Senior Finance Business Partner

Job description

Vacancy ID
VN10438

Vacancy Name
Senior Finance Business Partner

Directorate
Finance & Performance

Team
Finance Business Partnering

Sub Team

Job Details

To build a fair education for all, we need to unlock the potential in all children - not just some. Together, we're making it happen. Every day, our work takes us closer to a better future. But we need to do more. It's a big challenge - and we need your help to take it on.

As a Senior Finance Business Partner, you will provide strategic analysis to support and challenge our stakeholders in making the right decisions for our growing organisation. You'll understand and support the programmes we work with, adding value to decisions. The focus of this role will be budgeting, forecasting and management reporting as well as representing our team in organisation-wide projects and driving consistent improvement in processes to add value to Teach First.

• Are you a UK based qualified accountant (e.g. ACMA, CIPFA, ACCA or ACA) with significant post qualified experience, an up-to-date knowledge of accounting regulations and reporting standards, and awareness of FRS102 and the Charity SORP?
• Can you demonstrate the ability to convey complex issues with clarity, brevity and confidence?
• Do you have proven experience of promoting dialogue with stakeholders through active listening and effective questioning, with capability to adapt style to maximise support and engagement?
• Do you demonstrate the ability of maintaining a broad and strategic perspective with awareness of detail?

Yes to the above? Then we want to hear from you. You might be our next Senior Finance Business Partner!

Take a look at the job description and then complete an application on our career's website. Make sure you've got your CV ready to upload, along with a tailored cover letter that demonstrates how you meet our essential criteria. If you're applying from an external job board, you'll be redirected to our career's website. (Please note, we only accept applications through our careers website).

We expect interviews to take place on or from 11th November 2026.

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Contract Type
Fixed term employee

Contract End Date
30 Nov 2027

Contract Basis
Full Time

Contractual Hours
37.50

Job Location
East Midlands (Nottingham); East of England (Norwich); London; North East (Newcastle Upon Tyne); North West (Manchester); South Coast (Bournemouth); South East (Kent); South West (Bristol); West Midlands (Birmingham); Yorkshire & The Humber (Leeds)

Job Level
3

DBS Required
Basic

Salary Package (£)
43,406.96

Compensation & Benefits
Employees based in London will receive £3000 London Weighting Allowance in addition to the advertised salary package.
Advertised Salary, London Weighting Allowance and Annual Leave entitlement are FTE. They will be pro-rata'd for part time and fixed term positions.
Teach First's core benefits include 27 days holiday per annum (3 of which must be taken during the holiday shutdown period between Christmas Day and New Year's Day), participation in the pension scheme via Salary Exchange (with an employer contribution of up to 6%), life assurance, income protection and private healthcare. Through our flexible benefits platform access to subsidised dental membership, health screening, discounted gym membership, travel insurance, Give As You Earn and the option to buy annual leave.

Next Steps
We aim to update candidates if we'll take their application forward within 10 working days of the closing date. We will not review any applications received after the closing date.

Closing Date
01 Nov 2026