Autism Together
Senior Finance Business Partner – Financial & Reporting
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Are you a senior finance professional looking for a business-critical leadership role with real impact? Autism Together is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner for Financial & Reporting to join our dedicated team. In this pivotal position, you will be responsible for upholding the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of our financial reporting, controls, and transactional finance functions.
Your expertise will be crucial in leading the production of monthly management accounts, Board financial reports, annual budgets, forecasts, and statutory accounts. You will serve as the primary contact for our external audit process and hold accountability for key areas including payroll and accounts payable.
As a strategic link between our Finance and Operational teams, you will partner with managers and senior leaders to enhance financial performance and support the delivery of our organisational objectives. This role is not just about numbers; it's about contributing to the overall leadership, development, and transformation of the Finance function, ensuring we can continue to provide exceptional support to autistic people and their families. If you are ready to apply your financial leadership skills to a meaningful cause, we encourage you to apply.
About The Role
As a Senior Finance Business Partner, your day-to-day will be a dynamic mix of strategic leadership and hands-on financial management. You'll guide your team through monthly reporting cycles, budgeting, and forecasting, while acting as a trusted financial advisor to operational leaders across the organisation. This involves providing robust challenge and insightful analysis to drive financial performance.
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This role offers significant growth opportunities, placing you at the heart of the finance function's transformation. You will lead projects to enhance financial systems and processes, develop a high-performing team, and contribute to high-level strategic decisions. It’s a chance to develop your leadership capabilities within a supportive, purpose-driven environment.
What makes this position truly rewarding is its direct impact on our mission. You will ensure the financial health that underpins our vital services, making a tangible difference in the lives of the autistic people we support.
Skills Needed
- Improvement
- Compliance
- Financial
- Technical
- Managerial / Operational
- Technology
About The Company
Founded in Wirral in 1968 by a group of concerned parents, the organisation currently employs more than 900 staff, supporting over 400 adults and many more families, through services across Wirral and Cheshire.
The charity provides residential care, supported living, day services, advice and support, along with specialist autism training. Autism Together also has two farms, a woodland, three cafés, and a rock band led by the people we support.
Autism is a lifelong condition, which affects each person uniquely. It can affect a person’s ability to form relationships, to communicate, and to understand the world around them.
Autism Together aims to provide an exceptional service to autistic people, using collaboration and experience to improve their skills and opportunities, and build brighter futures for every person we support.
Company Culture
The majority of our autism services are based in locations across Wirral, and around 87% of our staff live in Wirral too.
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Our charity’s Mission is to help autistic people develop to their full potential, while educating and developing the community around them.
The autistic adults our staff support learn diverse skills and join in a wide range of activities such as swimming, cycling, and trampolining, accessing their local communities and enjoying days out. They have the opportunity to express themselves through art, music, photography, and animation. We even have a series of podcasts created and recorded by the people we support.
This Ties In With Our Values, Which Are
- Be Person-Centred – we recognise that each person has the right to live their life as they determine, treating each individual as the ultimate expert in their own autism.
- Promote Learning – we focus on lifelong skill development and adapting strategies to suit individual thinking patterns and sensory needs.
- Positive Communication – we recognise that all behavior is a form of communication, so we tailor communication and support to suit the needs of each person we support.
- Be Respectful – we respect each person’s choices and preferences, while helping individuals develop to their full potential without judgment or unnecessary limitations.
- Community Connection – we seek to improve autism awareness, understanding, and acceptance, encouraging the people we support to access and be a part of their local communities.
Required Criteria
- Qualified Accountant CIMA / ACCA / ACA or equivalent.
- Experience leading, motivating and developing finance teams.
Desired Criteria
- Closing Date: Wednesday 30th September, 2026
- Contract Type: fulltime
- Salary: £65,092.32 Yearly
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