Finance Business Partner - Personal Support (FTC)

Are you an experienced Finance Business Partner looking for a role where you can make a real difference in the charity sector? We have a fantastic and rewarding opportunity for a Finance professional to join Mencap as Finance Business Partner (FBP). This role is a fixed-term contract for 12 months to cover a maternity leave. The role will be supporting the operational division that provides care and support to adults with a learning disability across England, Cymru and Northern Ireland. We are looking for someone who is a confident communicator with both finance colleagues and operational staff, adapting their style to their audience. Someone who is well organised, can prioritise their workload and have the ability to maintain accuracy and attention to detail while working to tight deadlines will thrive in this role. The successful candidate will use their commercial awareness and work with management teams to help deliver strong financial performance across the region they support, providing timely and accurate financial information to a variety of stakeholders. We will consider both full-time and part-time applications and there is flexibility around where the role is based. We have large offices in London, and Peterborough and smaller offices located throughout the UK. If there is no office available within a reasonable distance, the role may be offered as home-based with some travel for team meetings. At Mencap, we value a diverse and inclusive workplace and we intentionally plan for the success of our colleagues in everything we do. We welcome applications from everyone, so come as you are and join us. Together we are Mencap! What will it take? To be successful as a Finance Business Partner you will be expected to have: Excellent written and verbal communication with ability to convey financial information to non-finance colleagues and senior management. A desire to drive improvements in financial understanding & accountability to deliver a first class commercial and customer focused service. Strong collaboration skills including the confidence to challenge others. Ability to interpret a range of financial/operational information and reach quick judgments. Experience in financial analysis and reporting. Appropriate planning, organising and strategic business planning skills. An ACA, ACCA, CIMA qualification or hold a similar and relevant qualification. The scope for this role is vast and we are looking for an ambitious and driven individual to join us! If you have the relevant skills and experiences we are looking for and this opportunity sounds like the perfect role for you, please apply with your up-to-date CV. Interviews are due to be held w/c 22nd September via Microsoft Teams.