Senior Finance Business Partner - Income & Direct Costs

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Job title:              Senior Finance Business Partner – Income & Direct Costs

Reference:          AV157

Contract:            12-month fixed term contract, maternity cover, full time, 35 hours per week

Location:            Kings Hill based with hybrid working (minimum 3 days per week in the office)

Salary:                Up to £70,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Can you turn financial insight into sustainable income that drives real-world impact?

We are looking for a talented Senior Finance Business Partner to join our Finance department at the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF).

What you will do

At CAF, every one of us contributes to our impact, and as our Senior Finance Business Partner – Income & Direct Costs you too will play an integral part in what we do.

The Senior Finance Business Partner – Income & Direct Costs will play a critical role in supporting income-generating profit centres within the organisation, providing insight, challenge, and decision support to drive sustainable financial performance in line with the charity’s mission. In addition, the postholder will take financial management responsibility for the organisation’s transformation programme, overseeing financial accounting and reporting, managing costs, and tracking benefits realisation using the cost-to-serve framework.

You will:

• Act as a trusted Finance business partner to leaders of income-generating profit centres, providing timely, insightful financial analysis and constructive challenge.
• Build, maintain, and enhance a robust cost-to-serve model to support pricing, investment decisions, and profitability analysis.
• Oversee financial accounting, reporting, and control for transformation costs, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and compliance.
• Track and report benefits realisation, linking financial outcomes to the cost-to-serve model and agreed transformation objectives.
• Produce high-quality management information, forecasts, and variance analysis for senior stakeholders using one source of truth.
• Ensure financial risks and opportunities are clearly identified, quantified, and communicated.

Who we are looking for

This role is for you if you have experience of finance related business partnering, scenario analysis, financial modelling, and understanding cost drivers or have relevant transferable skills and are keen to make a difference to society. We are looking for:

• A fully qualified accountant (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience supporting income-generating or profit-focused activities.
• Experience of managing or supporting transformation or change programmes from a financial perspective.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills for interacting with internal and external stakeholders.

What CAF offers as an employer

At CAF you will receive:

• Permanent hybrid ways of working where roles allow
• Six weeks holiday plus bank holidays
• A wide range of development opportunities to support personal and professional growth
• Pension scheme with better-than-market employer contribution options
• Social impact benefit schemes.

For all our employer benefits and to gain an insight into our culture and values, please visit cafonline.org/careers.

Who we are

The Charities Aid Foundation exists to accelerate progress in society towards a fair and sustainable future for all. Over the last 100 years, we have led the way in developing innovative approaches to giving. Annually, we distribute over £1 billion to social purpose organisations around the globe. 

As a leading charity operating from the UK, US and Canada, alongside an international network of partners, CAF works at the centre of the giving world. We collaborate with corporate and individual donors to enable them to give more effectively, strategically and impactfully. This includes connecting them to charities globally and providing access to our in-depth sector knowledge, governance expertise and innovative giving solutions. 

We help social purpose organisations to strengthen their resilience and do more of their life changing work, through strategic advisory services from our Impact Accelerator, tools to support charities’ fundraising activities, and charity financial services from CAF Bank Limited and CAF Financial Solutions Limited. Using our research, policy and campaigns work, we understand and influence the wider environment for charities and donors. 

Diversity and inclusion

We know that the more diverse and inclusive our organisation becomes, the more creative, effective and impactful we will be. Our aim is for our workforce to represent the society we serve, and we have embarked upon an ambitious pathway to achieve this.

We want to attract, retain and develop the best of talent at all levels, and provide a leading and great place to work, where every voice matters.

How to apply

The closing date for applications is 2 April 2026.

Please complete the form below, attach your CV and Cover letter, then click ‘Submit Application’ if applying via our website or send your CV to recruitment@cafonline.org quoting reference number AV157.

We welcome applications from everyone who feels they meet the criteria, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital, veteran or parental status.

Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee to interview disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Please indicate on the application form if you would like to be considered as part of the Disability Confident Scheme.

To apply for this role you must be able to provide proof of your Right to Work in the UK.

So we can support you to be your best during the application or interview process, please contact our Recruitment team at recruitment@cafonline.org or 03000 123 566 to request assistance or reasonable adjustments.

Job Reference: AV157