I am recruiting a international charity looking to recruit an Assistant Finance Business Partner
- Permanent position
- £34,000-£37,000
- Reporting into the Head of Finance.
The post holder will provide professional business support to budget holders and ensure financial control and effective decision making through financial, operational and business evaluation and analysis.
Main Duties:
- Assist in the production of accurate and timely monthly management and departmental accounts.
- Hold regular reviews with budget holders, identifying variances and correcting errors accordingly. Provide alerts on matters of likely current or future financial concern as soon as these are known within the management accounts commentary.
- Ensure the correct accounting for income and expenditure in accordance with the applicable accounting standards, statement of recognised practice and any regulatory requirements.
- Provide monthly and/or quarterly reconciliations of financial position accounts for review by the Management Accountant.
- Work with relevant budget holders to produce departmental annual revenue budgets and forecasts, creating necessary working papers.
- Support the Management Accountant in the planning and preparation of the annual service charge accounts, ensuring the delivery of the audited statements within the agreed timeframe.
- Assist the Management Accountant in the provision of timely costing information on the organisation’s activities to assist with the measurement and reporting of Value for Money.
Qualifications:
Part qualified (CIMA or ACCA)
This is a great opportunity to join an organisation going through a period change and help the team develop, sharing with them your previous skills and experience to allow the Finance division to flourish.
Assistant Finance Business Partner - Health care Charity - North London
I am currently recruiting an Assistant Finance Business Partner for a National Health-care charity based in North London. Reporting into the Senior Finance Business Partner, the successful candidate will be the key point of contact for budget holders across multiple directorates.
We are looking for a part-qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent) with demonstrable experience of:
- Preparing monthly management report packs for budget holders
- Analysing variances and working with budget holders on forecasts
- Putting together annual budgets
- Upskilling budget holders on their finance literacy
The ideal candidate will be able to communicate complex financial information to non finance staff, have a genuine interest in building successful relationships and pursuing a career as a finance business partner.
This role will be paying between £30,000 and £40,000 (depending upon experience) plus a very generous benefits package including study support.
If this Assistant Finance Business Partner position is of interest then do apply now, or, if you are looking for a position in the Charities Sector, send through an up to date CV to [email protected]
Assistant Finance Business Partner - Health care Charity - North London
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Assistant Finance Business Partner
Are you a part qualified finance professional, looking to accelerate your career in business partnering while studying? Do you have management accounting experience and are keen to join a growing, diverse charity? This charity are looking for someone with both to join their friendly business partnering team of seven.
If succesful in this post, you will be assisting a proactive and engaging business partner in supporting her business area, combining your financial acumen and ability to communicate with non finance colleagues.
Requirements
- The ability to formulate and articulate financial recommendations in a constructive and friendly way
- The ability to work collaboratively, ensuring you build capability and confidence with a diverse array of stakeholders
- Excellent knowledge of Excel and experience with Financial systems (training will be provided on the specific systems used
- Exposure to planning and budgeting, and a desire to develop these skills
Your responsibilities will include assisting your business partner with monthly reporting, contributing ideas to the budget and forecast, contributing with a holistic organisation-wide mentality and being a first point of contact for any finance related questions your colleagues have. You will also be helping your financial accounting colleagues as year end approaches, affording you the opportunity to gain exposure to the complete accounting cycle.
If you are interested in being considered for the role, interviews are being scheduled for the 12th of December as soon as applications come in so please apply by the 5th to be considered. To find out more, please contact Emma at Allen Lane.
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- Social Enterprise
- Central London
- Permanent role – c£60,000 plus benefits
- Finance Business Partner
This is a fantastic opportunity for a proven Finance Business Partner to join a dynamic and innovative social enterprise in Central London.
The organisation is one of the global leading partnerships in their field, working with international partners to deliver their research. As a not for profit social enterprise, the organisation is working collaboratively with a range of select institutes to deliver a new ground-breaking project, it is an exciting time to join.
The role: as Finance Business Partner, you will be working with the executive community, providing financial decision support and improving the financial planning process across a range of complex projects to multiple non-finance stakeholders and project leads. Reporting to the Finance Director, you will be offered the opportunity to deputise and gain significant exposure to the executive community and strategic decisions for the organisation.
We are seeking: a CCAB (or equivalent) qualified accountant with relevant business partnering and financial planning skills. Experience of working in the health sector is beneficial but not strictly required.
To find out more, please contact Michael Quest of Ivy Rock Partners directly; or apply now with your cv (a brief cover letter will be required to fully apply).
Timings: please apply at your earliest convenience – interviews are to be held in the first week of December.
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- University
- West London/Middlesex
- Finance Business Partner
- £50-60,000 plus exceptional benefits
This is a great role for an ambitious and confident qualified accountant (CCAB or equivalent) to join a large and complex organisation (over £200m turnover) and actively shape financial strategy during a time of investment in change.
My client is prioritising the importance of hiring someone with an outgoing approach and genuine strategic potential - if you feel this could be you and you like the idea of partnering alongside leading academics, then please do read on.
As a key member of the Finance Business Partner team, this role is to provide professionally qualified support for the management of the University’s financial affairs, ensuring the best use of resources. Contributing to the strategic and operational management of the University, the Finance Business Partner will input into all strategic decisions made to ensure that proper financial attention is being taken into consideration in any major decision affecting the University.
You will report directly into the Director of Finance, while working closely with the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis and Financial Controller.
The role will involve working with both finance and non-finance stakeholders, so the ability to communicate and network effectively will be essential. You will also need strong planning, budgeting and forecasting abilities (ideally a proven track record); and you will need to display a genuine interest in working at a university.
Please apply early as interviews will be taking place on an ongoing basis.
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My client is an educational charity based in Bristol who is dedicated to building a culture of interest and questioning from a cross section of the population especially the very young.
They want to reposition science as part of culture and enable everyone to be able to ask questions and be heard!
They are currently looking for a Finance Business Partner for 12 months to cover a maternity leave
This role is a key part of the small senior management team and very involved in assisting non finance managers with their budgeting and financial management in order to set achievable business goals for the future
Key responsibilities included:
- Producing organisational budgets, monthly management accounts, project cost statements and grant claims. You will also support the production of year end statutory accounts and the audit file
- Have the ability to explain financial concepts to non-finance managers, and use these communication skills to train colleagues and to explain financial data to non-financial managers
- Manage multiple deadlines in a highly organised way and ensure that all project budgets get checked by Finance prior to funder submission
You will be a newly qualified / qualified accountant or QBE, love being part of a team, supporting colleagues and building strong working relationships and have excellent communication skills with the ability to present information clearly both verbally and in writing.
This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a truly fun, creative and inquisitive organisation. For more information please get in touch
I am currently working for an exciting charity who are looking for a Finance Business Partner, ideally with some commercial experience that they can bring into a finance team.
Joining this recently expanded team you will be tasked with developing new and innovative ways of delivering future income revenue for the business whilst being part of the core Finance Team
Role and Responsibilities include:
- Financial reporting and analysis – working with all areas of the business to promote financial leadership and responsibility in a business partnering format
- Help support the finance team in the preparation of the annual finance operational plan and budgets
- Working with the Finance Director and Senior Team to identify risks and opportunities for future development
This role will require someone with drive and proven ability in a commercial environment who wants now to work in the charitable sector. If you have the above experience, please send in your CV for consideration
Qualifications/experience required
ACA, ACCA, CIMA, AAT, QBE
What’s on offer?
£35,000- £45,000 salary
To provide support and advice to your directorates on financial decision making as well as preparing analysis and management reports. Challenge stakeholders to take the best decisions for the organisation whilst providing evidence for best corporate strategy and use of resources.
Client Details
The client is a leading health charity based in Central London. Through decades of hard work they have established themselves as leaders within the sector.
Description
Responsibilities (but not limited to) are:
- Build strong relations with senior management.
- Providing financial reporting and management information and signposting as appropriate to specialist finance functions
- Providing analysis and scrutiny of financial outcomes to inform decision making.
- Provide financial support to all relevant projects/strategies by providing analysis, expert advice and robust challenge as required.
- Provide support to the Financial Accounts team at year end in terms of process and analysis.
- Work closely with other areas of finance to provide a joined up approach across the department.
Profile
You will be fully qualified ACA, ACCA, or CIMA with a keen interest and knowledge in Data analysis and a passion for charitable bodies.The succesful candidate will need experience with dealing with senior stakeholders, preparing management accounts and coordinating a budgeting process.
Job Offer
Up to £50k per annum, plus pension.
Interested in joining a forward thinking and ambitious charity? Are you currently studying towards a CCAB qualification and seeking a new challenge? Would you enjoy a business partnering role, managing a directorate with an expenditure of over £20m? If yes, read on as this could be your next role!
Robertson Bell are currently supporting a brilliant medium sized UK charity with their search for a permanent Finance Business Partner. This is a great opportunity to join a collaborative and supportive team and be a part of a progressive organisation. Main responsibilities of the Finance Business Partner will include:
Leading on budgets, forecasting, board KPIs and management accounts for your directorate.
- Manage relationships with up to 15 Budget Holders, creating strong relationships and providing guidance and offering training sessions.
- Review and improve business processes to ensure financial reporting is accurate and carried out efficiently.
- Work closely with the Head of Finance to review contracts ensuring best value for money is obtained.
- Have confidence to challenge Budget Holders when necessary and flag any variances with the Head of Finance.
- Work closely with key stakeholders to ensure key information is accessible and shared.
- Prepare the monthly consolidated management accounts.
- Provide additional support to the wider finance team when needed.
This organisation is based in central London in modern state of the art offices and offers employees relaxed working hours and the ability to work from home. This opportunity would suit somebody with a couple of years' experiences either in industry or practice who is actively studying towards a finance qualification. If necessary, this organisation can offer a generous study support package.
The successful candidate will:
- Be studying towards a finance qualification (ACA, CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA, or equivalent).
- Have proven business partnering experience.
- Have experience reviewing processes and suggesting improvements.
- Be confident leading on budgeting and forecasting.
- Have excellent communication skills.
- Be driven and ambitious.
Applications will be reviewed daily so please do not hesitate to apply. Candidates must be able to attend an interview before Christmas.
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Keen to accelerate your career by working for a highly respected Finance Director? Want to work for one of the UK's best-known charities and enhance your CV? Have you got proven experience in a finance business partnering role and have you led on the month end reporting process? If yes - this could be your next role!
This permanent Finance Business Partner is for a leading UK charity with a turnover of over £100 million and has been established for more than 100 years now. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone keen to gain experience in the charity sector.
Main responsibilities of the Finance Business Partner will be:
- Manage key relationships with over twenty Senior Stakeholders.
- Produce the directorate budget and oversee forecasting (totalling around £40m).
- Provide relevant training for key Stakeholders around internal procedures and reporting regulations.
- Ensure budgets, capital costs and management accounts are closely monitored at all times.
- Act as the main point of contact for queries related to management, control, financial planning and evaluation.
- Delivering a customer focused business partnership service, providing advice, support and challenge to senior management and the Directorate on financial decision making.
- Management, reporting and analysis of complex and business critical cash flow models ensuring highest standards of integrity and control.
- Provide analysis and delivering insight that links financial reports to business/directorate objectives and strategies.
This position is based in central London, reports into the Director of Finance and will manage one direct report. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone with either a background in financial or management accounts who is interested in a business partnering role.
The successful candidate will:
- Be a qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA, or equivalent).
- Have a minimum of four years post qualification experience.
- Have proven business partnering experience.
- Have excellent communication skills.
If you feel this post could be of interest to you then please do not delay in applying.
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The London Irish Centre is seeking a Business Development & Data Officer to play a critical role in helping us to prepare for the next stage in our fundraising strategy. It’s a key time for a successful and growing team with ambitious plans for a major capital campaign. We are looking for someone with the relevant skills but above all someone who is committed to the LIC’s mission and values.
The Business Development & Data Officer is a newly created role, which will work closely with the CEO to help achieve and grow our annual fundraising targets, across both the redevelopment project and core charity activity. The role will lead on growing our Friends Scheme and helping LIC to better communicate our impact in the community to our current and potential donors/funders. The Business Development & Data Officer will enable the CEO and Campaign Committee to maintain and grow positive relationships with donors by providing excellent administrative and systems support.
The London Irish Centre
The London Irish Centre is the Irish Heart of London. Our Mission is to empower and enrich lives through Irish community and culture
For over sixty years, we’ve been proud to provide vital frontline welfare services to multi-generational Irish diaspora in London, whilst instilling positive impact within local communities through education, entertainment and cultural awareness; courtesy of our vibrant venue and home: The London Irish Centre. As a charity, we represent all that is celebrated about Ireland: warm, welcoming, inclusive, diverse, unique, and open to every generation. As a venue, we represent heritage and history, but modern innovation. The opportunity to foster friendships for life, advance your business ambitions or be entertained. Our commitment lies in meeting the wants and needs of our shared communities, now and for the future.
Responsibilities/Duties
Redevelopment Project
- Provide administrative support to the capital fundraising campaign and the Campaign Committee
- Provide support where necessary during fundraising events for members, Corporate Partners and Major Donors
- If appropriate, attend meetings with funders and prospects, cultivation events and networking events
Core Charity Income Generation
- Help to maintain and develop various income generation streams e.g. grants, annual fundraising appeals to meet annual financial targets.
- Undertake research and identify additional funding opportunities to support our core work and projects
- Lead on growing members as part of the LIC Friends Scheme, by focusing on engagement & relationship management
Digital, Communications & Impact
- Work with the Marketing & Communications Officer to ensure that fundraising and campaigns are clearly woven into the LIC’s wider communications strategy
- Contribute to the running of the website
- Survey and consult our clients and audiences, and use this information to help inform future activities
- Develop existing systems to update our impact management and measurement
- Liaise between project managers to ensure impact reporting is on track
- Lead on production of the Annual Impact Report
- Support the Director of Operations with implementing the Digital Strategy
- Provide cover for the Marketing & Communications Officer when they are on annual leave
Administration & Finance
- Lead on the implementation and management of the fundraising CRM (Donorfy), including managing donor relationships, producing reports and recommendations for senior management to inform strategy, compiling and analysing fundraising figures, and general Donorfy admin.
- Work with the Finance Manager and CEO to track all fundraised income
- Lead on administration of all Direct Debits, Standing Orders and Gift Aid claims, ensuring customer records are updated accurately and promptly on Donorfy
- Ensure all processes comply with GDPR guidelines and are in line with our administrative processes and best practice, the Fundraising Regulator and any other regulatory bodies
Person Specification
Essential skills and experience
- Basic knowledge of and enthusiasm for charity fundraising
- Excellent statistical, analytical and numeracy skills and a high degree of literacy in databases
- Tech & Digital savvy, including proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
- Excellent written communication skills
- Understanding of data protection legislation and its implications for organisations
- A genuine understanding of and enthusiasm for the London Irish Centre and our work
- Educated to degree level
Desirable skills and experience
- Demonstrable experience of working in a fundraising environment and securing gifts from individual donors and/or trusts by researching, preparing proposals and making approaches
- Experience and understanding of HMRC and Gift Aid regulations
- Knowledge of fundraising trends and good practice
- Knowledge of Donorfy or other similar CRM system
- Knowledge of Adobe InDesign and Mailchimp (or other automated marketing system)
Personal attributes
- A proactive, flexible, enthusiastic and solutions focused attitude to work
- Articulate and persuasive face to face, over the phone and in writing
- Methodical and with a keen eye for detail
- The ability to deal confidently with people at all levels and maintain thriving relationships with supporters
- An ability to stay calm under pressure and work on your own in a busy environment
- Excellent interpersonal skills including tact and diplomacy
- Ability to work collaboratively and take responsibility when required
- Ability to prioritise effectively and show initiative
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of small team and to take a hands-on approach to work
Staff Benefits
- Free tickets to LIC core cultural programmed events (subject to availability and may not apply to fundraising events and partnership events at external venues)
- 50% discount on LIC education courses (subject to availability)
- 20% staff discount at the LIC shop and 10% staff discount at the LIC bar
- Headspace membership
- Cycle to Work Scheme
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Our client is a large globally reaching organisation based in Swindon looking for a Finance Business Partner to join their team in a brand new role. The main responsibilities of this role are as follows:
- Take the lead in business partnering with various budget holders and members of the Senior Management Team
- Be fully responsible for budgeting and forecasting for vital departments within the organisation
- Lead in the financial running of multiple company projects with multi-million pound budgets and assisting in the production of business cases
- Play a vital role in the five to ten-year financial plans of the organisation
- Be responsible for the preparation of multiple financial models across the organisation
- Understanding risk in organisational spending and act appropriately to provide sound and consultative advice
This role, reporting to the Finance Business Partnering Manager, is a fantastic opportunity for the successful candidate to work in a massively varied role within a UK organisation of the highest calibre. Furthermore, on offer is the chance to put your stamp on a developing role and really have an impact on the running of an organisation.
The successful candidate will have:
- Be a qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA)
- Experience in a finance business partnering based role
- Have excellent communication skills, with confidence to business partner with senior stakeholders
- Experience of producing budgets and forecasts while assisting the production of business cases
- The ambition and drive to build a career in a business partnering based role.
If you are interested in this position, please apply immediately as applications are reviewed daily and this role may be filled before the closing date
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The Organisation:
A not for profit membership based organisation based in stunning new offices close to Moorgate/Barbican. You will be working with a dedicated and friendly team and this role in particular has the opportunity to impact in all areas of the organisation.
The Role:
You will manage a team of five management accountants and you will provide timely and relevant information to budget holders, the executive team and trustees. Furthermore, you will encourage a Business partnering approach to working with budget holders, ensuring the finance team is at the centre of decision making and improving the financial awareness of personnel across the organisation. The digital programme will change how work is done across the organisation and the Head of Financial Management will be responsible for introducing new ways of working with the various country representatives. You will support decision making across the organisation via new business cases for example, advising on financial trends, opportunities and risks. There is a strong team in place and you will provide leadership, encourage them to be more self-sufficient and encourage continuous improvement.
What you'll need to succeed:
You will be a qualified accountant and have had significant experience of leading financial management and planning in a complex organisation. You will be committed to continuous improvement, prioritise engagement with non-financial managers and be committed to ensuring that your team deliver first class decision support and business partnering. An effective communicator, you will be confident setting clear objectives and provide leadership and direction which will result in your team providing an excellent service to the organisation.
This is a fabulous opportunity to promote change and lead a team which will make a meaningful contribution to the ongoing growth of this highly prestigious organisation.
Apply now, or contact us for further information on this job.
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Do you:
- Like working with numbers and have an eye for detail?
- Have good communication skills and enjoy being part of a vibrant team?
- Want your work to help vulnerable children and the Christians supporting them around the world?
Viva is inspiring lasting change in children’s lives through the power of collective action because we have a vision to see children safe, well and fulfilling their God-given potential.
We believe that a network of churches and community organisations, locally focused and united in purpose, is the best possible vehicle for bringing lasting change for children.
We are reaching over 2 million children in 27 countries through our 38 partner networks, which comprise over 4,000 churches and community organisations. Our goal is to grow over the next 10 years so that we are improving the lives of 5 million children.
We are looking for a new Finance Administrator to join our team, following an internal promotion. You will assist the Finance Manager in the running of the finance department, administering all day-to-day income and expenditure transactions. You will be responsible for Viva’s global accounting entries and bookkeeping, based in our Oxford office but working closely with our US, Hong Kong and Uganda offices.
You can be part of this incredible work, making a real and lasting difference for children.
To apply, please click on the 'Apply Now' button for full application details. The closing date for applications is midnight on Wednesday 1 January. Interviews will be held on Wednesday 8 January 2020. If you wish to have an informal conversation about the role with Adam Perryman, Chief Operating Officer, please call the Viva office prior to 23 December to arrange this.
This is either a part-time or full-time position (22.5-37.5 hours per week) dependent on the successful candidate’s preference. The full time salary is £20,000-£24,000 (depending on experience).
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Finance Business Partnering Manager reporting into the Head of Finance with oversight for the business partnering function.
Client Details
The client is one of the leading animal welfare charity in the UK and has grown extensively over the last five years. The organisation is in a very exciting period of time as it looks to consolidate recent growth.
Description
The role based in the London office, reports into the Head of Finance. The key responsibilities of the role are:
- Management of a team of five finance business partners
- Input into the long term financial strategy of the organisation.
- Engaging with Senior stakeholders and leading in the coordination of budgets.
- Building a effective business partnering structure and using this to support long term financial planning.
- Leading on the production of management accounts and improving month end process.
- Providing analysis and support for directors on improving business performance
- Producing the budgets and forecasts.
Profile
The successful candidate for the Finance Business Partnering Manager will be a CCAB qualified accountant with several years post qualification experience. You will need extensive experience with dealing with senior stakeholders, managing a business partnering function and coordinating the management account function. Ideally you will have exposure to long term financial planning and financial modelling.
Candidates from any background are welcome to apply but experience working for a charity is helpful.
Job Offer
£55,000-62,000 + excellent pension