Business Partner (Finance)

City Building provides a range of repairs and maintenance, manufacturing, construction and refurbishment activities for Glasgow City Council and Wheatley Housing Group’s citizens and customers as well as other public, private and third sector organisations.

City Building operates both the largest construction craft apprenticeship programme in Scotland, and Royal Strathclyde Blindcraft Industries (RSBi), one of the largest supported manufacturing businesses in Europe, around 200 people, more than 50% of whom have a disability.

Our accreditations include, ISO45001, ISO 14001 and ISO 9001:2015. We are current recipients of a Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promoting Opportunity and Investors in Young People Platinum award. Both these accolades recognise our focus on investing in and growing a skilled staff base.x

As a City Building employee, you’ll enjoy a competitive salary, excellent annual leave, and access to the Strathclyde Pension Fund. You will also benefit from wellbeing initiatives and discounted gym membership, supporting a positive and healthy work‑life balance.

We are currently recruiting for a Business Partner to join our Finance team. The Business Partner is a key member of the Business Partnering Team within City Building. Working alongside the Business Partnering Lead and Senior Business Partner, you will be part of an integrated and professional finance team, delivering the highest level of financial management consistent with the business objectives. You will be responsible for contributing to the delivery of Business Partnering for Finance to the organisation, deputising for the Business Partnering Lead as required.

This team will be the key liaison with operational teams, providing strategic financial insights, analysis, and support to drive business performance. The role combines financial expertise with a deep understanding of the organisation’s objectives to influence decision-making and deliver value-added financial planning and analysis.

A key part of this role will be to bring influence on business decisions to ensure immediate and longer-term financial implications, opportunities and risks are fully considered; and promote and deliver good financial management so that public money is safeguarded at all times and used appropriately, economically, efficiently and effectively.

Candidates for this role will have current expert specialist knowledge of financial and accounting procedures and experience of working in a finance function within a complex business environment. You will also hold a Membership of a CCAB professional body, CIMA or overseas equivalent

You will be required to have a flexible approach to this role. Your contracted hours of work will be 35 hours per week to be worked to suit the needs of the business.

This position is maternity leave cover for up to 1 year.

Please refer to the role profile for further details, however if you would like to discuss the role in confidence, please contact Leigh-Ann Mitchell, Head of Finance at: Leighann.mitchell@citybuildingglasgow.co.uk or 07741234640

If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience for this role then please forward a CV and completed supporting statement to the HR Team at Recruitment@citybuildingglasgow.co.uk by Midnight on Sunday 22nd February 2025.