Finance Business Partner - Capital and Projects


Company:	Education Training Collective
Salary:	£28,689.78 to £31,356.54 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Stockton on Tees, TS17 6FB
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	8 Sept 2026
Closing date:	8 Oct 2026

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Summary

The Education Training Collective (Etc.) is a dynamic and forward-thinking group of colleges and training providers, including Stockton Riverside College, Redcar and Cleveland College, Bede Sixth Form College, NETA Training Group and Innersummit. Together, we deliver high-quality education and skills training across the Tees Valley.

We are seeking an ambitious and proactive Finance Business Partner - Capital & Projects to play a key role in supporting the financial management of our capital investment programme and wider organisational projects.

This is an exciting opportunity for a finance professional who enjoys working closely with operational leaders, providing insightful financial advice, and helping to deliver successful projects that make a real difference.

Reporting to the Senior Finance Business Partner, you will provide high-quality financial support and business partnering across the organisation. You will work collaboratively with budget holders, project managers, senior leaders and finance colleagues to ensure robust financial planning, monitoring and reporting.

A key part of the role will involve monitoring multi-million pound capital projects, ensuring that expenditure, income and cashflow are accurately tracked and reported throughout the project lifecycle.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing an efficient and professional financial support service to Heads of Department and Budget holders, in accordance with financial regulations, policies and procedures.

• Monitoring all relevant income, expenditure and cashflow for capital and other projects, working collaboratively with the Project and Finance teams to support the claim process for financial grants/loans.

• Preparation of reports on the status and progress of capital projects for Senior Management, Governors and the monthly management accounts.

• Maintaining up-to-date cashflow forecasts and budgets.

• Maintaining Fixed Asset Register including processing depreciation and grant transactions.

• Assisting in the preparation of timely and accurate monthly management accounts and the annual statutory accounts.

• Supporting digital development within financial processes and procedures.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Good general education, with GCSE Grade 4 or equivalent in English and Maths.

• AAT Level 4 qualification.

• Experience in operating financial procedures and computerised accounting systems.

• Experience of financial planning, budget setting, budget monitoring & control.

• Experience of Fixed Assets, including depreciation and grants.

• Ability to use IT systems and packages including Excel.

• Experience in complying with financial regulations and policies.

• Experience of developing and maintaining systems and procedures.

• Experience of liaising with auditors.

• Experience of working in a busy and demanding environment.

• Ability to work to own initiative and make decisions when appropriate.

• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload to meet key deadlines.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to relate to all levels of staff and the ability to communicate financial information appropriately to a variety of people.

• Co-operative approach and commitment to team working.

• Creative thinker able to foresee issues and generate solutions.

• Resilience, stamina and reliability under pressure.

We can offer the successful candidate the opportunity to work and develop within a supportive and motivated team committed to continuous improvement.

We are proud that 91% of our staff tell us that Etc. is a Great Place to Work. At Etc. we reward and support our colleagues in many different ways, including remuneration, training and so much more – we’ve listed a few examples of what you can expect when you join our team:

• Generous annual leave entitlement (34-43 days per annum, depending on role and length of service)

• Up to 5 days additional leave at Christmas

• Free on-site parking

• Pro-Hybrid working employer

• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with 14.2% Employer Contribution

• Enhanced Occupational Sick Pay Scheme

• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Scheme

• Career development opportunities for progression

• Employee Assistance Programme (free counselling support for staff, available 24/7 365 days per year, 24/7 Free Online GP access via our benefits platform Perkbox)

• Staff Discounts Package- Save on your weekly shop with discounts and savings at a number of retailers including groceries, electronics, clothing, homeware and much more

• Wellbeing Days (in addition to annual leave)

Schedule

• Monday – Thursday – 8.30am to 4.30pm, Friday 8.30am to 4pm

• Flexible lunch breaks

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is midnight 12th October 2026.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure by the DBS.

If you are unsure whether you need to disclose criminal information, you should seek legal advice or you may wish to contact Nacro or Unlock for impartial advice. There is more information on filtering and protected offences on the Ministry of Justice website. Nacro - https://www.nacro.org.uk/criminal-record-support-service/ or email helpline@nacro.org.uk or phone 0300 123 1999 Unlock – http://hub.unlock.org.uk/contact/ phone 01634 247350 text 07824 113848.

We are committed to being an inclusive and welcoming place to work, promoting equality of opportunity and access for all, irrespective of age, background, race, gender, religion, ability, disability or sexuality. We encourage applications from diverse candidates and make recruitment decisions based on skill and experience. We are a disability-confident committed employer.

Safeguarding is also priority for the group and we have key policies and systems which help to make the group a safe place for learners and staff. The purpose of these policies is to provide clear guidance regarding Safeguarding responsibilities throughout the group, including the Prevent Duty. To read more, please visit https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/policies/safeguarding/

*note we do not accept CVs or late applications, no agencies please

All applications must be completed via our website https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/join-our-team/

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