Finance Business Partner

Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week 
Number of Positions: 1
Qualifications Required: Desirably, part qualified accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA/CIPFA) – or fully qualified AAT 
Start Date: 3rd March 2025
Salary: £45,718 - £49,764 per annum

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Business Partner to join our fantastic central team at Prospere Learning Trust.

This is a Grade 9, permanent post working 35 hours per week, all year round. The starting salary is £45,718. 

Main purpose of the job:

The Finance Business Partner (FBP) will provide oversight and day to day support on all school based financial matters, both at a strategic and operational level. They will be a member of the central Trust Finance team, providing a key link between the Trust central team and the schools.

The post holder will provide a full Finance Business Partner service to the designated schools, acting as the lead for all financial advice and support.

They will have responsibility for the production of all financial information for the school, including monthly management accounts, the annual budget and longer-term forecasting. The FBP is also responsible for ensuring schools are complying with Trust financial procedures at an operational level.

We’re looking for:

• Someone who is suitably qualified, with extensive experience working in financial management.
• Someone who will demonstrate a collaborative, team working approach focused on improvement and supporting the vision, values and objectives of the organisation
• Someone who will have excellent working knowledge of core accounting concepts with the ability to present information clearly, and have the ability to complete core transactional work alongside strategic level responsibilities. 

To make our ambition a reality, every person we recruit needs to play their its part. It takes a certain type of behaviour, attitude and way of working to get Manchester where it wants to be.

Our people and partners have agreed five ‘behaviours’ – the grounding for how we must work together and treat one another:

• We take time to listen and understand
• We work together and trust each other
• We show that we value our differences and treat each other fairly
• We ‘own it’ and we’re not afraid to try new things
• We’re proud and passionate about Manchester

A career with us means you can be yourself, thrive, and build the career your talent and ambition deserve.