Senior Finance Business Partner

Watmos Community Homes; Walsall; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organisation in community transformation seeks a Senior Finance Business Partner for its Finance Team. The role involves providing strategic financial insight and management, developing budgets and forecasts, and supporting diverse organisational goals. Ideal candidates have accounting qualifications and relevant experience, particularly within regulated environments, with strong analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in financial business partnering, ideally in a regulated environment.
• Experience in housing, public, or non-profit sectors highly desirable.
• Skills in analysing and interpreting financial data for non-financial stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality financial insight and strategic support across the organisation.
• Develop and maintain accurate budgets, forecasts, and financial plans.
• Manage and develop a Finance Business Partner to ensure quality in the service.

Skills

Financial analysis

Communication

Budgeting

Forecasting

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Influencing skills

Education

Professional accounting qualifications or equivalent experience

Tools

Financial systems

Excel

Job description

Leading the way in resident empowerment Watmos' unique approach has put it at the forefront of transforming communities, providing great homes and exceeding expectations. We are seeking an outstanding and dedicated individual who shares our passion for improving people's lives.

An exciting opportunity exists for a Senior Finance Business Partner to join our Finance Team. In this pivotal role, you will provide high quality financial insight and strategic support across the organisation. Your focus will be on ensuring that financial planning, performance, and decision-making align with our corporate goals. As the primary finance contact for designated directorates, you will build strong, collaborative relationships with senior leaders and budget holders. You’ll also play a key role in developing and maintaining accurate budgets, forecasts, and financial plans.

In addition, you’ll take on leadership responsibilities, managing and developing a Finance Business Partner, ensuring consistency and quality in the business partnering service across the entire team.

We are looking for someone with professional accounting qualifications, or equivalent experience, who has a proven track record in financial business partnering, ideally in a regulated environment. You should be skilled in analysing and interpreting financial data and communicating it effectively to non-financial stakeholders.

Experience in housing, the public, or non-profit sectors is highly desirable, along with a solid understanding of financial systems. Expertise in budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance management, as well as strong Excel, interpersonal, organisational, and influencing skills, are essential.

If you are keen to make a meaningful impact and join a dynamic team, we would love to hear from you.

We are genuinely proud of our diversity, our people, our values, our homes and our achievements and you will support our ongoing evolution.

In line with our ethos as an organisation we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation with a sense of belonging, where everyone knows their opinions matter and their talents can be fully utilised. We encourage applications from those of all backgrounds and strongly value having a workforce that includes people who have different life experiences.