Assistant Finance Business Partner

Not For Profit People; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life assurance

31 days holiday

Wellbeing team

Pilates

Yoga classes

Free parking

Job summary

Not For Profit People, Exeter area, is seeking an Assistant Finance Business Partner for a hybrid role in East Devon, with attendance 1–2 days per week. The job focuses on income analysis, financial reporting and improving donor-related financial data.

You will manage fundraised income reporting, support budgeting and interact with stakeholders across the sanctuary. The role requires strong Excel skills and experience in management accounting.

Qualifications

• Qualified AAT or part qualified CIMA.
• Experience analyzing large volumes of complex financial data.
• Extensive experience in a management accounting role with CPD.
• Experience of working with a computerized accounting system.
• Advanced MS Excel skills with pivot tables.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to adapt for audiences.
• Ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage fundraising income reporting including data collation and analysis.
• Provide management accounting data and reports for Fundraising and cost centres.
• Assist in transition to new finance system.
• Oversee integrity of interfaces between Donor Database CRM and finance systems.
• Manage General Ledger and Project Ledger linked to fundraising appeals.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes and annual budgets.

Skills

AAT/CIMA

Data analysis

Management accounting

Excel (Pivot Tables)

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

AAT qualified

Part-qualified CIMA

Tools

Accounting software

CRM (Donor Database)

Job description

Position: Assistant Finance Business Partner

Location: East Devon/Hybrid (site attendance currently estimated to be 1-2 days per week)

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week, 08.30-16.30, Monday-Friday

Salary: £34,425 per annum

Contract: 12-month fixed term contract starting on 2 November 2027

Closing Date: Tuesday 15 September 2026.

About the Role

As Assistant Finance Business Partner (Income), you will support the provision of comprehensive performance analysis of fundraising activities. Responsible for maintaining strong relationships with income generation managers, you will improve the impact and understanding of financial reporting on charity performance.

Your principal duties and responsibilities will include:

• Management of all aspects of fundraised income reporting including the collation and analysis of high volumes of complex data.
• Contributing to the provision and presentation of high-quality management accounting data, reports and advice relating to Fundraising and associated cost centres, to stakeholders across the sanctuary.
• Contributing to the transition from old to new finance system.
• Management of the integrity of software systems interface between the Donor Database (CRM income processing system) and finance systems ensuring reconciliation processes are maintained effectively, exception reporting is monitored and suitable action taken when necessary.
• Management of the General Ledger and Project Ledger connected with fundraising appeals, ensuring data is accurate, up to date and consistent.
• Contributing to the smooth running of budgeting and forecasting processes and the production of detailed annual budgets, ensuring alignment with financial accounting systems and processes.

About You

You will have:

• Qualified AAT or part qualified CIMA.
• Able to demonstrate competent experience in the analysis, interpretation and reporting of high volumes of complex financial data.
• Extensive experience in a management accounting role, together with a documented CPD track record.
• Experience of working in and development of a computerised accounting system.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft applications, particularly Excel including demonstrable working knowledge of dealing with high volumes of complex data using formulae and pivot tables.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to flex and adapt communication to suit a wide range of audiences.
• Able to establish, build and maintain successful collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Benefits include:

• Competitive pension.
• Life assurance - 2 x annual salary
• 31 days holiday (including Bank holidays), rising to 34 will each full year of service.
• Wellbeing team.
• Recorded Pilates and Yoga classes.
• Long service awards.
• Healthshield plan
• Free parking.
• Life assurance.
• Subsidised restaurant and shop.

About the Organisation

Join one of the UK's largest international animal welfare charities, currently supporting projects in over 35 countries worldwide, working for a world where donkeys and mules live free from suffering and their contribution to humanity is fully valued.

The Charity is a Disability Confident Employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people (children and adults) and expects all staff and volunteers to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to safer recruitment processes, including an application for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check where required for the post.

You may also have experience in areas such as Finance, Finance Manager, Finance Business Partner, Finance Lead, Finance Officer, Accountant, Accounts, Business Accountant.