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Bring your environmental passion for rivers to life!
Are you an enthusiastic finance professional who prides themselves on their attention to detail and excellence? Would you like to work with the finance team for a charity who is invested in improving and making a real difference to our rivers here within the south east of England, which hosts some of the rarest Chalk streams on the planet?
About the Role
We have an exciting opportunity to join the South East Rivers Trust's Finance and Operations Team. We are a small dynamic team, sitting at the heart of the organisation. The role reports directly to the Finance Manager and will provide support in administering all financial controls and processing for the organisation. The successful applicant will come from a financial background with a strong understanding of financial principles, an accounting qualification and proficiency in Excel. They will have experience in bookkeeping, reconciling accounts as well as dealing with banking, grant applications and expenses.
The role would suit an individual, who is approachable and organised, with excellent attention to detail, able to work on their own or as part of a team. The role involves liaising and following up with all teams to ensure the data provided is accurate and timely, to support grant applications, payments and audit requirements.
To be successful, they will need to be able to multitask, be proactive and have excellent communication skills, following up and advising staff across all teams. They will need to have a positive attitude, and willingness to assist the whole team with other administrative tasks as and when required. This role is predominantly working from home, with at least one day per week working in the office in Leatherhead.
This is a part time position (0.6 FTE) to include Monday and Thursday. There may be a requirement to pick up additional hours to support with busy periods.
About Us
The South East Rivers Trust (SERT), is the river restoration charity for the South East of England. Our vision is that rivers across the south east are clean, healthy and rich in biodiversity. Our mission is to restore and protect rivers and their catchments against multiple threats and a dramatically changing climate. We do this by:
• delivering evidence-based and nature-based solutions on land and in rivers;
• inspiring and empowering more people to protect rivers for the future.
Working at SERT is rewarding, fulfilling and busy. We work collaboratively and with passion, and this is reflected in our core values of: delivering high quality work, using expertise and scientific understanding, building good and effective relationships, and bringing positive energy to all we do. With rivers and catchments needing serious action to survive, our aims are growth and impact – so you’ll be comfortable with challenges and excited by change. If this sounds like an environment that you would thrive in, we would love to hear from you.
If you are interested in applying for this role please visit our website for more information, a full job description and application form.
How to apply:
Please apply via our website and send the following documents:
· Your CV
· a completed Application for Employment
· Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form (optional)
The deadline for application is 11:59pm on Wednesday 4th December 2024. We reserve the right to close the recruitment early.
Interviews will take place week commencing 9th December 2024.
Interested?
Please click the apply button to be taken to our website, where you can download the Job Application form and complete your application.
Please note: All applicants must have the right to work in the UK. We do not sponsor applicants from overseas.
We help rivers thrive again for communities and nature.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the position
The successful candidate will be a finance professional with experience of working in an international setting. Strong interpersonal skills, attention to detail, flexibility and team playing are essential requirements as the post holder will offer broad support across various finance tasks – including in relation to internal financial reporting, donor reporting and financial monitoring of grants to partners. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a growing, highly regarded organisation doing incredible work around the world.
Responsibilities
Program Finance – supporting the Program Finance Manager to:
• Monitor financial aspects of Freedom Fund grants to partners.
• Assist in commissioning and reviewing partner due diligence assessments.
• Support with monitoring the completion of actions resulting from due diligence assessments of new partners.
• Assist in reviewing partners budgets.
• Review quarterly partner finance reports to ensure these are completed accurately and are compliant with Freedom Fund reporting requirements.
• Prepare and post the journal for partner expenditure into FF finance system (Microsoft Business Central).
• Reconcile partner expenditure balance sheet accounts.
• Maintain program finance information in the grant management system (currently held in Access, transitioning soon to Salesforce).
• Assist in commissioning and reviewing partner financial reviews.
• Participate in coordination meetings between Finance and Programs teams.
• Support the assessment of partner financial risk, including maintaining the partner risk summary table and dashboard.
Compliance and Reporting – supporting the Senior Financial Reporting and Compliance Manager to:
• Help monitor compliance with internal policies and procedures across the organisation.
• Help build the capacity of partners in relation to their understanding of Freedom Fund and donor standards/grant conditions (particularly US Government)
• Help to build the capacity of the staff, increasing awareness of key compliance requirements and embedding compliance within organisational culture.
• Ensure the accurate recording of restricted funding within the accounting system.
• Help produce donor budgets and reports.
• Help produce Freedom Fund departmental budgets and management accounts.
Other Support for the Finance team
• Design and implement ad-hoc reports as required
• Assist with donor and year end statutory audits.
• Perform monthly reconciliations between the grant management system (Salesforce) and the accounting system (Microsoft Business Central)
• Assist with month-end balance sheets reconciliations and other related month end tasks
• Help develop and maintain financial guidelines, templates, systems, and procedures as required.
• Help ensure a strong financial control environment, ensuring accounting records are complete and accurate
• Provide cover for other Finance team members, as required.
• Any other duties commensurate with the post as requested by the Senior Financial Reporting and Compliance Manager.
Qualifications and experience
Essential
• Advanced Excel skills and strong general IT skills.
• Experience working in the Finance department of an International NGO or local NGO funded by international grants.
• Excellent verbal and written communication in English.
• Experience working with multiple currencies.
Personal attributes
Essential
• Thoroughness and strong attention to detail.
• Proven ability to produce work with a high degree of accuracy.
• Flexible, “can-do” attitude.
• Demonstrates confidence and tenacity in interactions with people in other teams and/or organisations.
• Willing to suggest improvements in current processes that will increase efficiency and/or effectiveness.
• Ability to work independently, displaying strong initiative and tenacity in solving day-to-day problems.
• Strong organisational skills and efficient time management, ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Team player committed to the Freedom Fund’s values.
• Ability to build relationships with a wide range of individuals from diverse backgrounds
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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- ybrid Working - Required 2 days per month in London
- A Charity that is making a genuine difference across the UK
About Our Client
Every man needs to know about the most common cancer in men - prostate cancer. It's a real and present danger that takes over 12,000 of our dads, grandads, brothers and friends each year.
Prostate Cancer UK is the largest men's health charity in the UK. We have a simple ambition - to stop prostate cancer damaging lives. We invest millions in research to revolutionise testing, treatment and care. We're blazing a trail to a screening programme that could save thousands of lives with regular, accurate tests for all men at risk. And we work tirelessly to spread the word about risk and offer specialist support to people living with the disease.
Work with us and you'll see your efforts pay off as we give men and their families the power to navigate prostate cancer.
Job Description
We're seeking a Finance Business Partner to join our Finance Team, a key group dedicated to making the most of our resources to help achieve our vision: a world where no man dies from prostate cancer.
As a Finance Business Partner, you'll work closely with Directors and Department Heads, helping them understand their financial needs, offering advice on best practices, and providing insights or challenges when necessary. You'll manage and prepare financial reports, including forecasts, budgets, Board KPIs, and management accounts, giving guidance and recommendations where needed.
You'll be a supportive "critical friend" to our programmes, offering advice on finance and procurement, and actively contributing to new projects to establish strong processes. By supporting various programmes, you'll keep an eye on budgets and forecasts, making sure budget holders have the tools they need to monitor their spending. This includes preparing templates, leading training sessions, and responding to any business needs.
Your role will focus on continuously improving business partnering processes that affect our financial reporting and monitoring, always looking for new ways to share business information across teams.
You'll also provide ongoing training and support to budget holders, ensuring compliance with our policies. You'll champion innovation, continuous improvement, and a focus on customer and user engagement for budget holders and key stakeholders.
The Successful Applicant
- Professional accountant qualification i.e. CIMA, ACCA or ACA accreditation (or any suitable recognised equivalent).
- Proven record of preparing financial information for non-finance colleagues and experience in process development and driving improvement.
- Strong problem-solving abilities with a track record of identifying issues and implementing effective solutions in a financial context.
- Demonstrated ability to use financial software and tools effectively, including advanced Excel skills and familiarity with financial reporting systems.
- Proven ability to adapt to changing environments and manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
What's on Offer
We would like to offer the successful candidate:
- Generous leave entitlements that increase with service
- One 'development day' a month to use for training or personal development
- Enhanced contributory pension scheme
- Life insurance and group income protection
- Health Cash Plan
- Life and wellbeing advice and support via our Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounted gym membership and high street shopping discounts
- Loans for season tickets or cycles
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Due to expanding projects and workloads, an opportunity has arisen for a finance worker within our Transforming Churches and Communities team.
You will be responsible for supporting the bookkeeping functions for our clients, additionally liaising on invoicing, recharges, expenses, assessment calculations and billings, payments, and reporting. You will also need to maintain good financial control and governance, in line with relevant policies. Attention to detail, and responsiveness to client queries are essential. You will be the primary point of contact for the client. Our clients are frequently volunteers, and so demystifying financial processes and explaining them clearly is a vital skill.
As an organisation, we work predominantly with the Methodist Church of Great Britain, although not exclusively. Personal adherence to the Christian faith is not required, although you will be required to be respectful of the faith of others.
There is an opportunity to develop within this role, as we are currently going through an exciting period of growth as an organisation.
We are a small and friendly team, with big ambitions to enable and support those communities who need us. Our goal as an organisation is to support charities and churches as they seek to serve their communities and develop, giving them a solid foundation of evidence-based development, and strong governance and management practices.
You will work 3 days per week (21 hours). The annual salary will be £27,613 FTE, which will equate to approximately £16,567 pro rata. Working arrangements are one day a week in our office in Hulme (although more may be needed during training) and two days flexible home working.
TCC serves churches and community organisations, helping them to develop their mission in an efficient and evidence-based fashion.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Finance Senior Assistant role is a pivotal role within the Finance Team, leading a team of 2, responsible for the integrity and timely processing of all transactions across the purchase order module, accounts payable, accounts receivable and bank subledgers. This ensures core financial information is accurate to meet wider Finance team reporting deadlines and that appropriate financial controls are maintained. The role is responsible for ensuring that all transactional queries are promptly resolved and to provide transactional training across the organisation.
Role responsibilities
· Staff responsibility - Lead a transactional team of 2 by providing leadership, direction, support and line management. This will include regular 1:1’s to ensure processing standards, objectives and key results are met. Encourage a culture of resourcefulness, continuous improvement and best practice to make the best use of time and skills within the transaction team.
· Maintain financial ledger integrity - Responsible for the integrity and timely processing of the transactions across the purchase order, accounts payable, accounts receivable and bank subledgers while ensuring appropriate internal controls are maintained, including leading on the expenses and credit card processes.
· Query resolution – Take the lead resolving transactional queries via a robust working knowledge of the Finance system, Xledger, together with elementary book keeping knowledge, and ownership of the accounts@ inbox ensuring queries are appropriately allocated to the relevant team member for resolution and dealt with in a timely manner. Ensuring high levels of customer service and effective representation of the Finance Team and charity with both internal and external stakeholders.
· Finance process manuals –Lead the production, maintenance and updating of all transactional manuals and updating guidance on Hive, to ensure Trussell staff have up to date support for transaction processing.
· Training – Provide transactional training across the organisation including purchase order, credit card and expenses processes, lead on new employee finance transaction inductions.
· Reporting – Lead on maintaining and developing all internal transactional reporting across the accounts payable, accounts receivable and bank modules and the purchase order system.
Person Specification
Technical skills and minimum knowledge:
· Relevant formal book keeping qualification (e.g. AAT) or qualified by experience.
· Experience in a similar role, ideally working with large transactional volumes.
· Able to identify situations where any risk of non-compliance / adherence may arise.
· Adept at working with accounting systems and MS applications.
· Experience in a customer service role and/or of working proactively with stakeholders (such as suppliers, staff colleagues etc.).
Behaviours and competencies:
· Has a clear idea of priorities and manages own time appropriately by delivering key outputs and replies to requests in a timely fashion.
· Adopts a customer service approach when communicating with stakeholders.
· Attention to detail and a focus on quality in the outputs that are produced.
· Demonstrates empathy for people from disadvantaged, marginalised or socially excluded backgrounds.
· Demonstrate a commitment to the values of the Trussell.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thera Trust has an exciting opportunity available for a Senior Finance Business Partner to join our team working remotely, with the ability to travel to Grantham or wider national travel when required. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of up to £55,363 per annum, depending on experience.
We operate flexi-time and flexible working.
Who are Thera Trust?
Thera is a unique group of companies led by its vision and leadership model. We have an excellent history of providing outstanding support to individuals with a learning disability, which spans over 25 years.
What does a Senior Finance Business Partner do?
The social care sector is currently facing significant challenges which have in part, impacted upon Thera Trust. We are recruiting a Senior Finance Business Partner.
In a financially challenged sector, the Senior Finance Business Partner is a critical colleague working closely with Head of financial planning and analysis, supporting the creation of the financial aspects of both the short- and long-term Thera Business Plans and budgets.
As a Key member of the finance leadership team, responsible for implementing finance vision, and creating culture of collaboration and continuous improvement, Business partnering with Senior leaders across the Group to deliver financial aspects of their transformation and improvement plans in the areas covered by their subsidiary.
What experience do I need?
- You will have Proven experience at a senior level in engagement and influence to improve financial performance within a complex environment
- Fully Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), with significant post qualification experience at a senior level
- Strong knowledge and experience of appropriate operational practices including contract costings
- Highly proficient in using EXCEL to present data and model scenarios and sensitivity analysis including what if functionality
- A proven track record of strong capable leadership, driving departmental service improvement and organisational change
- The ability to forge nurturing partnerships and collaborative relationships
- Functioning work home office will be required for remote working
What are the Benefits available to our Senior Finance Business Partner?
- 30 days holiday + 8 days bank holiday
- Contributory pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee support line to support you
- Continuous on the job training is provided
Closing date: 29th November 2024
Interview will be held on the 18th December 2024. Location TBC
If you have a passion for making a difference to peoples lives, consider a career as a Senior Finance Business Partner with Thera Group, please click "apply" now - we would like to hear from you
We reserve the right to close this advert before the closing deadline if we interview and offer the right candidate
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Financial Business Partner
£50,000 - £59,000 per year
Permanent, Full-time
Hybrid working, 2 days a week in the office
Office based in Chelsea
Exciting opportunity for a Finance Business Partner to join a world class research institute and university college. Top of the league for university research quality, my client are also in the top four centres worldwide for their specialist research and treatment.
This role will work in the organisations financial planning & strategy function, to ensure a high-quality business partnering and financial management service that is aligned with the organisation’s strategic priorities.
Key areas of responsibility:
- Produce relevant, timely and accessible reports and ensure good dialogue to enable budget holders to monitor the financial position of their assigned budget(s)
- Working as a team with the other Finance Business Partners, work on the production of the monthly management accounts pack, ensuring timely and accurate reporting and incisive analysis and commentary
- Support budget holders to produce reasonable and considered budgets and forecasts within agreed timescale
- Working as a team with the other Finance Business Partners, work on budgeting and forecasting to ensure a timely process and a high level of accuracy and engagement
Who are we looking for?
- A formally qualified Accountant
- Relevant experience in a finance business partnering setting
- An excellent communicator who is able to influence at all levels within the organisation.
My client is fully open to sector experience. As such we welcome candidates from industry, charity or practice backgrounds.
A London-based Health Research Institute is looking to recruit a Finance Business Partner.
In the post of Finance Business Partner, you will report to our Head of Finance and be part of a team of 2 other Finance business partners.
£55,000 - £58,000 Salary
Hybrid working: 2 day in the Office. ( Zone 1 London)
Permanent Position
The client is looking for:
A Qualified Accountant : ACCA/ACA/CIMA or similar qualification
Experience in Not for Profit organisation would be beneficial.
Key responsibilities will include:
This role is key to ensuring efficient and effective financial management for their designated areas of the organisation (Business Units (BU) by providing finance partnering to key managerial and senior internal stakeholders, ensuring that all financial planning, implementation and monitoring is robust and effective.
The Finance Business Partner holds a key position for the day-to-day provision of financial information for planning and control purposes. The role will provide ownership of the end-to-end processes necessary to take financial data and to report in a meaningful way back to the relevant audiences in the organisation.
To develop and support the financial management of the organisation by overseeing the processes and procedures for recognising income and expenditure in the organisation.
This is in tandem with overseeing the full budgeting and management accounts process related to the relevant Business Units.
Working closely with internal customers to interpret data and provide analysis, interpretation and support as required.
Senior Finance Business Partner required for an international development charity who are actively supporting those affected by conflict. This charity supplies aid and medical support to displaced people in war torn countries. As Senior Finance Business Partner, you will be leading the financial reporting of the countries which will enable critical financial decision making that will impact the lives of people at their most vulnerable.
The Senior Finance Business Partner will lead the budgeting and forecasting process, closely partner budget holders in fundraising, as well as the overseas country offices. They will develop budgets, ensure full cost recovery as well as analyse fundraising investment proposals and maximising grant opportunities from institutional donors.
We are looking for a solutions focused Senior Finance Business Partner who will be able to support budget holders at a senior level. Being a formally qualified accountant with experience gained in a Charity setting is essential, (ideally, international development), who is able to work at pace in a continually changing environment.
As this is a new role, this is a really exciting opportunity to make this role your own, from systems enhancements, to re-engineering processes, its an ideal chance to bring your skills and experience to mould the role as you see fit. As the organisation grows, so will the team so this role also represents a great opportunity to progress your career.
Hybrid working pattern - 2 days in the central London office required per week.
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This role is a core part of Pecan’s senior leadership team (SLT), working to develop strategic direction and playing a play a key role in the organisation’s aim to transform the lives of the most disadvantaged people in our community.
You will enable Pecan’s frontline team to deliver the highest possible standards of service. You will have responsibility for developing a strategy and vision for all community food activities and developments within Pecan. You will focus on ensuring the programmes have dignity at their heart and work towards seeing an end to foodbanks. You will work with the projects to support them to collaborate and work together. You will play a key role in the organisations aim of transforming the lives of the most disadvantaged people in our community.
When working for Pecan, you can expect to become a valued member of a diverse and supportive team. In addition to a place in our 35-year legacy, you will receive a generous holiday allowance, pension contribution and life assurance cover. You can also expect regular team meetings and social opportunities, and a variety of other benefits as outlined in our recruitment pack.
Main Responsibilities:
- Line manage and appraise staff in line with Pecan’s procedures: Foodbank Manager, Pantry Manager, Operations Manager, and the Development Manager Community Food Programmes.
- Demonstrates strong financial literacy and business acumen.
- Develop and oversee food strategy for Pecan’s food services, implementing the vision to end the need for food banks, re‑imagining the food services offer and including a cash-first approach.
- Develop and manage partnerships with authorities, corporates, churches, community groups and networks to support the successful development of programmes.
Key Requirements (specific skills, qualifications required):
- Strong experience of managing multiple projects.
- Experience of managing staff and volunteer teams.
- A strong understanding of community food programmes.
- Demonstratable history in achieving targets.
Desirable knowledge/expertise
- An effective networker.
- Experience of the voluntary and community sector.
- Experience of working across a spectrum of church cultures and types.
- Experience of organisational development.
To apply please submit the following:
- CV
- Covering Letter, no more than 2-sides of A4 paper, expanding on your passion for this area of work and describing how you meet the Job Description/Person Specification, as set out in the Recruitment Pack.
Closing Date: Wednesday 4th December 2024, 9am
Interview Date: w/c Dec 2 onwards; details TBC.
Start Date: December 2024 or January 2025
Please note that applications that do not contain BOTH the CV and Covering Letter as described above cannot be considered. Candidates that have not been contacted by the interview date or within 2 weeks of submitting an application if it is an open recruitment, have not been shortlisted for interviews.
Please read the Recruitment Pack containing the Job Description for more information. To apply please submit the following:
- CV
- Covering Letter, no more than 2-sides of A4 paper, expanding on your passion for this area of work and describing how you meet the Job Description/Person Specification, as set out in the Recruitment Pack.
Please note that applications that do not contain BOTH the CV and Covering Letter as described above cannot be considered. Candidates that have not been contacted by the interview date or within 2 weeks of submitting an application if it is an open recruitment, have not been shortlisted for interviews.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Goodman Masson are delighted to have partnered with Ambition Institute, who are currently recruiting for a new Finance Director.
At Ambition, their vision is an education system where every child can thrive, no matter what their background. They do this by supporting teachers at every stage of their careers through evidence-based professional development.
You will be a qualified accountant with strong experience in a senior financial leadership role and exposure to working at board level.
Day to day responsibilities include:
- Lead on financial strategy, engaging with the CEO, COO and Executive Committee (ExCo)
- Work with leaders to enable them to make informed decisions in line with overall financial strategy
- Engage with the Board of Trustees, ensuring that they are equipped with the necessary data and analysis
- Oversee financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting
- Lead financial modelling and projections across the short, medium, and long-term
- Develop competitive and compelling financial proposals that align with Ambition's goals
- Provide strategic guidance on the financial viability of new products
- Lead financial aspects of bidding processes
- Ensure the integrity of financial records and that the charity's financial operations are compliant
Essentials:
- ACA, ACCA or CIMA Qualified
- Experience in a senior financial leadership role
- Experience operating at board level
- Track record of strategic financial planning and management
- Strong leadership and team management skills
Desirable:
- Financial modelling associated with product development and bidding processes (highly desirable)
- Experience working within the charity sector or mission-driven organisation
Salary is £80,000 + Excellent Benefits including generous employer pension contribution of 11%.
London based with hybrid and flexible working on offer.
In our company values we aim for equity at all stages of the recruitment process, please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you.
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We are looking for an exceptional Finance & Operations Director, for an interim one-year period, to help us ensure that all aspects of the charity and the Centre run smoothly and efficiently, and to provide effective financial management.
We are based at our beautiful Grade 2 listed building in Southwark. Our Centre houses an amazing collection of 25,000 children’s books as well as being a training and event centre for teachers, publishers and everyone else who works with children’s literature and cares about children’s literacy. We have a friendly, talented and committed team working both from the Centre and remotely. The post holder would be required to work at our Centre at least one day per week but may work remotely for the remainder of their hours.
As we are currently undergoing a restructure of the team, we will consider most models of part-time hours, from 2 to 4 days per week, year-round or term-time only. On application, please detail your availability and preferences for working between 15 and 30 hours per week.
Reporting to our Chief Executive, our Director of Finance and Operations (DFO) will:
· Lead in the production of financial planning, reporting, monitoring and forecasting that assists in making sound financial management and strategic decisions.
· Oversee the management of CLPE finances prudently to deliver excellent service within budget.
· Act as the Company Secretary ensuring the charity’s compliance with the requirements of Companies House and the Charity Commission.
The person we are looking for will have:
· a formal accountancy qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
· amazing organisational skills and the ability to work and manage others under pressure
· excellent attention to detail and a commitment to evolving systems and processes that make everything more efficient
· the ability to liaise and communicate effectively with a wide range of people within and outside of the organisation
· knowledge of building management is desirable
· a willingness to engage, negotiate and hold suppliers accountable for quality service provision
A generous holiday allowance is provided - 30 days a year for a full time plus Bank Holidays and closure between Christmas and New Year.
If you are interested in being part of our team and taking on this key role, we’d love to hear from you. We are scheduling interviews as applications are received. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now with your CV and a statement detailing how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Robertson Bell is pleased to be supporting NSPCC in their search for a new Senior Finance Business Partner to join their dynamic team on a permanent basis. NSPCC are the UK’s leading children’s charity who believe that every childhood is worth fighting for. They have been looking out for children for over 100 years, to protect them and prevent abuse.
The Senior Finance Business Partner will report into the Head of Finance Business Partnering and provide leadership to a small operational team. The role is responsible for the delivery of all aspects of operational financial management within each directorate or department it supports. The role will provide high-quality financial management and advice, together with comprehensive reporting and analysis to inform and aid decision making.
The organisation
From their campaigns to their services, the NSPCC strive to make a difference in everything they do. They work with schools, provide support and advice for families and deliver therapeutic services. They undertake ground-breaking research, campaign for change, and run two free helplines providing support and advice: Childline (for children and young people) and Helpline (for adults seeking advice). Between 2016 and 2021, they helped make 6.6 million children safer from abuse - but they won’t stop until they stop child abuse and neglect altogether.
The key duties of this Senior Finance Business Partner are as follows:
- Business partner with the Senior Management Team to develop knowledge of their Directorates.
- Take on a value-added role, acting as a trusted advisor and demonstrating the ability to constructively challenge ideas and plans.
- Be involved in business and planning meetings in partnership with senior leaders.
- Be the finance subject matter expert in the Directorates the role supports, proactively thinking about how decisions would affect the wider organisation and the Directorate, making recommendations as appropriate.
- Produce, collate and ensure timely delivery of accurate budget and forecasts for the areas the role supports, with supporting analysis and commentary.
- Provide timely and accurate advice to budget holders to allow effective management of their budgets, highlighting potential opportunities and risks.
- Ensure the delivery of month end processing and variance analysis.
- Prepare and deliver accurate consolidated financial monthly, quarterly and annual operational performance reporting packs.
- Support the ‘Head of’ in the preparation of financial models for the evaluation of proposed business changes, and subsequent implementation.
- Manage, supervise and develop direct reports, being accountable for the work they produce.
The successful candidate will have:
- Achieved their full accountancy qualification.
- Have extensive experience of working within a management accounts or business partnering function, of a complex organisation.
- Substantial experience in the preparation of financial management information, including the production and monitoring of budgets, forecasts, financial models and delivery of associated reporting, analysis and commentary.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to analyse numbers critically, extracting pertinent information for management.
- Strong and effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Ideally, knowledge of charity accounting (SORP).
- Experience of managing, developing and motivating staff.
By joining their team, you will have an opportunity to work for an influential organisation at the forefront of child protection.
This role will officially be based out of their offices near Liverpool Street, with Tuesday & Wednesday required to be worked from the office, and the rest from home. Applications are under continuous review, so if you think this role sounds like the right next step for you, please do not delay in applying to ensure you are considered!
One of the UK's largest membership organisations, who support hundreds of thousands of professionals in their field throughout their careers, is looking for an ambitious, outgoing Finance Business Partner to join their team! Having gone through a recent period of change and improvement, the organisation is looking to bring on board an engaging, outward-facing Finance Business Partner who'll support a range of key stakeholders.
As Finance Business Partner your main responsibilities will include:
- Business Partnering: Working closely with stakeholders to understand business needs, provide financial insights, and support strategic decision-making
- Financial Reporting: Preparing and analysing monthly management accounts, preparing consolidated management accounts, and preparing other financial reports for the charity and its commercial subsidiaries
- Annual budget preparation: providing analyses for review to ensure an accurate and reliable budget is built for submission to the group
- System Support: Provide system support and identify process improvements
The successful candidate will:
- Have strong financial and analytical skills, with proven experience working as a Finance Business Partner to a range of stakeholders
- Be an excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills
- Have a proactive, solution-oriented approach
- Be familiar with charity accounting, ideally in a group setting
In our company values we aim for equity at all stages of the recruitment process, please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you.
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My client heads up a global network of organisations that all share the same passion for empowering young people to start and sustain their own businesses. At present they are looking to appoint an interim Head of Finance.
Key responsibilities:
- Ensuring an effective and smooth running finance function, meeting all statutory and management reporting requirements.
- Responsible for the annual operational budget, quarterly forecasting and financial modelling
- Overseeing compliance with donor and all regulatory terms and conditions throughout programme delivery
- Overseeing a team of 4, ensuring a collaborative and engaging team culture high performing culture
The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant with a track record of operating at a similar level within the Not-for-Profit sector. With proven technical charity SORP, you will also be able to deliver on their finance business partnering ambitions.
My client follows a very flexible working policy of 1 day a week in the London office.