National Fire Chiefs Council

Love Charity Jobs; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) is seeking a Finance Business Partner Analyst to join the Finance team. This remote role supports monthly forecasting, provides insightful financial analysis, and drives improvements in reporting and controls across the UK charity sector.

Working with budget holders, you will consolidate forecasts, challenge assumptions, and develop reporting tools using Excel and Power Query.

Qualifications

• AAT qualification or substantial equivalent experience in management accounting, financial reporting, forecasting or analysis.
• Experience working with budget holders or non-financial stakeholders to support budget monitoring, forecasting or financial decision-making.
• Ability to challenge assumptions clearly and professionally.
• Advanced Excel skills: formulas, lookups, pivot tables, data validation, data cleansing, and Power Query.
• Experience consolidating information from multiple sources and maintaining complex reporting workbooks or financial data models.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail, including reconciliations and data quality checks.
• Experience in grant monitoring, charity/public sector finance or grant-funded organisations is desirable.
• Experience working effectively in a remote environment and maintaining proactive communication.

Responsibilities

• Support budget holders through monthly forecasting and budget monitoring.
• Review forecast submissions to ensure assumptions are robust and evidence-based.
• Consolidate, validate and maintain monthly forecasts and reporting data.
• Produce analysis on budget variances, forecast movements and risks.
• Manage and maintain grant monitoring information and datasets.
• Perform reconciliations, data validation and quality checks.
• Develop and improve reporting processes using advanced Excel and Power Query.
• Explain complex financial information to non-financial colleagues.
• Support continuous improvement of forecasting, grant monitoring and reporting controls.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Pivot tables

Data validation

Power Query

Stakeholder management

Financial analysis

Reconciliations

Data models

Analytical mindset

Education

AAT qualification or equivalent experience

Tools

Power Query

Excel

Job description

Job Title: Finance Business Partner Analyst
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: Circa £37,389
Job Level: 5
Department: Finance
Directorate: Corporate Services
Location: Working from home, with occasional UK travel
Reports to: Finance Reporting & Controls Manager

We’re looking for a highly analytical and proactive Finance Business Partner Analyst to join our Finance team and play a key role in supporting effective financial management across the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC). This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working with data, building strong stakeholder relationships, and helping managers make informed financial decisions

Working closely with budget holders across the organisation, you will support the monthly forecasting process, provide insightful financial analysis, and ensure that financial information is accurate, reliable, and meaningful. You will also take ownership of key reporting tools and help drive improvements to financial processes through the effective use of Excel and Power Query.

As a fully remote organisation, NFCC values strong communication, collaboration, and accountability. You’ll have the opportunity to work with colleagues across a wide range of programmes and projects that support the UK fire and rescue sector.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting budget holders through the monthly forecasting and budget monitoring cycle.
• Reviewing and challenging forecast submissions to ensure assumptions are robust, evidence-based, and accurate.
• Consolidating, validating, and maintaining monthly financial forecasts and reporting data.
• Producing analysis on budget variances, forecast movements, and emerging financial risks.
• Managing and maintaining grant monitoring information and supporting datasets.
• Performing reconciliations, data validation, and quality assurance checks.
• Developing and improving reporting processes using advanced Excel and Power Query functionality.
• Explaining complex financial information to non-financial colleagues in a clear and practical way.
• Supporting continuous improvement of forecasting, grant monitoring and management report controls.

You will have:

• AAT qualified, part-qualified accountant, or able to demonstrate substantial equivalent experience in management accounting, financial reporting, forecasting or financial analysis.
• Practical experience of working with budget holders or other non-financial stakeholders to support budget monitoring, forecasting or financial decision-making is essential.
• Demonstrable experience of reviewing financial information, questioning assumptions and providing constructive challenge in a clear and professional manner is essential.
• Advanced Excel skills are essential, including formulas, lookups, pivot tables, data validation, data checking and cleansing, and the creation and maintenance of Power Query solutions.
• Experience of consolidating information from multiple sources and maintaining complex reporting workbooks or financial data models is essential.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with experience of reconciliations, exception checking and resolving data quality issues, are essential.
• Experience of grant monitoring, charity finance, public sector finance or a grant-funded organisation is desirable.
• Experience of improving or automating finance processes while maintaining clear controls and audit trails is desirable.
• Experience of working effectively in a remote environment, managing recurring deadlines and maintaining proactive communication with colleagues and stakeholders is desirable.

NFCC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and will require a DBS check to be completed prior to commencing in post.

NFCC is committed to being an inclusive employer. We comply with the Equality Act 2010, and we believe that everyone deserves to work in safe environments that are free from bullying, harassment and discrimination, abuse, and harm, where they feel supported, welcome, and able to thrive.

NFCC acknowledges the duty of care to safeguard, protect and promote the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and is committed to ensuring safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice, all staff are expected to share this commitment.

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