Finance Business Partner

Blackdown Education Partnership; Cullompton; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution located in Cullompton is seeking a Finance Business Partner to support primary school headteachers in budget development and monitoring. The role involves providing insightful financial analysis and forecasts while offering expert support. Candidates should have experience with budgeting, strong relationship-building skills, and a capacity to turn financial data into actionable insights. This position offers flexibility, autonomy, and a competitive salary package, including a defined benefit pension scheme and other perks.

Benefits

Defined benefit LGPS pension scheme

Free parking

Subsidised gym membership

Term-time plus 3 weeks off

Qualifications

• Experience with budgets and forecasting (school experience not essential).
• Strong relationship-building and influencing skills.
• Ability to turn financial data into actionable insights.
• Hybrid working flexibility and autonomy.

Responsibilities

• Partner with primary school headteachers to develop and monitor budgets.
• Provide clear analysis and financial forecasts.
• Offer expert support and constructive challenge.

Skills

Experience with budgets and forecasting

Strong relationship-building skills

Ability to turn financial data into actionable insights

Influencing skills

Job description

## Finance Business Partner### We are searching for the best education professionals* Finance Business PartnerNEWFast Apply# Finance Business PartnerEmployerLocation: Cullompton, Devon (Remote working)Contract Type: PermanentHours: Full TimeSalary: £30,061 NJC point 20-25 (FTE £32,597–£36,363)Posted: 27th December 2025Start Date: As Soon As PossibleExpires: 7th February 2026 09:00 AMContract Type: PermanentStart Date: As Soon As PossibleJob ID: 1526858Job Reference: FBP012026Start Date: As Soon As Possible* Contract Type :Permanent* Job ID: 1526858* Share :**Finance Business Partner****Salary:** £30,061 (FTE £32,597–£36,363), NJC point 20–25**Contract**: Permanent, 37 hrs/week, term time + 3 weeks (42 weeks/year)**Location:** Central Finance & HR Office, Uffculme School EX15 3AG + travel to schoolsWhat you’ll do:• Partner with our primary school headteachers to develop and monitor their budgets.• Provide clear, insightful analysis and financial forecasts.• Offer expert support and constructive challenge.What we’re looking for:• Experience with budgets and forecasting (school experience not essential).• Strong relationship-building and influencing skills.• Ability to turn financial data into actionable insights.• Hybrid working flexibility and autonomy.• Term-time plus 3 weeks - all but 3 weeks of the school holidays off.• Defined benefit LGPS pension scheme.• Free parking & subsidised gym membership.• Rewarding, varied role as a key member of the Central Finance Team.Contact details to arrange an informal chat with with our CFO, Ben Brook, can be found in the application pack.All applications should be made by completing the E-Teach application form and include evidence of how you meet the person specification for the role.CVs are not accepted, please complete the application form in full.**For full details of the role, please see the job description and person specification****Closing Date: 9am on 12th January 2026****Interview Date: 19th January 2026**### Attachments### Safeguarding Statement:**This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 under the Exceptions Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). This means that both spent and unspent convictions and cautions may need to be disclosed. However, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ under filtering rules and do not need to be disclosed. Guidance on what should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974****Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexuality or religion.****The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview.****References:** References will be taken up on short-listed candidates that will include questions about past disciplinary actions or allegations in relation to behaviour with children, previous employers may be approached for information to verify particular experiences or qualifications before interview.**Data Protection Act:** Information held by Blackdown Education Partnership complies with and is stored in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. If your application is successful, the information you have provided in the ‘Personal Details’ section will be used for payroll purposes and may be disclosed to the Inland Revenue. It will be disclosed within the school for security and administration.**BEP Privacy Statement–Recruitment:** Please see our website for further information.### Blackdown Education PartnershipPart of### Blackdown Education Partnership