Assistant Finance Business Partner - Service Charge

The Vacancy

Hours of Work: 35 per week

Closing date: 30th January 2026

Interviews:
Beginning of Feb 2026

At MSV Housing we're committed to making sure our customers have good quality safe homes and our Assistant Finance Business Partner are key to making this happen.

We are looking to recruit an experienced, enthusiastic individual to join our established team. Reporting to our Service Charge Accountant, our Assistant Finance Business Partner will support effective financial management by delivering accurate budgets, forecasts, management accounts, statutory accounts, and maintaining financial systems and controls in line with legislation and internal policies. It also ensures service charges are compliant and accurate while working collaboratively with finance partners and budget holders to provide timely insights, highlight risks and opportunities, and drive value for money.

In addition, we are looking for candidates that have a passion to advocate on behalf of people and communities.

• Support the annual budget process by maintaining high-quality financial information, challenging budget holders, and ensuring accurate submission and maintenance of budget data and templates.
• Deliver accurate and timely management accounts, analysis, and programme reporting, clearly explaining variances, risks, and opportunities to aid informed decision-making.
• Produce monthly balance sheet reconciliations and support statutory accounts, audit requirements, and ongoing maintenance of financial systems including budgets and forecasts.
• Provide value-adding finance business partnering, creating tailored reports, offering insightful analysis, and driving effective forecasting and strong risk management across the business.
• Ensure robust financial controls, accurate transaction recording, high data quality, regulatory compliance, and effective internal processes, contributing to audits, data returns, and operational planning.

• Part-qualified Accountant or qualified AAT or equivalent through relevant training / experience
• Experience of working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams
• Ability to analyse complex data to produce reports and deliver information to a range of audiences
• Experience of providing appropriate financial information
• Strong IT skills including use of Excel, knowledge and use of finance and housing management systems

• Flexibility on where you work with home working kit provided
• 33 days holiday per year plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy scheme.
• Company pension scheme with up to 10% matched contributions
• Company funded access to a health cash plan, where you can claim back costs of everyday health treatments such as optical, dental and much more.
• Enhanced sick pay with up to 3 months full pay and 3 months half pay
• Health and Wellbeing Support including an employee assistance programme, free counselling, mental health first aiders and numerous wellbeing initiatives
• Life assurance subject to being a member of our company pension scheme.
• Learning and development to support you to develop the skills you need to fulfil your role and progress in your career
• Commitment to Equality and Inclusion with employee network groups covering anti-racism, LGBTQ+, disability and long-term health conditions, carers, and menopause.

• Sick pay scheme – Up to three months full pay and three months half pay after one year's service.
• Eye test – MSV will pay for eye examinations and contribute towards prescription lenses/frames or contact lenses for staff using VDU equipment.
• Support helpline – Free 24hr / 7days a week telephone support. Face-to-face counselling can be made available too in some cases.
• Training in Health & Safety.
• Mental Health first aiders & Mental Health Awareness training.
• Cycle to Work scheme.

MSV are committed to Equality and Inclusion all applications are scored against the essential criteria of the role; however, we encourage candidates to submit an ammonised CV if they can do so.

MSV are also committed to supporting you to balance work and life, including with any caring or parental responsibilities you…