Finance Business Partner | Established Care Provider | Buckinghamshire (Hybrid) | £60,000–£70,000
Are you a qualified Finance Business Partner with experience in the care sector, looking for an opportunity to work closely with operational leadership and make a genuine impact on financial performance?
We're partnering with an established care provider to appoint a Finance Business Partner to support its Buckinghamshire division.
This is an opportunity to take ownership of the financial performance across a multi-site portfolio, working closely with the Finance Director, Divisional Director and operational teams to improve financial performance, strengthen financial controls and support key business decisions.
The organisation has been through a significant period of transformation, including acquisitions, investment in finance systems and changes across its portfolio. With further integration and development underway, this is an important appointment for the provider.
The Opportunity
Reporting directly to the Finance Director, you'll act as the key finance partner to the Divisional Director and operational management teams, providing financial insight and guidance across a multi-site portfolio, including learning disability and supported living services.
You'll take ownership of the regional management accounts, budgeting and forecasting processes, ensuring operational leaders
understand their financial performance and have the information needed to make effective decisions.
This is a genuinely hands-on business partnering position. You'll spend significant time visiting services, building relationships with Home Managers and Service Managers, reviewing financial performance and identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and profitability.
You'll also play an important role in the ongoing integration of the organisation's operations and financial processes, working closely with the wider finance function.
Key Responsibilities
Act as the primary finance business partner to the Divisional Director and operational management teams across the portfolio.
Lead the preparation, review and finalisation of monthly management accounts, ensuring accurate reporting and meaningful financial commentary.
Work closely with the Financial Controller and wider finance team to support the month-end process and communicate financial performance.
Lead annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting, working collaboratively with operational leaders to produce realistic but challenging financial plans.
Analyse financial performance, KPIs and management information to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
Visit care homes and services regularly, working directly with Home Managers and Service Managers to improve financial understanding and accountability.
Support operational managers in understanding their income and expenditure, explaining variances and identifying opportunities to improve performance.
Develop and deliver financial improvement plans, providing constructive challenge around expenditure, resource allocation and operational efficiency.
Work with the Divisional Director and wider finance team on annual fee reviews and employee pay reviews.
Liaise with local authority commissioners, including supporting occupancy and financial reconciliations.
Work closely with Accounts Receivable and Credit Control to ensure income is accurately billed and reflects agreed funding arrangements.
Support the development of financial controls, internal audit processes and compliance across the portfolio.
Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting and systems, supporting the organisation's wider transformation.
Provide financial input into the commissioning and development of new services.
Support annual reporting and audit requirements, ensuring deadlines and financial controls are maintained.
The Ideal Candidate
We're looking for a commercially minded, qualified finance professional who has experience operating as a Finance Business Partner within a multi-site, operationally focused organisation.
Ideally, you'll have experience within elderly care, healthcare or a similar service-led environment, with an understanding of occupancy, income generation, staffing costs and operational expenditure.
You'll be confident working independently, building relationships with non-finance stakeholders and translating financial information into practical commercial advice.
Relevant backgrounds could include:
Finance Business Partner
Senior Finance Business Partner
Regional Finance Business Partner
Divisional Finance Manager
Finance Manager
Commercial Finance Manager
You'll ideally have:
A recognised accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
Previous experience preparing, reviewing and presenting management accounts, budgets and forecasts.
Experience supporting operational teams within a multi-site organisation.
Strong commercial awareness and the ability to challenge and influence non-finance stakeholders.
The confidence to work autonomously, manage competing priorities and take ownership of your responsibilities.
Strong Excel skills and the ability to interpret financial data and management information.
A proactive, approachable and hands-on working style.
Experience within elderly care would be highly advantageous. However, candidates from other healthcare or high-volume, labour-intensive service environments will also be considered if they can demonstrate the ability to transition into the sector.
Package
£60,000–£70,000 basic salary, depending on experience.
Hybrid working arrangement.
Travel allowance (subject to confirmation).
Direct reporting line to the Finance Director.
Opportunity to work closely with senior operational leadership.
Responsibility for a substantial multi-site portfolio.
Opportunity to contribute to an organisation undergoing significant development and transformation.
Location
Buckinghamshire, with travel across the region
Hybrid working is available, with an expectation of a minimum of one day per week in the office. However, this is a field-based business partnering position, and regular travel to care homes and services across the region is essential.
Candidates must hold a full UK driving licence and be comfortable travelling regularly across the portfolio.
Interested?
If you're a qualified Finance Business Partner with experience in multi-site operations and would like to explore this opportunity, please contact Charlie Williams at Compass Associates on 0161 938 1185 or via email: [email protected].
Compass Associates Ltd acts as a Recruitment Consultancy for this permanent vacancy.
Know someone suitable? Successful referrals receive £500 in vouchers or a £500 charity donation.
