Finance Business Partner

Contract: Permanent

Location: Hybrid (Head Office: Quorum Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne)

This is a hybrid working role, so you’ll need to be able to work from our Head Office 1-2 times per week.

Hours per week: 37

Salary: £45,000 - £49,000 depending on experience

About the role

We’re excited to be looking for a Finance Business Partner to join our Finance team, delivering high quality financial insight, management reporting, budgeting, and forecasting across the organisation. This is a key business partnering role, where you’ll act as a trusted advisor to budget holders and senior stakeholders, providing financial information, KPI reporting, and commercial decision support.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Partner with budget holders to deliver financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Lead the preparation of monthly management accounts, financial reporting, and cash flow forecasts
• Develop insight led business cases, financial models, and scenario analysis to support strategic decisions
• Produce and analyse KPIs, performance metrics, and commercial insights to drive efficiency and cost control
• Provide financial analysis and decision support to non-finance stakeholders
• Collaborate across teams to ensure aligned business planning and performance monitoring
• Support continuous improvement, financial governance, and innovation initiatives

We’d love to hear from you if you offer the following:

• An accountancy qualification (e.g. ACCA, CIMA, ACA)
• Experience in producing monthly accounts, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Proven business partnering experience, working with and influencing stakeholders
• Proficient in Excel and other commonly used Microsoft Office applications
• Excellent communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail with good analytical skills
• Self-starter with a strong work ethic, able to work on own initiative and adapt to changing requirements
• Ability to work in a fast-moving environment, providing accurate and timely information to a high standard while working effectively with non-finance colleagues
• Enthusiastic and positive attitude

What will we offer you in return?

• Annual leave starting at 25 days and increasing up to 30 days with length of service
• 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days off during the Christmas closure
• YOU celebration day to celebrate your birthday or another life event
• YOU hour allowing you one hour per month to spend time on something that promotes your wellbeing
• Learning and Wellbeing fund of up to £200 per year
• £400 towards any NCFE accredited qualifications per year
• Up to 20 Volunteering hours per year
• Flexible working culture with a hybrid working approach
• Early finish on a Friday at 4:30pm to start your weekend early
• Health cash plan through Westfield to claim towards health costs such as dental and optical
• Tech and Home scheme with savings at Currys and IKEA
• Employee Assistance Programme with a confidential helpline and access to face to face and telephone counselling
• Pension of up to 9% employer contribution when you contribute 3%
• Death in service payment worth 4 x your salary

In addition to our benefits package, Our Colleague Experience Charter sets out the unique experience you can expect when working at NCFE, to enable a thriving, engaged culture.

Shape real change with an NCFE career. Imagine a career where your contributions affect not only what people learn, but the way that learning is developed and delivered. With over 170 years of education experience our core purpose remains at the heart of the organisation – to promote and advance learning to create a fairer, more inclusive society, making sure no learner is left behind.

How to apply

Before applying, please note that we require all candidates to be able to demonstrate proof of Right to Work in the UK. Ready to join us and shape real change? Apply with your CV if you have the commitment to excel in this position.

Closing Date: Friday 22 May 2026

Interview Dates: 1st stage interviews will be held w/c 25 May 2026; 2nd stage interviews will be held w/c 1 June 2026

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) statement

We're committed to building rich diversity into our workforce at all levels, to ensure that we understand and are representative of the communities and customers we serve. We do not discriminate against anyone due to their gender, sexuality, race, age, religion, beliefs, identity, social background, visible or hidden disability, or neurodiversity. Instead, we pride ourselves on our collaborative, vibrant and high-performance culture which embraces everyone, celebrates uniqueness, and enables everyone's voice to be heard.