Job Description

This role is home based with a requirement to attend up to 2 staff away days each year in Northamptonshire.

We are working with a Housing Association (5,000 units) looking for a Senior Finance Business Partner on a 12-month interim contract to cover maternity.

You will be an experienced people manager with a track record of developing a high performing team driving efficiency in working practices.

Within This Role Your Main Responsibilities Will Include

• Lead on supporting budget holders to transform their strategic and operational goals into working budgets to facilitate robust financial forecasts.
• Provision of fit for purpose, timely and accurate corporate reporting to monitor financial targets and tailored to meet the needs of different audiences.
• Managing a high performing business partnering team in line with the performance management framework.
• Ensure efficient processes are in place maximising opportunities to automate through effective use of business systems and technology.
• Supporting the wider finance team to achieve strategic and operational objectives.
• Representing the finance team in wider corporate projects as required.

What We Are Looking For

Our successful candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• Relevant professional accounting qualification / or QBE.
• Experience in a senior operational finance role to include responsibility for and development of corporate reporting.
• Collaboration with budget holders and the wider business to produce robust budgets/reforecasts.
• Experience of managing / supervising a team.
• Knowledge of finance including legal, regulatory and operational issues in a housing association or similar context.
• Effective communication skills.
• Ability to interpret and explain financial information at a corporate level but also have an eye for detail to ensure accuracy.

Vivid Resourcing are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships or any other characteristic protected by law.