Finance Business Partner - Programmes

Start Network; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A humanitarian organization in Camden Town is seeking a Finance Business Partner - Programmes to lead financial planning and business partnering for their programmes teams. You will ensure budgets and forecasts are robust, aligned with donor requirements, and strategically positioned to achieve organizational objectives. Strong collaboration and compliance skills are essential for effective management of donor funds.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading financial planning and business partnering.
• Ability to align budgets with donor requirements.
• Strong analytical skills for robust financial assessments.

Responsibilities

• Lead business partnering and financial planning for programmes teams.
• Ensure budgets and forecasts are robust and aligned with donor requirements.
• Guide programme hosts in managing donor funds effectively.

Skills

Financial planning

Budget management

Collaboration

Compliance

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for a finance professional who wants to go beyond the numbers and help shape a more equitable humanitarian system. The Finance Business Partner - Programmes will lead business partnering and financial planning for Start Network programmes teams taking responsibility for ensuring budgets and forecasts are robust, aligned with donor requirements and strategically positioned to achieve organisational objectives. The role will provide thorough financial planning, excellent management information and robust partnering and challenge to budget holders.

The Finance Business Partner - Programmes will also collaborate with hub representatives and member organisations, steering hubs to develop sustainable financial models, and guiding programme hosts to manage donor funds effectively, ensuring compliance while building local financial capacity and autonomy.

Values

• WE PUT PEOPLE FIRST: Communities come first in our decision-making and programming.
• WE ARE BRAVE: We have great ambition and are willing to explore new things and take risks to achieve it
• WE OPERATE COLLECTIVELY: We leverage the value of working as a network, sharing risk and resources, and learning together.
• WE ARE INCLUSIVE: We see the value in diverse perspectives and work to remove the barriers that prevent voices from being heard.
• WE ARE OPEN: We work transparently and with integrity, building mutual trust in all levels of our work, from governance to programming.
• WE ARE ETHICAL: We behave and operate based on key principles of anti-racism, non-discrimination, and anti-colonialism. This is a work in progress.