, concise way to non-finance stakeholders.
• Line manage and develop a Finance Business Partner, promoting consistent standards and high performance.
• Drive a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee delivery of effective financial support across the organisation.
• Contribute to the preparation of monthly management accounts and forecasting processes.
• Lead variance analysis for specific service areas, identifying trends and risks.
• Support the annual budgeting and year-end process, ensuring financial governance and compliance.
• Assist with audit preparation and liaison as required.
• Contribute to the wider financial strategy and performance reviews.
• Identify opportunities for improved efficiency, enhanced financial processes, and cost control initiatives.

As the ideal candidate, you will be qualified (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) however, candidates who are qualified by experience or Part Qualified will be considered. If relevant, full study support will be provided. To be successful in this role, you will possess demonstrable, proven experience in financial business partnering and supporting senior leadership teams. Experience in managing or mentoring finance professionals and a strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting is desired. Experience in Housing, public sector, property is desirable, however not essential. We encourage applicants with business partnering experience to apply. A strong skill set in analytics, financial planning and excel is desired.

Our client offers a generous benefits package including up to 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and additional concessionary leave days. This role is working in the office once per week and this is a fantastic opportunity for a forward-thinking finance professional to join a collaborative organisation and make a visible impact on strategic financial delivery.

RM Recruit is an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age