Finance Business Partner

Sja's West; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization is seeking a Finance Business Partner to provide support and develop financial plans within the Adult Volunteering area. The role involves business analysis and partnering with senior management to influence strategic decision-making. Candidates should be fully qualified accountants with a strong background in finance business partner roles and experience in complex organizations. This position allows for some flexibility and TOIL arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive salary and pension scheme

33 days holiday, increasing to 38

Cycle to work scheme

Health and Wellbeing portal

Discounts on various services and products

Qualifications

• Experience in managing in-year forecasts and annual budgets.
• Track record supporting finance business partner roles.
• Ability to work and build networks internally and externally.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality business and financial analysis.
• Provide finance business partnering to Budget Holders.
• Coordinate the production of monthly management accounts.

Skills

Fully qualified professional accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)

Experience in charity sector and complex organizations

Management accounting processes experience

Excellent influencing skills

Curiosity about change and technology

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)

Job description

Overview

The Finance Business Partner in Volunteering is responsible for providing the first line of support and assistance with the development of financial plans, analysis of the financial performance and forecasts of the Adult Volunteering area, to provide high quality business insight to support and influence strategic decision making by St John's management teams. They will be a key member of the Financial Planning and Insight team to ensure delivery of the annual three-year budgeting process aligned to strategic operational plans. This role requires regularly meeting with relevant stakeholders to critically review and challenge reported performance against agreed plans. This role will support the Adult Volunteering part of the organisation and some other overheads/areas within the organisation.

Role: Finance Business Partner (Volunteering)

Location: Bristol, Birmingham, Sheffield, London

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing date: TBC (CVs are being reviewed on an ongoing basis, so please apply as soon as possible)

The successful candidate will need to be willing and able to attend occasional meetings in the evenings, via Teams. TOIL and flexible working arrangements facilitate this.

Our offer to you

We pride ourselves on being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance, and be recognised for the great work you do.

• Competitive salary and pension scheme
• 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - increasing to 38 days over 5 years
• Cycle to work scheme Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Health and Wellbeing portal - access to financial, health and wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounts - Blue Light and NHS Discounts as well as discounts on mobile phones, gym membership, cinema tickets, restaurants, holidays and shopping

About Us

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,416 employees and over 31,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training and campaigning. As a charity with rich heritage and a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future.

St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, supporting and enabling them to access and receive physical and mental health first aid. We do this through developing and providing effective community response and outreach services (e.g., Ambulance response & Nighttime Economy) and using our longstanding expertise to empower people with vital clinical skills and the confidence to use them. There is also a buoyant social enterprise network which delivers first aid training and supplies medical consumables to businesses and consumers.

Job Summary

The Finance Business Partner in Volunteering is responsible for providing the first line of support and assistance with the development of financial plans, analysis of the financial performance and forecasts of the Adult Volunteering area, to provide high quality business insight to support and influence strategic decision making by St John's management teams. They will be a key member of the Financial Planning and Insight team to ensure delivery of the annual three-year budgeting process aligned to strategic operational plans. This will require regularly meeting with relevant stakeholders to review and challenge reported performance against agreed plans. This role will look after the Adult Volunteering part of the organisation and support some other overheads/areas within the organisation.

About You

• You are a fully qualified professional accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
• Ideally you have experience in the charity sector and large complex organisations.
• You have held a finance business partner role with a track record of supporting end-to-end processes for in-year forecasts and annual budgets and three-year plans aligned to business strategy.
• You have significant experience in managing day-to-day, monthly and annual production of management accounting processes.
• You possess excellent influencing skills to respectfully challenge and build networks internally and externally.
• You are curious about change and technology, take ownership, and have a flexible, can-do mindset.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality business and financial analysis with clear outcomes and benefits to support coordinated and effective delivery of services across St John
• Provide impactful finance business partnering to Budget Holders, the Senior Management and Executive Teams
• Coordinate the production of monthly management accounts and the annual budgeting and in-year forecasting aligned to business plans
• Drive continuous improvement in financial management reporting, forecasting and analysis
• Simplify and improve financial processes to enhance the finance experience for internal and external customers
• Utilise technology to improve the presentation and content of financial reports for Budget Holders and senior teams
• Provide clear narrative to stakeholders and educate/analyse within the wider finance team
• Identify financial risks and ensure controls are in place or escalated as needed
• Identify cost and efficiency savings without compromising service quality or reporting accuracy
• Work with operational partners to provide financial analysis for business cases, including cost/benefit of capex investments, and support submission to Executive Teams for approval

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