Finance Business Partner
Location: Edinburgh/ Hybrid
Working Hours:35 hours per week
Salary Probation Rate:£40,387
Salary After Successful Probation:£42,512
Closing Date:Friday 12th June 2026 at 12 noon.
About Hanover
Hanover has been successfully housing and supporting people in Scotland for over 40 years. Our strategic aims are to have Happy Customers, Desirable Homes and a Resilient Organisation.
This is an exciting time to join Hanover. We are continuing to invest in our people, strengthen our culture and modernise how we work. We are also proud to be finalists in the Employer of the Year Award at the Cherries Awards – recognition of our commitment to creating a great place to work.
About the Role
Hanover Scotland are excited to be recruiting for a Finance Business Partner to join our Strategic Finance team based in our Edinburgh office. This is a fantastic opportunity to join at a time of growth and development within the organisation.
This is a hybrid role with a minimum of two to three days per week in our Edinburgh office.
As Finance Business Partner you will:
* Provide high quality analysis and insightful financial and management accounting service for our teams.
* Support the achievement of Hanover’s wider business objectives and strategy.
* Partner with multiple teams within the organisation, being the key contact for all financial matters and the expert in the financial performance of our teams.
* Create and deliver high quality management information to assist the monitoring and analysis of budget positions, forecasted outturns and actual results.
* Advise in the preparation of the annual budget, providing technical support to relevant budget holders. Monitor the budget performance ensuring that departmental and organisational objectives are achieved.
* Prepare monthly management accounts within areas of responsibility to allow for the creation of quality, effective and timely financial information.
* Contributing to the year-end statutory accounts closure by providing clear and accurate financial information that meets current accounting standards and reconciles to the financial information held on the finance accounts system.
* Maintain asset register, ensuring information held reconciles to the financial systems and statutory accounts.
* Advise on annual charges at each development and coordinate the reporting to residents.
* Train, coach and develop Directors, senior managers, non-finance managers and other employees to improve financial management skills across the organisation.
* Assist with the continuous development, improvement, and analysis of the reporting framework within the finance team.
About You
* HNC in accounting or equivalent.
* Strong partnership skills and ability to offer a value-added partnering service.
* Strong experience of manual and electronic accounting systems.
* Advanced knowledge and understanding of the role of a Finance team.
* Advanced understanding of the importance of financial management and control.
* Advanced knowledge of financial software packages.Confident and able to manipulate and interrogate financial information.
* Highly developed analytical skills with a methodical approach to reporting.
What We Offer
Hanover offers a supportive and friendly environment where our people are valued and appreciated. We are a Scottish Living Wage employer as well as being a Gold IIP and IIP Gold for Wellbeing and Young Person’s Guarantee employer. Your hard work and drive to succeed are rewarded through:
* Competitive salary and pension options.
* Health and Wellbeing support networks including Mental Health First Aiders and a 24/7 GP helpline.
* Employee counselling service upon assessment.
* Access to our Hanover Perks platform which includes high street discounts and health cash plan.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Tech Scheme.
* Family friendly policies.
* Payment of PVG or Disclosure (where applicable)
Recruitment Dates
Closing date for applications:Friday 12th June 2026 at 12 noon
Hanover are firmly committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all. As an accredited Disability Confident Employer, we will interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum requirements of the role.
Sponsorship Information - Please note sponsorship is not currently available at Hanover.
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