London, London, Anywhere
Finance Business Partner
Mencap
£35,081
Full-time
Description
Job Advert
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of people with learning disabilities?
We are looking for a talented and motivated Finance professional to fulfil a key Finance Business Partner role supporting the Enabling departments and strategic investment projects at Mencap. Enabling depts include Finance, HR, IT, Property and CEO office. You will deliver high quality insight and financial management to help ensure our enabling (our support functions) spend is efficient and well controlled, and that strategic investment projects deliver against their business cases and budgets. You will be a confident communicator at senior levels. An individual who is well organised, can prioritise their workload and can maintain accuracy and attention to detail whilst working to meet deadlines.
There is flexibility around where the role is based. We have large offices in London and Peterborough and smaller offices located throughout the UK and you may need occasional travel to for meetings. However, this role will primarily be working remotely.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support Finance Lead to provide a comprehensive Finance Business Partnering service to business areas.
- Prepare timely, accurate, and insightful management reporting for budget holders, facilitating informed decision-making and effective financial management. Carry out month-end duties to ensure accurate financial reporting, including reviewing numbers, reconciliation of key accounts and posting month-end journals as needed.
- Support financial planning processes and provide analysis, guidance and challenge to ensure the development of robust and credible plans.
- Lead meetings with budget holders to review financial position.
- A desire to drive improvements in financial understanding & accountability to deliver a first-class service.
What You Will Bring:
- A commitment to improving the lives of people with learning disabilities.
- Strong analytical abilities, attention to detail, and ability to communicate financial information effectively.
- Self-motivation and a desire to make an impact.
- Excellent collaboration skills, with the ability to build relationships across Finance and non-Finance areas.
Your Experience:
Essential:
- Worked in a Finance department providing Management accounting, business partnering or forecasting/budgeting support.
- Strong Excel skills. Excellent interpersonal, presentation and communication skills.
- Experience of working in a fast-paced environment, providing accurate and timely information.
Highly Desirable:
- Finance Business Partnering and/or Financial Planning experience - ideally in operational functions (e.g. IT / Property) or projects related.
- Proven ability to identify and implement process improvements in financial management
- Working towards ACMA / ACCA / ACA qualification, or other suitable experience.
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. This role will close on Sunday 25th August and interview will commence shortly after the close date via Microsoft Teams.
Vacancy ID: 32260
Benefits
As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people’s lives, you will receive fair pay and have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees.
- 32 days holiday (including bank holidays) increasing to 35 days with long service plus the ability to buy up to another 10 days via our HolidayPlus scheme
- Service related sick pay when 6 month probation is completed
- Eligibility to join Mencap Pension Plan where Mencap matches contributions up to 5% on a salary sacrifice basis meaning NI savings. If you don’t join the Plan you start, you will be auto-enrolled after three months with us.
- Membership of Mencap Pension Plan to include up to 3 times salary death in service live cover AND Income Protection of 50% salary to be triggered at 26 weeks of long term sickness
- Loans for debt consolidation, bikes, computers and phones when you have been with us for 6 months
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Discounts and cashback from 3% to 30% at high street shops including major super markets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via Mencap Extras
- Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
- Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
- Quarterly award scheme and recognition at every 5 years through our YouRock program
- Access to award winning training and development
*T&C's apply based on contract
About Mencap
We work in partnership with people with a learning disability, and all our services support people to live life as they choose. Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something meaningful. At Mencap, we can give you that. You will have opportunities to develop as a person, colleague, leader and activist. We want to make you feel inspired to reach your potential.
Our work includes;
- providing high-quality, flexible services that allow people to live as independently as possible in a place they choose
- providing advice through our help lines and web sites
- campaigning for the changes that people with a learning disability want
Expiry date: 02/09/2024
Finance Business Partner
Company
Mencap
Salary
£35,081
Job Type
Full-time
Location
London, London, Anywhere
Our Commitments
Building Diverse Workforces
Disability Confident
Don’t think this is a good job? Get in touch
Mencap
Charity & Non-profit Organisations

London
06/08/2025
SEN Tutor
Mencap
Building Diverse Workforces
+1
£32,005/Year
Full-time

London
03/08/2025
Programme Coordinator
Mencap
Building Diverse Workforces
+1
£38,076/Year
Full-time

Ealing
15/08/2025
Skills Coach
Mencap
Building Diverse Workforces
+1
£29,799/Year
Full-time

London
15/08/2025
Legal Advisor - Probate, Trusts & Property
Mencap
Building Diverse Workforces
+1
£30,766/Year
Part-time

London
15/08/2025
Philanthropy Manager
Mencap
Building Diverse Workforces
+1
£44,282/Year
Full-time

London
15/08/2025
Senior Trust and Statutory Fundraising Manager
Mencap
Building Diverse Workforces
+1
£47,519/Year
Full-time

London
13/08/2025
Partnership Development Manager
Mencap
Building Diverse Workforces
+1
£46,617/Year
Full-time
Our Commitments
Building Diverse Workforces
Disability Confident