Job Advert
We are looking for a talented and motivated Finance Business Partner to support Mencap’s Inclusive Communities & Partnerships (ICP) directorate.
The ICP directorate plays a vital role in delivering frontline services and building strong, community-based support networks for people with a learning disability. This diverse portfolio includes Retail, the Mencap Training Academy, Network Partners, Belfast Children's Centre, Information and Advice services in Wales and key programmes and projects across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. We are looking for a Finance Business Partner who can support with the day-to-day management of budgets funded via multiple, and sometimes complex income streams, in rapidly changing environments as well as someone who can support us to grow in key areas.
Over the next 5 years ICP have big ambitions to significantly extend our reach for children and young people, families, supported employment services, community programmes and retail stores so we can reach more people and have greater impact in more communities.
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
You will work closely with the Finance Lead and a range of operational and senior stakeholders to:
1. Deliver high-quality financial insight and support across the ICP portfolio
2. Prepare accurate, timely and meaningful management reporting for budget holders
3. Support the month-end process, including reviews, reconciliations, and posting journals
4. Facilitate and lead financial review meetings with key stakeholders
5. Support financial planning and forecasting, ensuring robust and credible business plans
6. Partner with teams to model new initiatives, assess risks and evaluate financial performance
7. Champion improvements in financial understanding and accountability across ICP
8. Identify and help implement process improvements in financial management
What You Will Bring:
9. A confident communicator, able to build relationships and influence across finance and non-finance teams
10. Highly organised, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities
11. Proactive and self-motivated, with a desire to make a real impact
12. Committed to improving the lives of people with a learning disability
Your Experience:
Essential:
13. Experience in a finance team, providing management accounting, budgeting and/or forecasting support
14. Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment delivering timely, accurate financial insight
15. Strong Excel skills
16. Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
Highly Desirable:
17. Experience in a Finance Business Partnering or Financial Planning role, ideally in retail or programme delivery
18. Proven ability to identify and implement process improvements in financial management. Power BI experience.
19. Part-qualified (or qualified by experience) accountant, ideally working towards ACMA, CIMA, ACCA, or ACA
The scope for this role is vast and we are looking for an ambitious and driven individual to join us at an exciting time for Mencap!
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 in w/c 21st July after the close date via Microsoft Teams.
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Benefits
Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated.
Our benefits package offers 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings.
For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!