Finance Business Partner - Business Services

We are looking for an experiencedFinance Business Partner - Business Servicesto partner effectively with our business services departments ensuring high quality financial data and advice to enable delivery of our strategic plans. The post holder will ensure completion and timely submission of statutory returns including VAT and manages the monthly payroll delivery.

Your accountabilities will include but not be limited to:

Prime contact for business services departments for all aspects of financial planning, budgeting and forecasting while monitoring in year spend

Prepares allocated sections of management accounts working closely with all business services departments

Lead and manage our Accounts Payable function effectively across the entire purchase-to-pay processes

Prepare allocated sections of annual report and financial accounts including debtors, creditors, operating lease commitments and payroll

Prepare quarterly VAT returns ensuring maximization of VAT recoveries

Manages the monthly payroll delivery

Experience and Skills

Strong digital skills including Excel and specialist finance systems

UK GAAP, FRS102 and Housing SORP and relevant financial regulations and compliance requirements in social housing

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

CCAB qualified accountant

Accounts payable, financial planning, reporting and analysis experience

Excellent problem-solving skills

Please refer to the attached job profile for more details.

If you have the confidence and enthusiasm to work in a challenging but supportive working environment, we would like to hear from you.

Our benefits package includes:

Annual Leave: starting at 28 days, plus Bank Holidays

Subsidised Health and Fitness Membership

Simply Health - help towards the costs of dentist, optician, and private medical appointments

Employee Assistance Programme - including free legal, financial and counselling advice

Buy and sell annual leave

Pension - up to 10% employer contribution

Gateway Housing has been supporting communities to thrive since 1926. We are an ambitious London based housing association with over 3,000 homes in the heart of London's East End. We provide social rented homes, shared ownership, and sheltered housing.

We develop new homes too and run our own in-house maintenance service, Gateway Homeworks. Our vision is that People will want to live in a Gateway home and People will want to work at Gateway.

Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

CLOSING DATE: Friday 4th September 2026

INTERVIEWS: TBC

Please note that on some occasions where we have received sufficient applications, we will close the vacancy earlier than the closing date advertised.

GATEWAY is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the communityTPBN1_UKTJ