Finance Business Partner #923

Accounting for International Development; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established international charity is seeking a Finance Business Partner to join their dynamic team. This hybrid role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to meaningful financial decision-making and support various business areas with budgeting and forecasting processes. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders. By joining this organization, you will play a crucial role in shaping financial strategies that impact global projects and initiatives, all while working in a collaborative and supportive environment. If you are passionate about finance and want to make a difference, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• Experienced business partner with strong analytical and financial interpretation skills.
• Ability to develop budgets and forecasts, and present analysis effectively.

Responsibilities

• Ensure understanding of business areas for present and forecasted performance.
• Lead preparation of quarterly forecasts and support budget holders.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Financial Management

Budgeting

Communication

Coaching

IT Skills

Job description

Finance Business Partner #923

c. £55,000

Hybrid, UK

Permanent

Our partner, an international charity, is looking to recruit an experienced Finance Business Partner. The successful candidate will be joining the organisation during an interesting period, and be curious, with a strong analytical mind and ability to interpret financial information, and be articulate. This is a permanent role.

Responsibilities

• As a business partner, ensure that there is a sound understanding of business areas in terms of both present as well as forecasted performance.
• Work with budget holders on the annual budgeting and forecasting processes, ensuring that any advice/support in understanding the numbers is provided in a timely manner, and that they and senior management are supported in their decision making.
• Lead on the preparation of the quarterly forecasts.
• Undertake budgetary versus actual expenditure analysis, providing reports and meaningful information to budget holders and senior finance team members.
• Support in developing project budgets on a full cost recovery basis, and in the preparation of donor reports.
• Support in undertaking grant reconciliations.
• Offer coaching and training as required.

Requirements

• Experienced business partner, highly numerate and analytical, able to understand the business and strategic outlook of the organisation, able to interpret financial information and communicate this clearly and precisely.
• Experience in developing budgets & forecasts, and undertaking and presenting analysis, both in writing and verbally.
• Experience in the financial management of grants, including developing budgets for proposals (on a full cost recovery basis), and reporting for donors.
• Strong communication skills – able to accurately and precisely communicate important financial information to non-finance budget holders, and senior management staff, challenge numbers and support in sound decision making.
• Experience of working in an international organisation, in a multi-currency environment, and with colleagues based globally.
• Strong systems/IT skills.
• Experience in offering coaching on internal controls & processes, budgets & accompanying analysis, and systems/IT.

This is a hybrid role, with the candidate based anywhere in the UK. This role is only open to candidates with a right to work status in the UK.

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