Finance Business Partner

Robertson Bell is pleased to once again be supporting the NSPCC, this time in their search for a Finance Business Partner to join their high-performing 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 Finance Business Partner will report into the Senior Finance Business Partner and provide Directorate and departmental support in achieving financial and operational objectives. They will provide high-quality financial management and advice, and comprehensive reporting and analysis. The postholder will be responsible for completing budgets and quarterly forecasts, financial modelling, management reporting and analysis, as well as routine month-end activities.

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 Finance Business Partner are as follows:

• Business partner with Directorate budget holders to develop an in-depth knowledge of their area.
• Work with colleagues across Directorates as a trusted partner delivering a high-quality financial service.
• Work with budget holders in the preparation of Directorate income and expenditure budgets and quarterly forecasts.
• Review and consolidate budget and forecast information received from teams, conducting subsequent review and challenge of the results with budget holders.
• Complete commentary and bridge analysis, feeding into comprehensive management information packs.
• Complete month-end journals, FTE analysis, and monitor Directorate financial results against budget and forecast.
• Prepare comprehensive and timely period-end written commentary for management accounts.
• Ensure all year-end reporting requirements are completed.

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.
• Ability to analyse numbers critically and extract and interpret pertinent information for management information purposes.
• Experience in production and monitoring of stakeholder budgeting and forecasting cycles and delivery of associated financial management reporting.
• Ability to understand a wide range of stakeholder needs and adapt approach where necessary.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong influencing skills with experience in challenging financial results.

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 being reviewed daily, so submit your CV for consideration ASAP to ensure you don’t miss out!