Job Description

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About the role

An organisation delivering essential services for children and families is seeking a Finance Business Partner to play a key role in supporting service delivery and long-term financial sustainability.

The Role

Reporting to a senior finance lead, this role is responsible for partnering with operational teams, managing a payments function, and providing high-quality financial insight to support decision-making across children's services.


Key responsibilities include:

Producing monthly management accounts, forecasts, and budget monitoring reports. Ensuring budget holders are fully supported and informed on financial performance. Leading annual budget setting and business planning processes. Reviewing, improving, and maintaining financial processes, controls, and systems (including ERP/financial systems). Maximising income and funding streams across the organisation. Managing and developing a payments team. Leading the development and application of financial regulations, policies, and procedures. Providing clear financial advice and guidance to non-finance stakeholders.

About You

The successful candidate will:

Hold a professional accounting qualification (CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA or equivalent). Have strong Excel and financial modelling capability. Bring experience in management accounting, forecasting, and business partnering. Ideally have prior people-management experience. Be motivated by work that improves outcomes for children and young people.

What's on Offer

A role with real purpose and visible impact. A collaborative and supportive finance function. Flexible and hybrid working arrangements. A competitive benefits package.

Working Pattern

37 hours per week. Core hours Monday to Thursday, with a shorter working day on Friday. Hybrid working, with a minimum of two days per week in the office (West Midlands area).

NRG is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace. We oppose all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of any protected characteristic. Our aim is to create an environment that encourages diversity, builds on individual differences, and responds equitably to the needs of all. We proactively take steps to fulfil our legal obligations, remove barriers, monitor for fairness, reflect the communities we serve, and enforce a zero-tolerance policy for breaches of our Equality and Diversity policy.



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Job Details

Posted:

about 14 hours ago

Location:

West Bromwich, Sandwell

Job Type:

Permanent

Salary:

56,000 per year

Discipline:

Finance & Governance *

Job Ref:

57887