Finance Business Partner (14 month FTC)
Posted on Jun 17, 2026 by CV-Library
Shilton, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Not-for-Profit
Immediate Start
£42k - £52k Annual
Contract/Project
Description
Contract: Fixed term contract, full time (14 months, maternity cover)
Salary: £42,000 - £52,000 per annum
Location: Burford, Oxfordshire (hybrid working, minimum two days per week in the office)
Closing date: Monday 6 July 2026
Interview date: 13-17 July 2026 Do you enjoy working with stakeholders, turning financial data into meaningful insight and helping teams make informed decisions? If so, this could be the role for you.
We’re looking for a Finance Business Partner to join our Finance team, where you’ll play a key role in supporting colleagues across Blue Cross to understand and improve financial performance. This is an important position within the organisation, helping ensure we deliver our work in a financially sustainable and effective way.
More about the role
You will work closely with directorates across Blue Cross, providing financial insight, reporting and challenge to support decision making and delivery of plans. You will lead on budgeting, forecasting and management reporting for your areas, ensuring strong financial control and identifying opportunities to improve performance. This role is based at our Burford site, with hybrid working in place and a minimum of two days per week in the office. We are ideally looking for someone who can start by 3 August or as close to this as possible. What you will be doing
Building strong relationships with stakeholders across the organisation
Providing financial insight and analysis to support decision making
Leading on budgeting, forecasting and financial planning activities
Producing accurate and timely monthly management reports and variance analysis
Challenging and supporting teams to improve financial performance
Supporting the development of business plans and financial models
Ensuring compliance with financial policies, controls and regulations
Coaching budget holders to build financial understanding and capability
Contributing to continuous improvement of financial processes and reporting
About you
You will be a qualified accountant with experience in a business partnering or similar role. You will be confident working with stakeholders at all levels and able to explain financial information clearly and effectively.
With a proactive and solutions focused approach, you will be comfortable providing constructive challenge while maintaining strong working relationships. You will be organised, able to manage competing priorities and motivated to deliver high quality work to tight deadlines. Essential qualifications, skills, and experience
Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
Experience in a finance business partnering or similar role
Strong analytical skills with attention to detail
Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with financial systems
Experience of budgeting, forecasting and management reporting
Strong communication skills with the ability to explain financial information to non-finance audiences
Good stakeholder management and influencing skills
The ability to demonstrate, understanding and apply our Blue Cross values
Desirable qualifications, skills, and experience
Experience working in a charity or not for profit organisation
Knowledge of SORP accounting
Experience of financial systems such as Access Dimensions
Experience supporting business planning or investment appraisal
How to apply To apply for this role, please submit your application through our careers site and answer the application questions, demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of applications.
Blue Cross benefits
Our people are the most important part of delivering our purpose. If it were not for their amazing efforts and commitment, we would not be able to make the difference that we do today. In return, Blue Cross wants to ensure we provide you with the best working environment we can. We want you to be happy working for us and will do everything we can to make sure you are. Our generous benefits package includes:
Full time equivalent of 38 days holiday rising to 43 with service (including Bank Holidays)
Programmes for physical and mental wellbeing support
Free access to GP via MetLife- 24/7 GP services, private prescriptions and more for you and your family
Health cash plan
Unlimited access to an employee assistance programme
Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution
Professional fees paid with Continuing Professional Development and personal development support.
Life assurance
20% discount on Pet Plan pet insurance
Enhanced family friendly policies
Recognition scheme
Annual volunteer days
Charity worker discounts across a variety of retailers
To read more about the benefits Blue Cross has to offer, please visit the
Contract: Fixed term contract, full time (14 months, maternity cover)
Salary: £42,000 - £52,000 per annum
Location: Burford, Oxfordshire (hybrid working, minimum two days per week in the office)
Closing date: Monday 6 July 2026
Interview date: 13-17 July 2026 Do you enjoy working with stakeholders, turning financial data into meaningful insight and helping teams make informed decisions? If so, this could be the role for you.
We’re looking for a Finance Business Partner to join our Finance team, where you’ll play a key role in supporting colleagues across Blue Cross to understand and improve financial performance. This is an important position within the organisation, helping ensure we deliver our work in a financially sustainable and effective way.
More about the role
You will work closely with directorates across Blue Cross, providing financial insight, reporting and challenge to support decision making and delivery of plans. You will lead on budgeting, forecasting and management reporting for your areas, ensuring strong financial control and identifying opportunities to improve performance. This role is based at our Burford site, with hybrid working in place and a minimum of two days per week in the office. We are ideally looking for someone who can start by 3 August or as close to this as possible. What you will be doing
Building strong relationships with stakeholders across the organisation
Providing financial insight and analysis to support decision making
Leading on budgeting, forecasting and financial planning activities
Producing accurate and timely monthly management reports and variance analysis
Challenging and supporting teams to improve financial performance
Supporting the development of business plans and financial models
Ensuring compliance with financial policies, controls and regulations
Coaching budget holders to build financial understanding and capability
Contributing to continuous improvement of financial processes and reporting
About you
You will be a qualified accountant with experience in a business partnering or similar role. You will be confident working with stakeholders at all levels and able to explain financial information clearly and effectively.
With a proactive and solutions focused approach, you will be comfortable providing constructive challenge while maintaining strong working relationships. You will be organised, able to manage competing priorities and motivated to deliver high quality work to tight deadlines. Essential qualifications, skills, and experience
Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
Experience in a finance business partnering or similar role
Strong analytical skills with attention to detail
Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with financial systems
Experience of budgeting, forecasting and management reporting
Strong communication skills with the ability to explain financial information to non-finance audiences
Good stakeholder management and influencing skills
The ability to demonstrate, understanding and apply our Blue Cross values
Desirable qualifications, skills, and experience
Experience working in a charity or not for profit organisation
Knowledge of SORP accounting
Experience of financial systems such as Access Dimensions
Experience supporting business planning or investment appraisal
How to apply To apply for this role, please submit your application through our careers site and answer the application questions, demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of applications.
Blue Cross benefits
Our people are the most important part of delivering our purpose. If it were not for their amazing efforts and commitment, we would not be able to make the difference that we do today. In return, Blue Cross wants to ensure we provide you with the best working environment we can. We want you to be happy working for us and will do everything we can to make sure you are. Our generous benefits package includes:
Full time equivalent of 38 days holiday rising to 43 with service (including Bank Holidays)
Programmes for physical and mental wellbeing support
Free access to GP via MetLife- 24/7 GP services, private prescriptions and more for you and your family
Health cash plan
Unlimited access to an employee assistance programme
Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution
Professional fees paid with Continuing Professional Development and personal development support.
Life assurance
20% discount on Pet Plan pet insurance
Enhanced family friendly policies
Recognition scheme
Annual volunteer days
Charity worker discounts across a variety of retailers
To read more about the benefits Blue Cross has to offer, please visit the
Reference: 225261054
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Finance Business Partner (14 month FTC)
Posted on Jun 17, 2026 by CV-Library
Shilton, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Not-for-Profit
Immediate Start
£42k - £52k Annual
Contract/Project
Description
Contract: Fixed term contract, full time (14 months, maternity cover)
Salary: £42,000 - £52,000 per annum
Location: Burford, Oxfordshire (hybrid working, minimum two days per week in the office)
Closing date: Monday 6 July 2026
Interview date: 13-17 July 2026 Do you enjoy working with stakeholders, turning financial data into meaningful insight and helping teams make informed decisions? If so, this could be the role for you.
We’re looking for a Finance Business Partner to join our Finance team, where you’ll play a key role in supporting colleagues across Blue Cross to understand and improve financial performance. This is an important position within the organisation, helping ensure we deliver our work in a financially sustainable and effective way.
More about the role
You will work closely with directorates across Blue Cross, providing financial insight, reporting and challenge to support decision making and delivery of plans. You will lead on budgeting, forecasting and management reporting for your areas, ensuring strong financial control and identifying opportunities to improve performance. This role is based at our Burford site, with hybrid working in place and a minimum of two days per week in the office. We are ideally looking for someone who can start by 3 August or as close to this as possible. What you will be doing
Building strong relationships with stakeholders across the organisation
Providing financial insight and analysis to support decision making
Leading on budgeting, forecasting and financial planning activities
Producing accurate and timely monthly management reports and variance analysis
Challenging and supporting teams to improve financial performance
Supporting the development of business plans and financial models
Ensuring compliance with financial policies, controls and regulations
Coaching budget holders to build financial understanding and capability
Contributing to continuous improvement of financial processes and reporting
About you
You will be a qualified accountant with experience in a business partnering or similar role. You will be confident working with stakeholders at all levels and able to explain financial information clearly and effectively.
With a proactive and solutions focused approach, you will be comfortable providing constructive challenge while maintaining strong working relationships. You will be organised, able to manage competing priorities and motivated to deliver high quality work to tight deadlines. Essential qualifications, skills, and experience
Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
Experience in a finance business partnering or similar role
Strong analytical skills with attention to detail
Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with financial systems
Experience of budgeting, forecasting and management reporting
Strong communication skills with the ability to explain financial information to non-finance audiences
Good stakeholder management and influencing skills
The ability to demonstrate, understanding and apply our Blue Cross values
Desirable qualifications, skills, and experience
Experience working in a charity or not for profit organisation
Knowledge of SORP accounting
Experience of financial systems such as Access Dimensions
Experience supporting business planning or investment appraisal
How to apply To apply for this role, please submit your application through our careers site and answer the application questions, demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of applications.
Blue Cross benefits
Our people are the most important part of delivering our purpose. If it were not for their amazing efforts and commitment, we would not be able to make the difference that we do today. In return, Blue Cross wants to ensure we provide you with the best working environment we can. We want you to be happy working for us and will do everything we can to make sure you are. Our generous benefits package includes:
Full time equivalent of 38 days holiday rising to 43 with service (including Bank Holidays)
Programmes for physical and mental wellbeing support
Free access to GP via MetLife- 24/7 GP services, private prescriptions and more for you and your family
Health cash plan
Unlimited access to an employee assistance programme
Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution
Professional fees paid with Continuing Professional Development and personal development support.
Life assurance
20% discount on Pet Plan pet insurance
Enhanced family friendly policies
Recognition scheme
Annual volunteer days
Charity worker discounts across a variety of retailers
To read more about the benefits Blue Cross has to offer, please visit the
Contract: Fixed term contract, full time (14 months, maternity cover)
Salary: £42,000 - £52,000 per annum
Location: Burford, Oxfordshire (hybrid working, minimum two days per week in the office)
Closing date: Monday 6 July 2026
Interview date: 13-17 July 2026 Do you enjoy working with stakeholders, turning financial data into meaningful insight and helping teams make informed decisions? If so, this could be the role for you.
We’re looking for a Finance Business Partner to join our Finance team, where you’ll play a key role in supporting colleagues across Blue Cross to understand and improve financial performance. This is an important position within the organisation, helping ensure we deliver our work in a financially sustainable and effective way.
More about the role
You will work closely with directorates across Blue Cross, providing financial insight, reporting and challenge to support decision making and delivery of plans. You will lead on budgeting, forecasting and management reporting for your areas, ensuring strong financial control and identifying opportunities to improve performance. This role is based at our Burford site, with hybrid working in place and a minimum of two days per week in the office. We are ideally looking for someone who can start by 3 August or as close to this as possible. What you will be doing
Building strong relationships with stakeholders across the organisation
Providing financial insight and analysis to support decision making
Leading on budgeting, forecasting and financial planning activities
Producing accurate and timely monthly management reports and variance analysis
Challenging and supporting teams to improve financial performance
Supporting the development of business plans and financial models
Ensuring compliance with financial policies, controls and regulations
Coaching budget holders to build financial understanding and capability
Contributing to continuous improvement of financial processes and reporting
About you
You will be a qualified accountant with experience in a business partnering or similar role. You will be confident working with stakeholders at all levels and able to explain financial information clearly and effectively.
With a proactive and solutions focused approach, you will be comfortable providing constructive challenge while maintaining strong working relationships. You will be organised, able to manage competing priorities and motivated to deliver high quality work to tight deadlines. Essential qualifications, skills, and experience
Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
Experience in a finance business partnering or similar role
Strong analytical skills with attention to detail
Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with financial systems
Experience of budgeting, forecasting and management reporting
Strong communication skills with the ability to explain financial information to non-finance audiences
Good stakeholder management and influencing skills
The ability to demonstrate, understanding and apply our Blue Cross values
Desirable qualifications, skills, and experience
Experience working in a charity or not for profit organisation
Knowledge of SORP accounting
Experience of financial systems such as Access Dimensions
Experience supporting business planning or investment appraisal
How to apply To apply for this role, please submit your application through our careers site and answer the application questions, demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of applications.
Blue Cross benefits
Our people are the most important part of delivering our purpose. If it were not for their amazing efforts and commitment, we would not be able to make the difference that we do today. In return, Blue Cross wants to ensure we provide you with the best working environment we can. We want you to be happy working for us and will do everything we can to make sure you are. Our generous benefits package includes:
Full time equivalent of 38 days holiday rising to 43 with service (including Bank Holidays)
Programmes for physical and mental wellbeing support
Free access to GP via MetLife- 24/7 GP services, private prescriptions and more for you and your family
Health cash plan
Unlimited access to an employee assistance programme
Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution
Professional fees paid with Continuing Professional Development and personal development support.
Life assurance
20% discount on Pet Plan pet insurance
Enhanced family friendly policies
Recognition scheme
Annual volunteer days
Charity worker discounts across a variety of retailers
To read more about the benefits Blue Cross has to offer, please visit the
Reference: 225261054
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