At a Glance
- Tasks: Support financial operations and strategies to enhance services for children and families.
- Company: Join Cafcass, a leading organisation advocating for children's rights in family courts.
- Benefits: Enjoy generous leave, a strong pension scheme, and flexible working options.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace with excellent growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in children's lives while developing your finance career.
- Qualifications: 2+ years in finance, strong communication skills, and AAT membership required.
The predicted salary is between 37800 - 46200 £ per year.
While predominantly known for the role Cafcass takes in supporting almost 130,000+ children and young people in family court cases, we also rely on talented, diligent and passionate individuals in our corporate teams that are the engine of our organisation. We are recruiting for a Finance Business Partner to join us on an initial 12 months fixed-term contract.
If you join us, working alongside the Head of Management Accounts and Senior Finance Business Partners, you will support the delivery of an operational and strategic finance service directly contributing towards effective front line service delivery. This will involve working directly with Senior Managers and other internal and external stakeholders across a range of finance activity including budgeting, forecasting and analysis.
This is an especially exciting time to join us as we continue to expand the Child Focused Courts Model across England with investment from our sponsor body, the Ministry of Justice, which represents the most significant reform of private family law proceedings in a generation.
In terms of what you can expect to be doing as a Finance Business Partner, this is likely to include:
- Supporting the delivery of an operational and strategic finance service
- Providing support to budget holders on all financial matters
- Co-production of monthly forecasting
- Co-production with budget holders of monthly management accounts including variance and trend analysis
- Contributing to wider finance strategies
- Updating processes, policies, and guidance to ensure streamlined and smoother processes
As a Finance Business Partner, you will have:
- A minimum of 2 years’ experience and knowledge of finance in an accounting environment
- Demonstrable experience of working within a financial control framework
- The ability to operate in a high tempo environment, within a complex organisation
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills, to build and maintain relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
- Experience of supporting senior managers
- You will be a member of the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) with a willingness to work towards a CCAB qualification
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer generous annual leave (28 days rising to 33 days with 5 years’ continuous service), a Local Government Pension Scheme with significant employer contribution and a range of other financial and non-financial benefits to support your financial, physical and mental wellbeing.
If you join us, whilst your contractual office base will be one of the 30+ offices we have across England, it is highly likely you will work remotely as you will be part of a team based around the country, mainly attending the office as and when business needs require.
We are a diverse, inclusive organisation that is a safe space for colleagues with shared aspects of identity and lived experience, which helps ensure we provide a service which promotes the diversity and uniqueness of children and families from all backgrounds. We especially welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds as we strive to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity of the children and families we work with.
If and when you are ready to apply, our application process is straightforward and quick to complete. You don’t need to complete your application in a single visit, you can start it and come back and amend your responses / update your CV, just make sure you come back before the closing date / time to submit.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Finance Business Partner employer: Cafcass
Cafcass in Leicestershire is an exceptional employer, dedicated to fostering a supportive and collaborative work culture that prioritises the voices of children and families. With a strong emphasis on professional development, employees are offered numerous growth opportunities within a framework that values child safety and wellbeing. Working here means being part of a meaningful mission, where your contributions directly impact the lives of children in family court proceedings.
