Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£50,014 per annum

About the Role
As the Finance Business Partner - Service Charges, you will play a key role in supporting the financial management and strategy of our Service Charges function. Working closely with operational teams, you will ensure service charge processes are financially robust, transparent, and aligned with regulatory requirements. You will provide financial insight and challenge to help deliver accurate, fair, and compliant service charges for residents. Your work will support strong financial control, effective decision-making, and continuous improvement across the Service Charges function.

Through effective business partnering, financial planning, and data-driven analysis, you will help ensure the organisation delivers high-quality services while maintaining transparency and value for money for residents.

Key Responsibilities
- Drive financial management across the Service Charges function, ensuring processes are robust, accurate, and aligned with regulatory requirements.
- Manage and optimise financial aspects of service charges, ensuring compliance with audit and legal requirements and maintaining transparency for residents.
- Provide financial insight and support to operational teams, enabling informed decision-making and improved service delivery.
- Produce accurate and timely financial planning, reporting, and analysis for service charge activities and associated business areas.
- Develop financial models and analytical tools to support data-driven decisions and improved financial performance.
- Maintain and enhance reporting processes, ensuring they evolve to meet changing operational and regulatory requirements.
- Analyse and manage large and complex data sets across multiple systems, ensuring financial information is accurate and reliable.
- Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders across Finance and operational teams to ensure effective financial governance and service delivery.

Experience
- Business partnering with non-finance colleagues, providing financial expertise and constructive challenge.
- Analysing complex financial and operational data to produce clear, data-driven insights.
- Influencing operational activities at both tactical and strategic levels.
- Managing and analysing large and complex datasets across multiple systems.
- Building effective working relationships within finance teams and with internal stakeholders.
- Strong proficiency in Excel and Power BI; knowledge of Dynamics 365 (D365) is desirable.
- Awareness of service charge activities and related legislation is advantageous.

About you
We are looking for passionate, enthusiastic, and talented individuals committed to professional and ethical standards, including integrity, objectivity, confidentiality, and professional behaviour. Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders are essential.

Qualifications
- Hold, or be actively working towards, a CCAB recognised accounting qualification.
- Pending confirmation of legislative changes, there may be an expectation to study towards a professional qualification if not already qualified.