Finance Business Partner

A fantastic opportunity has become available in one of the most world- renowned international charities for a qualified Finance Business Partner.

Job Purpose

Support and drive the business areas in maximising impact through delivery of effective and
efficient financial performance management
Drive strong financial control and advocate financial priorities to the business
Work with and influence the relevant Divisional Directors in their strategic decision making, managing income/expenditure budgets across divisional areas of significant variabilityKey Accountabilities

Provide strategic and financial decision support to client areas to underpin strong financial performance
Prepare monthly reporting for and lead monthly business reviews with assigned teams. Communicate
understanding of financial performance based on variance analysis
Prepare, consolidate, present and upload forecasts, budgets and longer- term financial plans, working together with business areas.
Analyse, comment on and challenge proposed plans throughout the process
Development and utilisation of Excel modelling underpinning financial planning and providing the financial inputs for business cases
Assist the teams in developing their strategy and building business cases for investment spend within their areas, providing financial and commercial insight and challenging to ensure best value for money and efficiencies
Provide business areas with project reporting. Tracking spend and delivery of benefits
Work with the Central Finance team to ensure operation of an effective internal control framework to ensure statutory accounting, tax, and legal requirements are fulfilled
Provide a liaison between Central Finance and the teams within the business, to ensure they understand their role in complying with financial processes and policy
Develop the financial acumen of budget holders through constructive dialogue and discussion
Manage a number of diverse and ad hoc queries from areas supported, pushing back where appropriate based on materiality and areas of accountability
Maintain a view of material financial risks and opportunities throughout the year, helping to identify potential actions to mitigate risks and to fully exploit opportunitiesPersonal Skills

Excellent communication, influencing and relationship building skills at multiple levels
Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships as a critical member of both the Finance team and the business areas supported
Ability to understand issues and present solutions clearly, succinctly and confidently
Ability to challenge and influence assertively and cooperatively
Emphasis on the customer and delivering quality, remaining solution-focused within a fast-paced culture of change and continuous improvement
Self-motivated with good time-management skills, an ability to plan, manage and prioritise a varied workload and to take responsibility for issues through to resolution
Demonstrable ability to use own initiative to help identify improvements to systems and processes and to take a role in resolvingEducation/ Professional Skills

Qualified accountant with relevant experience in the commercial or charity sector
Experience of providing strategic and finance business partnering support to senior managers