Finance Business Partner

If you are a qualified finance professional with a desire to develop your career in financial accounting then this is a fantastic opportunity to join the St Mungo’s Finance team in the role of Finance Business Partner.

Working as part of a team of six you will be responsible for supporting Operations Managers in understanding and interpreting their financial results. As a Housing Association and a homeless charity, our clients and their access to safe and effective services is at the heart of what we do. Ensuring our Operations Managers have the information at hand to make informed financial business decisions is core to this. Key responsibilities will include:

• Preparation and interpretation of monthly management accounts.
• Completing St Mungo’s budget setting, forecast and management accounting activities.
• Providing finance support to Operations Management and New Business by providing timely and accurate reports, meaningful commentary and advice.
• Line management of an Assistant Finance Business Partner.

You will be CCAB qualified and will have either managed or played a significant role in the preparation of management accounts for a provider of low margin services to public sector bodies. You will have experience of using finance software to interpret financial performance, strong data analytical skills, and be able to write clear and concise reports tailored to the needs of financial and non-financial individuals.

You will be confident in building tailor made finance models to forecast future business activity in Excel. You will be familiar with supporting the use of such models in broader operational decision making. 

Good analytical, influencing and negotiation skills are essential as you will be supporting Operations teams in preparing and renegotiating for the renewal of existing contracts. You will be happy working under pressure and to tight deadlines.

You will be a strong team member supporting the wider finance team in the review and development of policies, procedures and systems to meet changing business needs. You will also be able to train the wider organisation in financial practices.

If you believe that you have the skills, knowledge and drive that we are looking for, and a passion for working for a charity that makes a real difference to the lives of homeless people, we would love to hear from you.

Closing date: 10am Thursday 5th October 2017.

Interview dates: 11^th – 12^th October 2017.

In return, we offer a range of benefits including a pension scheme, staff discounts scheme and initiatives to help you maintain a healthy work/life balance. We are also committed to providing our staff with a wide range of learning and development opportunities; in support of their personal and professional development

Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

At St Mungo’s, equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work. We are in the top 50 of Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index 2017, we are also proud to have been awarded BITC 2017 Race Equality Award and we are a Disability Confident Employer. To ensure that our workforce reflects the diversity of our clients as well as the communities that we live and work within, we encourage and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) applicants, as they are under-represented within St Mungo’s at more senior levels.