Finance Business Partner
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 17 Chwefror 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £47,975 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 17 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | B29 6NA |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | Sense |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 303888JCP |
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About the Role
We are looking for a strategic and commercially minded finance business partner to join our finance team in Selly Oak. This is a full time, hybrid role working 2-3 days per week in the office.
This is a true partnering role - providing insight, challenge and financial leadership to support effective decision-making, drive performance and ensure strong financial stewardship across multiple cost centres.
You will produce high-quality management information, lead the annual budgeting process, and provide robust analysis and narrative that enables non-financial managers to fully understand the financial implications of their decisions.
Key Responsibilities
Produce monthly management accounts for support areas (including Finance, People, Technology, Governance, Property, Procurement and Commercial), ensuring accuracy of accruals, prepayments, payroll and income reporting.
Maintain and reconcile associated balance sheet accounts.
Prepare financial performance reports for Chief Officers and senior leadership, with clear narrative explaining key drivers and variances.
Lead monthly finance review meetings and act as the key contact for budget holders.
Provide professional challenge and financial insight to inform commercial, capital and investment decisions.
Lead and coordinate the annual budget-setting process in collaboration with senior leaders.
Work closely with stakeholders to understand operational cost drivers and provide proactive financial insight.
Support continuous improvement of reporting structures and finance systems.
Ensure compliance with financial policies, charity SORP and statutory requirements.
About You
You will be a qualified finance professional with strong analytical capability and proven experience in a multi-cost centre environment.
Essential
ACA / ACCA / CIMA (or equivalent) qualified, with evidence of continuing professional development.
Proven experience as a Finance Business Partner.
Experience developing and monitoring annual budgets in a complex organisation.
Advanced Excel skills, including large data set manipulation, pivot tables and reporting analysis.
Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence and challenge senior leaders.
Up-to-date knowledge of accounting standards and familiarity with Charity SORP.
Experience using finance systems such as Sun.
A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and to Sense’s vision and values.
Desirable
Experience working in the charity or not-for-profit sector.
Understanding of the needs of people with deafblindness and related disabilities.
About Sense
We believe that every disabled person should have the opportunity to connect with others and be included in the world. We use our knowledge and expertise to deliver personalised, creative and flexible support at every stage of life. Sense is proud to be a disability confident leader.
Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.
If you share these values and want to lead a function that helps a truly meaningful organisation deliver more impact, we’d love to hear from you.
To apply
Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your application to shortlist candidates for interview, in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the job description and person specification before applying.
Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.
No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.
If you require any further assistance, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0121 415 6735 or recruitment@sense.org.uk
Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to a DBS check; level dependent on the nature of the role.
For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented Global Majority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. For more information please visit: https://www.sense.org.uk/jobs/equality-diversity-and-inclusion-in-recruitment/
We are looking for a strategic and commercially minded finance business partner to join our finance team in Selly Oak. This is a full time, hybrid role working 2-3 days per week in the office.
This is a true partnering role - providing insight, challenge and financial leadership to support effective decision-making, drive performance and ensure strong financial stewardship across multiple cost centres.
You will produce high-quality management information, lead the annual budgeting process, and provide robust analysis and narrative that enables non-financial managers to fully understand the financial implications of their decisions.
Key Responsibilities
Produce monthly management accounts for support areas (including Finance, People, Technology, Governance, Property, Procurement and Commercial), ensuring accuracy of accruals, prepayments, payroll and income reporting.
Maintain and reconcile associated balance sheet accounts.
Prepare financial performance reports for Chief Officers and senior leadership, with clear narrative explaining key drivers and variances.
Lead monthly finance review meetings and act as the key contact for budget holders.
Provide professional challenge and financial insight to inform commercial, capital and investment decisions.
Lead and coordinate the annual budget-setting process in collaboration with senior leaders.
Work closely with stakeholders to understand operational cost drivers and provide proactive financial insight.
Support continuous improvement of reporting structures and finance systems.
Ensure compliance with financial policies, charity SORP and statutory requirements.
About You
You will be a qualified finance professional with strong analytical capability and proven experience in a multi-cost centre environment.
Essential
ACA / ACCA / CIMA (or equivalent) qualified, with evidence of continuing professional development.
Proven experience as a Finance Business Partner.
Experience developing and monitoring annual budgets in a complex organisation.
Advanced Excel skills, including large data set manipulation, pivot tables and reporting analysis.
Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence and challenge senior leaders.
Up-to-date knowledge of accounting standards and familiarity with Charity SORP.
Experience using finance systems such as Sun.
A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and to Sense’s vision and values.
Desirable
Experience working in the charity or not-for-profit sector.
Understanding of the needs of people with deafblindness and related disabilities.
About Sense
We believe that every disabled person should have the opportunity to connect with others and be included in the world. We use our knowledge and expertise to deliver personalised, creative and flexible support at every stage of life. Sense is proud to be a disability confident leader.
Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.
If you share these values and want to lead a function that helps a truly meaningful organisation deliver more impact, we’d love to hear from you.
To apply
Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your application to shortlist candidates for interview, in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the job description and person specification before applying.
Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.
No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.
If you require any further assistance, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0121 415 6735 or recruitment@sense.org.uk
Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to a DBS check; level dependent on the nature of the role.
For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented Global Majority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. For more information please visit: https://www.sense.org.uk/jobs/equality-diversity-and-inclusion-in-recruitment/
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