Finance Business Partner (4 or 5 days)

Are you driven by using financial insight to influence decision and strategy?

Join a growing business for good, that supports charities access high‑quality finance and operations support. As they expand, they're looking for a Finance Business Partner to lead financial delivery for a portfolio of charity clients.

You will be joining a company who balance employee flexibility alongside their client needs. Circa: 2 to 3 days per week in the office. You will be working 35 hours per week: hours can be worked between 8am-6pm, with core hours of 10am-4pm covered. Further flexible working will be considered.

This is a genuine business partnering position where you’ll take ownership of the end-to-end finance function for your portfolio, acting as the primary financial contact and trusted advisor to senior charity leaders. Based at their office in Derbyshire and connected to our wider team remotely, you’ll play a key role in strengthening financial resilience across multiple impactful organisations.

As the Finance Business Partner you will:

Prepare and present monthly management accounts with clear insight
Lead budgeting, forecasting and long-term financial planning
Present financial updates to Executive Teams and Boards, offering constructive challenge
Support funding bids and donor reporting with strong financial modelling
Produce year-end accounts and manage auditor/examiner relationships
Support and line-manage at least one Finance Assistant


The role would suit either an experienced Finance Business Partner with a proven track record of partnering with senior stakeholders, or an established Finance Manager looking to take the next step into a broader, more commercially focused business partnering role. We’re looking for a confident, commercially minded finance professional who would enjoy variety and working across multiple clients and thrives in building meaningful relationships.

You will bring:

Professional qualification or studying (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or equivalent experience
Experience producing management accounts and external reporting
Track record of presenting financial information to senior leaders / Boards
Experience with SME accounting systems (Xero and/or QuickBooks ideal) • Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple clients
Aptitude for working autonomously and making sound decisions
Excellent communication skills, able to translate numbers for non-financial colleagues
Experience in or alongside the charity sector (desirable but not essential)


In return you will receive a salary of £50,000 - £59,000 per annum depending on experience & qualifications plus 25 days annual leave + 3 additional days over Christmas & New Year + your birthday off.

If this sounds like the Finance Business Partner role for you, click apply now.

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