Finance Business Manager (Hybrid)

Posted 12 days 1 hour ago by Chiltern Recruitment Ltd

Permanent
Full Time
Banking & Financial Services Jobs
Buckinghamshire, High Wycombe, United Kingdom, HP109
Job Description

Full-time, 35 hours per week. Hybrid

Our client, a well-established not for profit UK-based organisation, is recruiting for a strategic and commercially aware Finance Business Manager to oversee budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance reporting.

This hybrid opportunity - 1 day in the office/4 days working from home, offers the chance to work closely with senior leadership, supporting data-led decision-making and ensuring financial resources are aligned to organisational priorities.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the annual budget process, quarterly forecasting, and ongoing cashflow planning
  • Deliver scenario analysis and identify financial risks or opportunities
  • Preparation of Cashflow to support financial planning
  • Produce detailed reports and financial insights for senior leadership and board-level review
  • Drive improvements to financial systems and processes, in collaboration with internal teams
  • Manage and develop a small team, promoting high standards and continuous improvement
  • Work closely with stakeholders to embed robust financial planning across departments

Candidate Profile

  • Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)
  • Significant experience in financial planning, analysis, and reporting
  • Strong financial modelling and advanced Excel skills
  • Experience managing or mentoring finance professionals
  • Confident communicator with the ability to influence non-finance colleagues
  • Knowledge of the not-for-profit or charity sector is desirable but not essential

Benefits

  • 25 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays), increasing with service
  • Private healthcare and dental cover (after six-month probation, employer-funded)
  • Up to 8% employer pension contribution
  • Life assurance (4x salary)
  • Discretionary performance-related bonus
  • Salary sacrifice schemes: Cycle to Work, additional leave purchase
  • One paid volunteering day per year
  • Free on-site parking
  • Hybrid working with flexible arrangements