Senior Finance Partner – Service Charges (12-Month Fixed Term Contract)
Location: Hybrid – Bradford office/ Home working
Salary: Up to £58,000 per annum, depending on experience
Contract: 12-month fixed-term contract
Reports to: Head of Finance – Housing & Property
About the Role
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Finance Partner to join our Finance team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This is a key role and will focus on providing strategic financial support to our Housing services, with a particular emphasis on service charges. You will lead a large finance team, drive financial control, and partner with senior stakeholders to deliver value-adding insights that support business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Partnership: Collaborate with Directors and Heads of Services to provide insightful financial data, supporting decision-making and business plan delivery.
Service Charge Expertise: Act as the subject matter expert on service charges, ensuring accurate financial management and compliance with relevant regulations.
Team Leadership: Manage and motivate a large finance team, fostering engagement, development, and high performance to meet service level agreements (SLAs).
Financial Reporting: Oversee the preparation of timely and accurate monthly management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, and detailed forecasting for income, expenditure, and capital projects.
Budgeting & Forecasting: Lead the annual budgeting process and monitor performance against budget, identifying and reporting variances.
Project Leadership: Drive service-specific projects, including system development, integration, transformation, and procurement initiatives.
Governance & Control: Maintain robust financial controls and ensure compliance with accounting standards, regulations, and legislation.
What We’re Looking For
Essential Skills & Experience:
* Proven track record in line management of a large finance team, with a focus on engagement, development, and succession planning.
* Strong knowledge of service charges or transferable experience from a similar industry.
* ACCA/CIMA qualified with 2-3 years post-qualification experience (PQE), or qualified by relevant experience in service-specific provision.
* Expertise in management accounting, financial control, budgeting, and forecasting.
* Excellent IT skills, with experience in accounting systems (e.g., Agresso, Hyperion, Northgate advantageous).
* Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
* Proactive problem-solver with attention to detail and the ability to navigate ambiguity in project settings.
Desirable:
* Experience delivering financial systems development or service-specific projects.
* Familiarity with housing or property sector regulations and financial practices.
Why Join Us?
This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-paced, purpose-driven organisation. You’ll work closely with senior leaders, lead a talented team, and contribute to transformative projects that drive performance and growth. With a competitive salary of up to £58,000, this role offers the chance to showcase your expertise in service charges and financial leadership.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.
Anchor – a great place to work
Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.
We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.
A rewarding environment
From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.
Health & happiness
* Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
* Mental health support
* Flexible working options
* Access to online GP appointments
Finance
* Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
* Quick and easy pension transfer service
* Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
* Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more
Career
* Ongoing personal and professional development programme
* Leadership Pathways online learning resources
* Career progression and promotion opportunities
Celebrating diversity, celebrating you
Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.
We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members. We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.
We are a Gold Standard Inclusive Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Menopause Friendly and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant, HouseProud Pledge and Age Friendly Employer Pledge schemes