Finance Business Partner

We have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual to join our Finance team in Worcester. The role sits within Affordable Housing, which encompasses both Housing and Property Services business areas. Reporting to the Finance Manager, this role will lead on partnering, management accounting and reporting for Group compliance delivery. If you are forward thinking and analytically minded, with an aptitude for stakeholder management, this could be the role for you.

The Role of Finance Business Partner will include:

• Communicating with people from all levels across the business, using non-financial jargon and challenging non-performance, where necessary


• The preparation and production of monthly management accounts and the posting of journals, including accruals, prepayments and invoicing of works


• Carrying out balance sheet reconciliations


• Producing detailed forecasts and budgets, including financial modelling; working alongside stakeholders to ensure business needs are met


• Assisting with the review, development, implementation and maintenance of monitoring systems, including process improvement


• Reacting to business change and undertaking ad hoc, complex and detailed financial analysis/scenario planning and business cases


• Key tasks cover reviewing spend for anomalies, driving value for money, ensuring controls are followed, identifying problems and resolving them in a timely manner
  
  Recent experience of working in a similar finance environment


• Fully or part qualified or working towards a CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualification


• Experience of complex scenario planning and financial modelling


• Strong communicator with experience of working with stakeholders and challenging value for money



• Ability to work independently and solve problems whilst also identifying solutions


• Analytical thinker, with strong knowledge of financial regulations, legislation and current practice


• Ability to be organised and work effectively in a large, fast paced, complex working environment


• Knowledge of financial systems e.g. SAP and BPC


• Proficient user of Microsoft packages including Outlook, Word and Advanced Excel skills
  
  Sanctuary is one of the UK's leading providers of housing, care and community services. With around 13,000 employees, we maintain a culture where diversity is valued and talent is nurtured and rewarded., One of the UK's leading providers of housing, care and commercial services, Sanctuary employs more than 14,000 people and manages over 116,000 units of accommodation throughout England and Scotland, including general rented, retirement living, supported housing, student and key worker accommodation and care homes. Sanctuary also provides a range of other services including maintenance, care and telecare, all of which are delivered by our dedicated employees who are completely committed to customer service., Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.

We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working.
Sanctuary Group is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays


• A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits


• Life Assurance


• Employee Volunteering scheme


• Employee Advice Service including counselling


• Cycle to Work scheme


• Voluntary health plans


• Employee discounts


• Wellbeing support and tools


• Employee recognition scheme


• If working towards qualification, salary is £36,680 with an additional policy allowance of £4,034 per annum (rising to £38,611 with an additional policy allowance of £4,247 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)


• If a fully qualified accountant, salary is £36,680 with an additional policy allowance of £7,702 per annum (rising to £38,611 with an additional policy allowance of £8,108 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)