Finance Business Partner

Package Description

Line Manager:  Director of Finance

Weekly hours: 40 hours per week. Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.30pm, all year round.

Salary: Competitive - dependent on experience

Benefits: 

Occupational Pension Scheme

Complimentary Sports Centre membership (including family)

Holiday allowance 5 weeks plus bank holidays plus Christmas closedown

Job Introduction

The (Senior) Finance Business Partner ((S)FBP) is a qualified finance professional supporting the Director of Finance in overseeing all financial operations. This senior role requires integrity, accuracy, discretion, and understanding of financial management in an educational environment.

The postholder will build strong relationships across the Repton family of UK schools, developing a clear understanding of each school’s financial operations and providing tailored support and guidance. They will promote best practice, encourage collaboration, and help embed consistent, high-quality financial management across the group. A positive, proactive approach and strong technical expertise are essential.

For a full list of duties and responsibilities please refer to the job description.

Please submit your application online by 20th February 2026

Should you wish to complete an offline application form, or should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the HR team via HR@repton.org.uk.

Main Responsibilities

The postholder will build strong relationships across the Repton family of UK schools, developing a clear understanding of each school’s financial operations and providing tailored support and guidance. They will promote best practice, encourage collaboration, and help embed consistent, high-quality financial management across the group. A positive, proactive approach and strong technical expertise are essential.

Finance Processes

• Oversee accurate billing, including bursaries and scholarships.

• Oversee the bursary application process, liaising with admissions team where necessary, ensuring clear visibility of current and future remissions.

• Ensure compliance with data protection, confidentiality, and IT security policies.

• Support finance and treasury activities for sporting clubs and related organisations.

• Manage relationships with banks, auditors, and other external stakeholders.

Financial Planning, Budgeting, and Reporting

Planning

• Own finance-related timetables and ensure they are shared with relevant teams.

• Review and challenge budgets, forecasts, and multi-year plans.

• Coordinate monthly reforecast/outturn process, providing commentary on expected results and any deviations to budget.

• Support decision-making with clear analysis, scenario modelling, and recommendations.

• Work with school finance leads to ensure consistency and accuracy in financial data, reporting, and performance metrics.

Budgeting

• Coordinate the annual budget process for UK schools, ensuring alignment with group strategy and local priorities.

• Work with budget holders to ensure understanding of reports, identifying variances to budget and providing commentary, where appropriate.

Reporting

• Coordinate and support the production of monthly management accounts and commentary, ensuring all month end timeframes are met.

• Consolidate group-wide results and highlight risks and opportunities.

• Manage VAT effectively and uphold the integrity of group reporting.

Governance, Controls, and Compliance

• Coordinate the annual audit process and support the schools in preparing for audits.

• Ensure timely completion of all audit follow-up actions.

• Ensure that financial controls and procedures are understood and consistently applied.

• Ensure policies (e.g. for spend approvals, expenses, procurement) and processes are robust, fit for purpose and being followed by all staff.

• Promote transparency, accountability, and compliance with legal requirements.

• Ensure Companies House and Charities Commission filings are accurate and up to date

Building Relationships and Understanding Schools

• Develop a detailed understanding of each school’s financial operations and challenges.

• Build trusted, collaborative relationships with school teams.

• Spend time on sites to observe practices and identify value opportunities.

• Serve as a key link between local finance teams and the central Repton finance function, ensuring efficient communication and shared understanding.

Promoting Repton Best Practice

• Champion Repton’s financial standards, policies, and frameworks.

• Share effective practices to promote consistency and excellence.

• Support alignment of systems, reporting, and processes across schools.

• Enable schools to benefit from group-wide tools and central expertise.

Coaching, Mentoring, and Developing Finance Teams

• Coach and mentor finance teams to build capability, technical skills, and confidence.

• Provide guidance on interpreting financial information, setting budgets, and managing resources effectively.

• Facilitate professional development and peer learning activities.

• Support the implementation of robust financial processes to realise efficiencies.

Collaboration and Continuous Improvement

• Drive continuous improvement in finance processes, systems, and communication.

• Encourage collaboration and shared problem-solving across finance teams.

• Identify opportunities for efficiency, automation, and better reporting.

• Lead or support transformation projects within the finance function.

The Ideal Candidate

Qualifications & Experience

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).

• Significant experience in financial management, business partnering, or multi-site operations.

• Strong background in budgeting, forecasting, and analysis.

• Demonstrated experience coaching and developing teams.

• Experience in the education, charity, or not‑for‑profit sector (desirable).

• Comfortable using a range of IT systems and tools.

Skills & Attributes

• Highly motivated, energetic and committed to high standards, with clear goals for their personal and professional development.

• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills with a collaborative, supportive approach.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, promoting practical solutions.

• Skilled communicator, able to present financial information clearly to non-financial audiences (both verbally and in writing).

• Approachable, empathetic, and able to build trust at all levels.

• Resilient, well organised, proactive, and able to balance strategic and operational demands.

• Aligned with Repton’s values and committed to promoting excellence and best practice.

About Repton School

Repton is the ancient capital of Mercia, and the School, founded in 1557 from a bequest from Sir John Port of Etwall, was established on the site of a 7th century Anglo-Saxon Benedictine abbey and latterly a 12th century Augustinian priory and the School today incorporates many of the original buildings from the estate.

The School has over one thousand pupils across the Prep and Senior School, making it large enough to achieve excellence in and out of the classroom, yet small enough for individuals to grow and succeed. Repton and Repton Prep have always enjoyed a very close relationship and in 2020, the schools became a through-school.

At Repton Senior, each pupil, whether day or boarding, is a member of a House. Academic standards are high and creative activities, including music, art, drama and design, flourish. The School has a national profile in sport, in particular in football, hockey, cricket and swimming. Our pupils thrive both in and out of the classroom and they develop the skills, qualities and values that will lead to a successful life. 

Repton was one of the first British schools to set up overseas schools with the establishment of Repton School Dubai in 2007, and the development of a community of international schools is key to Repton’s future vision. Currently, Repton has schools in Dubai (2), Abu Dhabi (2), China, and Egypt, with plans to open a further four more over the next few years. Repton also includes five schools in the UK (Repton, Repton Prep, St Wystan’s, Vinehall and Marlborough House) with the ambition to grow its UK family of schools.