Job Description

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.
Senior Finance Business Partner
Worcester based with a balance of home and office working
49,053 - 58,611 per year
35 hours per week
We have an opportunity for a Senior Finance Business Partner to join our Development Investment team based in Worcester. The Development Investment team are responsible for assessing new development opportunities, monitoring existing projects, reporting on project status, drafting Board/Committee papers and providing information to enable the claiming of External funding.
The ideal candidate will have prior experience in property development finance including investment appraisal and cashflow modelling. You will need to be an excellent communicator and confident in presenting financial information and influencing decisions.
The role of Senior Finance Business Partner will include:

• Assessing the financial and commercial risks of new investment proposals, applying sensitivity and scenario analysis, and identifying mitigating actions for risk
• Supporting the wider Development function in drafting investment papers
• Monitoring and reporting on the status and progress of development projects
• Providing information to enable claiming of external funding
• Developing and maintaining effective relationships with all key stakeholders, ensuring issues and shortfalls are addressed and remedied in order to ensure the delivery of high standards of stakeholder care
• Managing the preparation of business information and the provision of advice for key customers and stakeholders to enable effective monitoring and to support decision making, business planning and effective financial management of development programmes

Skills and experiences:

• Qualified Accountant with an understanding of the UK residential property market
• Experience of grant funded affordable housing development
• Business partnering experience
• Previous experience in property development finance and/or experience of investment appraisal financial modelling
• Proven experience of successful delivery of projects

Why work for us?
We provide homes and care for more than 250,000 people in England and Scotland. Our customers are at the heart of all we do. With around 14,000 colleagues, we foster a diverse and inclusive culture, and nurture and reward talent. 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.
Our Benefits
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
• Employee platform to access your reward and wellbeing package online, find exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources and recognition tools
• Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
• Role salary is 44,192 with an additional policy allowance of 4,861 per annum (rising to 46,517 with an additional policy allowance of 5,116 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)
• If qualified accountant, role salary is 44,192 with an additional policy allowance of 11,489 per annum (rising to 46,517 with an additional policy allowance of 12,094 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)

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Closing Date: 5 December 2025
If you're unsure about any details, have questions about the role or want to discuss a need for adjustments, our fantastic talent team will be happy to help you -corporate.recruitment@sanctuary.co.uk
We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.
View more detail about what it's like to work for our organisation, and what we offer on our Sanctuary careers pages at -
Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers' needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary's commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.
Building Equality and Diversity
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.

Skills Required