Senior Finance Business Partner
Senior Finance Business Partner
Base: Bradford (Hybrid)
Hours: 35 hours / Full-time
Salary: £57,494.00 pa
A visible finance leadership role reporting directly into the Head of Finance turning financial information into insight, challenge and practical decision support.
At Habinteg, we are looking for people who care about our mission and want to use their finance skills to make a difference. We value curiosity, teamwork, accountability and a strong work ethic. In return, we offer meaningful work, development, mentoring and the opportunity to work closely with senior leaders in a supportive, purpose driven organisation.
About the role
Are you a finance professional who enjoys turning numbers into insight, building trusted relationships and helping leaders make better decisions?
At Habinteg, we are looking for a Senior Finance Business Partner to lead high quality finance business partnering across Habinteg. This is a key role supporting financial performance, strategic planning, value for money and practical decision making.
This opportunity would suit someone who is curious, ambitious and ready to step into a more influential role. You may already be operating at senior business partner level, or you may be looking for your first step up into a leadership role where you can manage and develop others while working directly with senior leaders.
Why this role is a strong development opportunity
- Visible work with Directors, Heads of Service, senior leaders and represent finance in management team meetings, internal and external forums.
- Mentoring, support and development from Head of Finance and other senior finance specialist.
- A chance to lead, coach and develop two team members.
- Opportunity to influence budgets, forecasting, management reporting, rent and service charge processes, value for money and business cases.
What you’ll be doing
- Lead, manage and develop the finance business partnering team, providing clear objectives, regular supervision, coaching and support.
- Lead all aspects of Budgeting, forecasting, management accounts reporting.
- Build strong relationships with Directors, Heads of Service, budget holders.
- Provide financial insight, constructive challenge and practical decision support to senior leadership.
- Lead the annual budget setting process, in year forecasting and management accounting across all service areas.
- Prepare and review monthly management accounts, variance analysis and performance reporting.
- Support rent and service charge setting, including assumptions, budgets, policy compliance and regulatory considerations.
- Support value for money reporting, business cases, financial modelling, option appraisals and scenario analysis.
- Work collaboratively across finance to improve reporting, planning, systems, processes and financial management.
Who we’re looking for
We are looking for someone who brings strong finance skills, but also excellent behaviours and a genuine commitment to teamwork.
- Curious about how services work and how finance can help improve outcomes.
- Confident building relationships with nonfinance colleagues.
- Able to turn complex financial information into clear, practical messages.
- Comfortable providing constructive challenge in a supportive and solution focused way.
- Ambitious and keen to grow as a leader.
- Committed to developing others and building a positive team culture.
- Resilient, accountable, attentive and aligned to Habinteg’s values.
Experience and qualifications
You will have experience in finance partnering, management accounts, budgets and forecasts, with strong Excel and reporting skills. Experience in housing, property, not for profit or another regulated environment would be useful, particularly around rent setting, service charges, RSH returns, value for money reporting or sector benchmarking, but we welcome candidates with transferable experience and the right attitude.
Why join Habinteg?
At Habinteg, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. As a Senior Finance Business Partner, you'll have the opportunity to use your financial expertise to shape strategic decisions that support our mission of providing accessible homes and creating inclusive communities.
Working in partnership with senior leaders, you'll provide trusted financial insight, challenge and guidance to drive performance, improve value for money and ensure resources are invested where they make the greatest impact. Your work will influence key business decisions, helping us deliver high quality services for our customers while supporting the long term sustainability of the organisation.
This is more than a finance role; it's an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to an organisation with a clear social purpose.
Closing date: 31/08/2026
First Interview dates: 04/09/2026 and 07/09/2026
Second interview dates: 08/09/2026 and 09/09/2026
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications, so early applications are encouraged.
Apply now to help strengthen customer engagement and ensure tenants remain at the heart of service improvement.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and welcome candidates with disabilities. We encourage jobseekers from all backgrounds and experiences to express their interest, and to contact us at recruitment@habinteg.org.uk if you would like to chat or discuss reasonable adjustments for your application or the interview process.
We are unable to provide visa sponsorship; only candidates with the legal right to work in the UK will be considered.
If you have any questions, or would like a copy of the full job description please feel free to contact the HR department: e-mail: recruitment@habinteg.org.uk
Senior Finance Business Partner
Base: Bradford (Hybrid)
Hours: 35 hours / Full-time
Salary: £57,494.00 pa
A visible finance leadership role reporting directly into the Head of Finance turning financial information into insight, challenge and practical decision support.
At Habinteg, we are looking for people who care about our mission and want to use their finance skills to make a difference. We value curiosity, teamwork, accountability and a strong work ethic. In return, we offer meaningful work, development, mentoring and the opportunity to work closely with senior leaders in a supportive, purpose driven organisation.
About the role
Are you a finance professional who enjoys turning numbers into insight, building trusted relationships and helping leaders make better decisions?
At Habinteg, we are looking for a Senior Finance Business Partner to lead high quality finance business partnering across Habinteg. This is a key role supporting financial performance, strategic planning, value for money and practical decision making.
This opportunity would suit someone who is curious, ambitious and ready to step into a more influential role. You may already be operating at senior business partner level, or you may be looking for your first step up into a leadership role where you can manage and develop others while working directly with senior leaders.
Why this role is a strong development opportunity
- Visible work with Directors, Heads of Service, senior leaders and represent finance in management team meetings, internal and external forums.
- Mentoring, support and development from Head of Finance and other senior finance specialist.
- A chance to lead, coach and develop two team members.
- Opportunity to influence budgets, forecasting, management reporting, rent and service charge processes, value for money and business cases.
What you’ll be doing
- Lead, manage and develop the finance business partnering team, providing clear objectives, regular supervision, coaching and support.
- Lead all aspects of Budgeting, forecasting, management accounts reporting.
- Build strong relationships with Directors, Heads of Service, budget holders.
- Provide financial insight, constructive challenge and practical decision support to senior leadership.
- Lead the annual budget setting process, in year forecasting and management accounting across all service areas.
- Prepare and review monthly management accounts, variance analysis and performance reporting.
- Support rent and service charge setting, including assumptions, budgets, policy compliance and regulatory considerations.
- Support value for money reporting, business cases, financial modelling, option appraisals and scenario analysis.
- Work collaboratively across finance to improve reporting, planning, systems, processes and financial management.
Who we’re looking for
We are looking for someone who brings strong finance skills, but also excellent behaviours and a genuine commitment to teamwork.
- Curious about how services work and how finance can help improve outcomes.
- Confident building relationships with nonfinance colleagues.
- Able to turn complex financial information into clear, practical messages.
- Comfortable providing constructive challenge in a supportive and solution focused way.
- Ambitious and keen to grow as a leader.
- Committed to developing others and building a positive team culture.
- Resilient, accountable, attentive and aligned to Habinteg’s values.
Experience and qualifications
You will have experience in finance partnering, management accounts, budgets and forecasts, with strong Excel and reporting skills. Experience in housing, property, not for profit or another regulated environment would be useful, particularly around rent setting, service charges, RSH returns, value for money reporting or sector benchmarking, but we welcome candidates with transferable experience and the right attitude.
Why join Habinteg?
At Habinteg, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. As a Senior Finance Business Partner, you'll have the opportunity to use your financial expertise to shape strategic decisions that support our mission of providing accessible homes and creating inclusive communities.
Working in partnership with senior leaders, you'll provide trusted financial insight, challenge and guidance to drive performance, improve value for money and ensure resources are invested where they make the greatest impact. Your work will influence key business decisions, helping us deliver high quality services for our customers while supporting the long term sustainability of the organisation.
This is more than a finance role; it's an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to an organisation with a clear social purpose.
Closing date: 31/08/2026
First Interview dates: 04/09/2026 and 07/09/2026
Second interview dates: 08/09/2026 and 09/09/2026
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications, so early applications are encouraged.
Apply now to help strengthen customer engagement and ensure tenants remain at the heart of service improvement.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and welcome candidates with disabilities. We encourage jobseekers from all backgrounds and experiences to express their interest, and to contact us at recruitment@habinteg.org.uk if you would like to chat or discuss reasonable adjustments for your application or the interview process.
We are unable to provide visa sponsorship; only candidates with the legal right to work in the UK will be considered.
If you have any questions, or would like a copy of the full job description please feel free to contact the HR department: e-mail: recruitment@habinteg.org.uk
