Finance Business Partner: £55,000 + benefits, London | Home (12 Month FTC)

For a global education company, we are recruiting a Finance Business Partner on a FTC basis for 12 months. Reporting to the Head of Business Partnering, this role will deliver a high-quality finance service to decision makers across the UK and Ireland Regions. This will involve management and project accounting, performance monitoring (financial and non-financial), budgeting and forecasting, providing insightful analysis and recommendations, business cases and tenders. Based in London, this role will have regular travel to either office as well as occasional travel overseas.

Main Duties:

• Key player in growth plans by supplying the business with expert financial and management accounting services
• Build relationships with Directors, budget holders and Departmental Heads
• Provide direction and robust challenge to non-finance staff
• Oversee general financial management and ensure the maintenance of accurate financial records, reconciliations and processing of journals
• Production of monthly management reporting packs, commentary and analysis of performance and trends
• Provision of regular insightful analysis for decision making including project and product performance reporting
• Work with stakeholders to complete financial forecasting, annual budgeting, business cases and tenders
• Implementation of new processes, systems and reporting techniques

Person Specification:

• ACCA, ACA or CIMA qualified
• Advanced MS Excel skills and working knowledge of Sun Systems (ideally)
• Strong experience in a finance business partnering role
• Experience of working in a mutli-cultural and mutli-site organisation
• Experience of applying commercial principles to their analysis and recommendations

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Finance Business Partner, Permanent, £50,000 - £55,000

For an international NGO based in London, we are recruiting a Finance Business Partner on a permanent basis to support the Business Services Directorate (Corporate Services) and CFO and MD across Finance, IT, Estates, Legal and Capital Works areas. The Finance Business Partner will prepare the annual statutory accounts for the main charity and the trading subsidiary and will manage the annual audit to final sign-off of the Annual Report and Financial Statements. This role will also provide business support to the Customer Engagement Directorates.

Main Duties:

• Provide first-class business partnering support to all budget holders within Business Services (Corporate functions) including Finance, IT, Estates, Legal and Capital Works
• Preparation and delivery of monthly management accounts to all budget holders
• Financial reporting and commercial modelling including income, profitability, cost analysis, forecasts, and modelling
• Supporting the annual budget, forecast and long-term business planning and modelling processes
• Support budget holders with P&L analysis and insight reporting
• Building improves business performance and financial reporting including dashboard and KPIs
• Preparation of annual statutory accounts for Charity and Trading subsidiary, through to Annual Report
• Management of the external audit process, planning the timetable and liaising with Auditors
• Maintaining and enhancing internal forecasting and reporting model
• Cash-flow and reserves modelling and forecasting

What will you bring to this role?

• ACCA, CIMA, ACA or CIPFA qualified with non-profit or charity experience
• Proven experience as an engaging business partner, working in complex organisations
• Strong experience of preparing financial statements and preparing and supporting audit processes
• Commercial mind-set, strong modelling, and analytical skills
• Ability to present financial information in clear and engaging formats for decision making
• FP&A, forecasting, budgeting experience
• Experience or driving continuous improvement in business performance
• Charity accounting and FRS102 experience
• Modelling and dashboard experience including building models, graphs, and dashboards
• Power BI modelling / reporting
• Sun Systems and Q&A would be desirable!

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Allen Lane are delighted to be working with King’s College London in their search for a Senior Finance Business Partner to join the Health finance team.

Reporting into the Head of Finance (Health), you will be a self-starter with excellent communication skills, ready to join a busy team operating in an ever-changing environment. Your focus will be to lead and manage senior level interactions with non-finance stakeholders across the Nursing and Life Sciences & Medicine’s Faculties, which have a combined annual turnover of circa £300m.

This is a fantastic opportunity to help a finance team held in high regard by the Faculties – you will contribute to a culture of good financial practice and understand the wider impact of the role finance plays at one of the UK’s leading HEIs. The successful candidate will be capable of juggling multiple priorities, have the ability to focus on the detail and be prepared to make decisions that deliver a strategic impact. You will be able to work at pace, working through high amounts of data before determining which actions should be taken.

In this front-facing role, you will regularly liaise regularly with senior stakeholders, building rapport, trust and demonstrating your ability to problem solve. You will be capable of holding difficult conversations, often pushing back in a constructive manner.

In order to be immediately effective in the role, applicants must be able to demonstrate the following:

• Qualified accountant (e.g. ACA)
• Flexibility in their time management and availability
• An analytical approach to problem solving
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
• High level skills on finance systems and Excel
• An ability to communicate complex finance issues to non-finance staff
• Experience of management accounting gained either within a finance department or through working in practice
• An ability to present financial information in spreadsheets and other forms
• Experience dealing with a wide variety of stakeholders, operating with patience
• Comfortable working under pressure and to meet tight deadlines

In return, King’s College London is offering an outstanding opportunity to learn and develop as a Senior Finance Business Partner in a demanding yet rewarding environment. Predominantly based in their Guy’s campus office, with occasional time spent in Waterloo, you will also have access to a competitive staff benefits package.

If you feel you meet the above criteria and would like to register your interest for the role, please submit an up-to-date version of your CV. Applicants will be asked to provide a cover letter of no more than 2 pages outlining their suitability to the role.

Head of Finance role for a prestigious London University, leading a commercial finance team.

Client Details

This London University is one of the largest and most widely recognised Higher Education institutions in the world. They work across a variety of disciplines and within many of them they are world leading.

Description

• Lead a team of qualified and part qualified accountants
• Work across the university to provide commercial finance and decision making support
• Work with executive leadership on key projects
• Support the improvement of management information across the institution

Profile

You will be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with higher education or research based experience. You will hold a strong understanding of management reporting, process improvement and financial analysis. You will have also managed successful teams.

Job Offer

Salary c£70,000 plus excellent benefits, including up to 35 days holiday and around a 20% pension contribution

For nearly 150 years we have been fulfilling our vision of inspiring artists and audiences worldwide with the magic of the iconic Royal Albert Hall; creating life-enriching, unforgettable experiences for everyone. Hosting nearly 400 events a year in the main auditorium and more than 800 in other spaces, the Royal Albert Hall stands true to its original purpose of promoting the Arts and Sciences. As a charity, the Hall is dedicated to maintaining the Grade I listed building and giving access to all. The Finance department is a crucial part of everything the Hall does. The role of Head of Finance presents a unique opportunity to be a financial leader in one of the world’s most famous and successful venues.

The Role

We are seeking a high-calibre Head of Finance who will lead and manage the Finance function, motivating the team to fully support the Hall’s diverse stakeholders. This role requires someone with proven experience in all areas of finance. As a fully qualified accountant, with significant knowledge of financial and management accounting, you will apply your commercial and pragmatic mind to analysis, financial control, large-scale budget management, compliance, data-management and to preparing papers for senior management and trustees. You will manage the annual budgeting and re-forecasting processes and be responsible for communicating accurate monthly management information.

The Person

You will have significant experience, at a senior level, in leading, motivating and developing a Finance team to deliver all financial activities to the highest standard, with a focus on client service. Your diligence, gravitas and experience make you a natural leader who influences all you work with and ensures you will play an important role in the Hall’s management team.

We are looking for someone who can build successful relationships, communicate effectively and persuasively, think both analytically and creatively, and be a trusted partner to the leadership team.

Please contact Michael Quest of Ivy Rock Partners directly to find out more and request the detailed job description for more information. We look forward to hearing from you.

The closing date for all applications is midday on 4th January 2021.

Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 18th January 2021.

The Royal Albert Hall is a registered charity (no. 254543) and strives to be an equal opportunities employer.

We are recruiting a Finance Manager/ Head of Finance post for a fast-growing climate change organisation.

The Finance Manager will be responsible for supporting the Director of Finance in the production of the management accounts and delivery of the annual budgeting and planning cycle. The Finance Manager will be the primary business partner for Directors of all operational and programme areas of the business and their teams and will help to develop robust and meaningful management information reports to aid in decision making.

Responsibilities of the Finance Manager:

• Supporting the Director of Finance in setting the organisation's long term strategic financial planning and annual budgeting processes. Accountable for ensuring processes are in place for resource allocation and performance monitoring of the organisation.
• Ensuring that the appropriate processes and procedures are in place to monitor the long-term financial viability of the organisation, advising directors on the financial consequences of proposed
• Lead on the development of financial reports to management and donors, ensuring that accountability to key stakeholders is maintained for all activities.
• Work closely with the Grants Manager to provide timely and accurate donor reports and work-in-progress updates for all concerned parties.
• Produce timely and accurate monthly management accounts with commentary and analysis
• Deliver financial strategic advice, insight and challenge into the efficacy of spend decisions, utilising commercial acumen in addition to technical and financial analytical ability, to support Directors of departments and their team's decision making on current and future plans.
• Support business partnered teams in their planning and budgeting cycle.
• Provide insight and scrutiny on proposed plans, ensuring the relevant financials are a reasonable expectation and present an efficient use of the charity's funds.
• Develop forecasting templates and embrace new technologies that improve the efficiency and insight of business partnered budget holders' forecasting.
• Identify and realise potential efficiencies in workload to release capacity for further value-add activities.
• To support the preparation of business cases and board papers.
• Work closely with the Financial Controller to provide information required for the production of the statutory accounts and annual audit process
• Manage two remote finance staff in the Belgium and Brussels offices ans take responsibility for their personal and professional development

Person Specification:

• We are looking for a proactive individual who enjoys building relationships with non-finance stakeholders and supporting others to make the best use of funds available to them
• Highly developed cultural awareness, and used to dealing with colleagues at all levels of the business.
• A strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind-set
• Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in.

Experience and Knowledge:

• A fully-qualified accountant (CCAB or equivalent)
• Experience of working in a business partnering role in an analytical capacity supporting non-technical decision makers
• Confident in preparing management accounts, budgets, forecasts and financial plans
• Experience in leading or supporting the annual budget setting process
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
• Highly developed cultural awareness, and used to dealing with colleagues at all levels of the business
• Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in
• Good systems acumen with the ability to identify weaknesses and suggest improvements

Applications will be considered over the holiday period, and candidates with relevant profiles will be contacted in the New Year.

The Limehouse Project (LHP) is a thriving grassroots and award-winning organisation with a history of servicing the Limehouse area of Tower Hamlets and East London since 1984. Our menu of services continues to flourish thanks to investments and trust placed in us by clients, funders, and partners. While providing free legal, welfare, and family advice, accredited learning, capacity-building and employment support programmes, health and wellbeing activities for all age group, we work independently and in partnership with key Third Sector, business, and statutory organisations to ensure each client is given timely and active support they need to positively move forward in life. 48 children are also in our care at our pre-school nursery opened in 2017.

We are seeking an experienced Finance Officer who has knowledge and understanding of how charity finance works. You will have a genuine understanding of, and commitment to, the aims and values of the LHP and work effectively alongside the Director to implement the financial policies whilst working to support our dynamic teams.

The Finance Officer will be responsible for preparing financial statements, monthly management accounts, maintaining cash controls, preparing the payroll, purchasing, maintaining accounts payable & receivables, budget preparation, and managing office operations.
To input all financial data on QuickBooks Online software, ensuring that authorization and documentation are received from the appropriate members of staff, and filed accessibly.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced, committed individual to work alongside inspirational and passionate colleagues at a very exciting stage of development at the LHP.

Main Purpose of role;

• Maintaining financial and accounting services in order to meet legislative requirements and support Limehouse Project operations.
• Preparing financial statements, maintaining cash controls, preparing the payroll and personnel administration, purchasing, maintaining accounts payable & receivables, and managing office operations.
• Maintaining financial and accounting services in order to meet legislative requirements and support Limehouse Project operations.

Please see our recruitment pack and application on our website for more information

Farm Africa are partnering exclusively with Robertson Bell to recruit to a Director of Finance role on a permanent, full time basis. For more than 35 years Farm Africa has worked with farmers, helping them to increase their harvests, build their incomes and sustain their natural resources. They do this by working closely with local communities, partnering with governments and the private sector to find effective ways to fight poverty.

Farm Africa are now seeking an exceptional Director of Finance to provide outstanding leadership and expertise to strategically manage finance and other control functions. This role also plays a vital role providing broader leadership in the delivery of the ambitious strategy, and is a crucial business partner to the CEO, the SMT, and the board treasurer.

The key responsibilities will be:

• Responsible for accounting including the production of the annual accounts for the Charity & its subsidiaries, financial planning, the production of management accounts and all banking & cash management.
• Provide strategic input to the development of the organisation’s strategy and future growth plans, thinking beyond own direct areas of responsibility.
• Together with the Chief Executive, develop annual and medium-term financial plans for Farm Africa ensuring the longer term financial sustainability of the organisation.
• Set the strategic direction and annual objectives for the finance function, covering UK head office and Africa-based teams.
• Line manage the Head of Finance, and support Country Directors in their line management of country Finance leads.
• Ensure that financial risks throughout Farm Africa’s activities are identified and ensure that appropriate processes are in place to monitor and mitigate them.
• Act as the key staff contact for the Finance, Risk and Audit committee (FRAC), ensuring (together with the Treasurer) that meetings take place regularly, agendas are appropriate and that the committee discharges its devolved responsibilities on behalf of the board.
• Ensure all financial activity is compliant with relevant charity and statutory legislation and donor / contractual requirements.

The organisation:

Farm Africa operates in East Africa, with offices in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, with a Head Office in London.  There is a finance team of four based in the UK, with other finance staff dispersed around the organisation, including country offices and field offices.

Farm Africa is embarking on a new five year strategy and is recruiting for a new Director of Finance to lead the financial management of the organisation through a period of growth. Building on foundation of strong financial planning and control and of exceptional audit compliance they are seeking an experienced and dynamic new Director to join their team. 

Essential requirements:

The successful candidate will have a recognised accountancy qualification, in-depth understanding of financial management in a complex grant-dependant organisation, experience of strategic planning and an aptitude for controls such as governance, risk management and the charity legal environment.

Farm Africa’s UK office is based in central London, however, we are flexible on working location and will consider substantial home working.

The closing date for applications is 9:00am on Monday 15th February 2021. Applications will be under constant review before the closing date so please submit your application to our retained search agent Robertson Bell. Apply now to be considered!

Harris Hill are working alongside an amazing charity who are looking for an experienced Head of Finance & Internal Operations

The successful candidate will lead a small, dedicated team of staff that takes care of several functions including, IT, office administration, and HR. You will have the ability to motivate the team and fully support them by rolling up your sleeves and applying your critical thinking & experience to contribute to the everyday operations of the charity. They are a "hands-on" charity, and you must enjoy getting stuck in.

When it comes to the charity's finances you will be the most senior person in the team, maintaining the foundations and be that vital link between the Senior Management Team and the Board of Trustees. You will also work closely with the Chief Executive to help maintain open communications with the Board of Trustees ensuring all regulatory requirements are adhered to.

This role requires someone with proven experience in all areas of finance and administration. As a fully qualified accountant, you will have significant knowledge of financial and management accounting, you will also apply your commercial and pragmatic mind to financial analysis & control, budget management, compliance, data management, and preparing papers for senior management and trustees. You will manage the annual budgeting and re-forecasting processes and be responsible for communicating accurate monthly management information.

Key responsibilities will include:-
Finance
Governance
Membership Provisions
IT
Office Management
HR

Fundamental Requirements Include:
Qualified (ACA, ACCA and CIMA) with at least 5 years post qualification experience (with 2 years plus experience in the Charity Sector)
Excellent communication/leadership skills
Strong experience in general office administration
Advanced Excel Skills

Role Purpose

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the design, development, execution and evaluation of projects within the financial health strand of the Multiple Long Term Conditions MLTC Programme at Guy's and St Thomas' Charity, with a focus on private sector engagement. Your work will be varied and rewarding, involving interaction with many different stakeholders. You will be encouraged to pitch and progress ideas through each stage of our investment process and make them a reality in line with our strategy. This financial health strand of work adopts a dual focus on systemic change and people in Lambeth and Southwark who are most at risk.

Guy's & St Thomas’ Charity is an independent urban health foundation, working with Guys & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and others to tackle the major health challenges affecting people living in urban areas, specifically in the London boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark. 

Our multiple long term conditions (MLTC) programme is a ten year, multi-million-pound programme exploring how people in urban areas develop multiple long term conditions such as chronic pain, depression and diabetes. Our strategy involves addressing social risks to health, such as people’s work, personal finances and housing. The financial health strand of this programme aims to address the dual challenge of health and financial health, by seeking ways to prevent financial difficulty and improve people’s options to better manage their health and slow their progression to multiple conditions.

You will have the freedom to connect leading companies in the finance and digital industries with everyone from grassroots community groups and social enterprises through to digital health ventures and public sector leaders. Your portfolio will stretch from work in local neighbourhoods and the boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark, to pan-London, national and international initiatives.

You may be scoping partnerships between national banks and community organisations to support people vulnerable to financial difficulty; project managing a money and health consortium to trial new Open Banking apps; commissioning experts to better connect financial and health data owners to improve outcomes for people with long-term conditions; or helping financial firms, health evaluators and others to join regional public policy initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Guide existing investments in financial health.

Be the go-to person for 3 to 4 partners who are delivering live projects. Problem-solve, advise and manage a £1m-£2m portfolio of active funding contracts, enabling the charity to deliver frontline impact on time and to budget, and gain insight to inform the future strategy of the programme.

• Build a pipeline of investment opportunities.

Originate and co-design a portfolio of a further 3 to 4 projects valued at up to £1.5m that support future influencing, and engage with banks, insurers and other financial services, with digital platforms and services, or with national and local data owners and processors. You will identify appropriate partners and hone ideas by advising them on a project’s strategy fit, risk, budget, complexity, impact potential and ability to be evaluated.

• Lay groundwork for systemic influences.

Develop the building blocks for the Financial Health strand’s influencing strategy. You will identify actions to influence and help us influence, prioritise across different opportunity areas and issues that are relevant, garner interest and have high potential for impact. You will also cultivate relationships in line with our reputation and areas of expertise.

• Support the internal investment process

Work with the wider MLTC team to make quality, high impact investment decisions by developing and presenting investment cases (including aim and strategic fit, due diligence, project plan, evaluation and governance) to our internal Executive Investment Committee for funding.

• Co-own successful delivery of the programme.

Collaborate with colleagues who support programme success by delivering high quality research and evaluation, communication of insights, policy engagement, tailored investment mechanisms and grant management.

• Be our ambassador

Represent the Charity with partners, manage and nurture external relationships, contribute to refining and evolving the strategy of our programmes, and deliver thought leadership and influencing work aligned to our goals.

Skills and Experience

Experience (essential)

•  Independently managing a portfolio of inter-related projects.
• Taking projects from design to delivery to completion on time and on budget.
• Working in business, especially the finance or digital industries.
• Building partnerships that involve a variety of people and organisations from across different sectors.

Experience (desirable)

• Programme / strategy development – particularly around solving complex social problems.
• Supporting products or services to go to market.
• Developing project budget forecasts, cash flow projections and interrogating management accounts for different types of organisations.
• Financial literacy, experience in assessing organisation’s strengths and weaknesses, and aptitude for making investment cases in line with commercial realities.
• Understanding of the different services and support available to help people prevent or manage health conditions.

Skills, abilities, and attributes

• Self-reliant and resilient – enjoys freedom to create, manages uncertainty and navigates changing environments.
• Clear strategic thinker – can critically appraise projects’ merit and link into wider programme and organisational strategy with ease.
• People person and relationship manager – who enjoys building and nurturing networks and uses strong interpersonal skills to motivate others.
• Excellent communicator – ability to cut through complexity and communicate concisely and in plain English to a broad range of audiences in written and verbal form.
• Ambitious and determined individual – setting high standards and working hard to achieve them.
• Efficient multi-tasker – able to manage a complex range of projects and competing priorities.
• Influencer – persuasive in situations without direct levers to pull.

If you are interested in this excellent opportunity, please send your CV and Cover Letter to Sheena Pentin at Careers4Change. 

Reporting to: Programme Director for MLTC

Contract: 12 month FTC, part time 3 days/week

Salary: £60,000 FTE pro rata

Closing date: Monday, 25th January, 2021 at 9.00am

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The Head of ICoN is a new and exciting role which will deliver a business analysis specialism and will play a key role in effective management, leadership and coordination of the Innovatiion and Consumer Needs team within WSUP.This role was created as part of WSUP’s long term change programme to build our capacity to meet our ambitious goals from the 2020 – 2025 Business Plan. 

About WSUP                                                                           

WSUP is a not-for-profit company that helps transform cities to benefit the millions who lack access to water and sanitation. We were created in 2005 as a response to the urban explosion that has left many cities unable to provide basic services, such as access to a toilet or drinking water, to low-income communities. We work alongside local providers, enabling them to develop services, build infrastructure and attract funding so that they can reach low-income communities.

To ensure that services can reach as many people as possible, and will exist over the long-term, we have a strong focus on financial viability. This means working with utilities and businesses to build services which generate revenue whilst reaching the most vulnerable urban residents, and advising regulators and governments on how to create an environment which enables businesses to succeed.

We work in seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, supported by an office in the UK. As the urban specialist in water and sanitation, we are committed to sharing evidence and approaches so that our innovations can enable change around the world. Since inception we have helped over 20 million people access improved water, sanitation and hygiene services.

About the ICoN Team

The 2020-2025 Business Plan describes WSUP as an unusual and exhilarating institution, never short on ambition or a willingness to try the innovative, alternative or stretching. Whilst every team has a role to play in living up to this reputation, ICoN leads the way. This means questioning the way we seek to solve the world’s WASH problems. ICoN looks for innovative opportunities. This might include exploring a new business model, alternative partnerships, different technology or a refined method for analysis. Innovation might be huge leap, or series of incremental adjustments, but will always be underpinned by customer focus and a growth mindset.

Being part of the ICoN team means providing support as a group of different specialisms, being prepared to embrace problems, maximise impact on existing projects, manage ambiguity, seek out your own initiatives, challenge constructively and stay resilient to the inherent challenges of encouraging change.

About the role

This is a new role, part of WSUP’s long term change programme to build our capacity to meet our ambitious goals from the 2020 – 2025 Business Plan. The Head of ICoN will deliver a business analysis specialism and will play a key role in effective management, leadership and coordination of the ICoN team within WSUP.

You will coordinate the ICoN team’s work with the Global Programmes Team and seek integration with country teams to refine solutions and apply innovative approaches. You will manage the ICoN team’s work with the Evaluation Research and Learning team to reflect, share and learn from projects and areas of work which have generated new findings or unlocked improved WASH service provision. You will assist the Partnerships and Communications team to articulate how ICoN can add value to project proposals and help build partnerships with new types of funders.

The Head of ICoN will support WSUP’s work on enterprise development: supporting the private sector in playing its role in bringing innovation and developing services which are both financially viable and affordable for the poorest residents.

Across all areas of expertise, you will be expected to individually and as a team deliver capacity building and knowledge sharing across the organisation.

Please note: This job is based in the UK. Applicants must have the right to work in in the UK at the time of application. Please do not apply if this is not the case.

Job Description

Overall purpose

As Head of ICoN you will manage the ICoN team members and will work closely with the other functional teams to manage the budget and resourcing of specialist and cross-cutting activity. You will support the ICoN team members in prioritising their workload to ensure the team as a whole can achieve the WSUP Strategic goals and you will represent ICoN in WSUP decision making structures. You will be responsible for ensuring that all work in ICoN takes into account financial budgetary constraints, and environmental, institutional and organizational aspects.

In your business analysis capacity you will develop innovative designs for appropriate, sustainable, financially viable WASH business solutions, challenging the status quo and building partnerships. Your role will help to increase the credibility of WSUP through high quality evidence-based financial and business scrutiny, working closely with colleagues and water and sanitation enterprises in WSUP core countries.

Main responsibilities & tasks:

1. Managing the ICoN Team

• Represent, supervise and guide the ICoN function to effectively implement the cross-cutting activities which achieve the ICoN mandate, dedicating time to ensure that the team members achieve their full potential.
• Take financial control of the ICoN budget supported by the WSUP Finance function.  Use the fund reports for financial tracking, project planning and forecasting. Provide fund report feedback to the Finance function keeping a tight control on expenditure and contractual commitments.  
• Stretch the ICoN team members to expand the range of support they can provide and the interventions with which they will engage.
• Ensure that work is appropriately delegated amongst the ICoN staff members and that the team members are empowered to carry out tasks independently where appropriate to their skills and capacity.
• Generate effective communications, ensuring that the perspectives from country teams are represented and articulated within the ICoN function and that key messages from the ICoN function are accurately communicated to the in-country teams.
• Secure collaboration within the ICoN team and assist in appropriate organisational decision making teams, speaking on the team’s behalf.
• Assist in the recruitment of ICoN staff members and other staff members as required.
• Coordinate country visits by the ICoN team members to ensure that country teams are not overburdened, that appropriate support is provided for the projects and that optimum impact is achieved for the budget available. 
• Prioritise the personal and professional development of the ICoN team members through objective setting, regular one-to-ones, feedback and reflection. Manage performance in a coaching & mentoring manner.
• Ensure line managed staff are aware of their duty of care responsibilities relating to children, young people and vulnerable adults; support partners and line managed staff to safeguard children, young people and vulnerable adults to protect them from abuse and themselves from false allegations 

2. Leading ICoN for WSUP

• Secure collaboration across the ICON team members and be a visible presence in WSUP, championing ICoN’s values: exploring the need for new ways of working, seeking innovative approaches and ensuring the potential for inclusion of the private sector in the WASH environment.
• Establish ICoN direction and governance which is capable of absorbing significant growth over the medium to longer term, whilst maintaining the essential ingredient of entrepreneurship in the way that WSUP works
• Represent ICoN and WSUP, and facilitate the team to represent WSUP at relevant sector workshops, seminars and conferences to share ICoN initiatives, programme activities and organisational messaging.
• Develop purposeful relationships with different development agencies to share learning and experiences of ICoN and to secure support from them to strengthen WSUP.
• Support and build the capacity of the Business Development Leads through a mentoring and coaching approach, sharing particular insights linked to the various specialisms in the ICoN team

• Contribute to fundraising communications, strong and positive WSUP brand visibility and recognition, working closely with the country teams and the Head of P&C

3. Design and analysis of new and existing business models

• Interpret financial data to ensure that business decisions are made using sound and understandable data
• Carry out deep dive assessments of variances between budgets, forecasts and actuals for businesses which WSUP support
• Share key insights in an impactful and easy-to-understand way through data visualisation and accessible narrative
• Provide analytical services such as stakeholder identification, market segmentation, scope definition, benefit measures and operational impact assessments, and analyse barriers to service provision in low income communities.

4. Engagement with Financial Services Sector

• Engage the social financing sector to build external awareness of WSUP programmes the enable the prospect of their investment and the opportunities for them to collaborate.
• Follow and track sector debates to leverage best practice and cutting-edge business research to improve the quality and impact of interventions and to encourage innovative and alternative business solutions.

5. Capacity building within WSUP

• Secure collaboration and agreement from colleagues and businesses reflecting understanding of the business development process, customer focus and business value.
• Support the Partnerships and Communications team to strengthen WSUP’s positioning of market-based solutions with funders and other key stakeholders
• Adapt and develop processes and tools for gathering and validating business requirements that can be used by WSUP teams, developing ways of documenting ‘as is’ and ‘to be’ processes in accessible and transferable format

6. Undertake any other duties as commensurate with the role and agreed with the Director of Programmes.

Person specification

Evidence that applicants meet the essential criteria will be assessed by the following methods: Application (A) Interview (I), Test (T) as indicated below.

Qualifications and experience

• Track record of delivering tasks within deadlines and budgets and helping others to do so. (A, I)
• Experience of private sector engagement and developing market-based solutions  (A, I)
• Experience and understanding of the practical realities and cultural dimensions of working in a non-UK context, for example with multinational firms or international consultancies or not for profit agencies (A, I).
• Experience in managing projects funded by agencies or governments and experience of managing external stakeholders (A, I)
• Appreciation and experience of managing external stakeholders (I)
• Experienced in managing a team (A, I)

Knowledge

• Sound understanding of key financial, institutional and social issues in the provision of services to low income consumers in urban areas of the developing world (A, I)
• Knowledge of business and commercial issues (A, I)
• Understanding of safeguarding considerations in the context of business serving low income consumers and of data protection and security in relation to the flow of business data between different parties (I)

Skills and abilities

• Capability in leading, managing and participating in a small dynamic team where flexibility and adaptability are required. (I)
• Ability to build and monitor budgets, manage resources and confidently negotiate financial decisions for the team. (I)
• Demonstrated ability to articulate sound reasoning for strategic recommendations (A).
• Ability to combine long-term strategic thinking with practical day-to-day implementation (I)
• Able to identify, prioritise and manage areas of risk (A, I)
• Manage performance and undertake appraisals of direct reports (A, I)
• Ability to understand and interpret business requirements and to analyse complex data from multiple sources (A, T)
• Ability to articulate a business approach or business model with clarity to non-financial or business stakeholders (I)
• Advanced Excel skills to illustrate and demonstrate models (T)
• Project management skills including planning, implementation, monitoring and financial management (A, I)
• Excellent relationship building approach, experienced in stakeholder management and collaborative working with cross disciplined teams (I)

Other

• Passionate about WSUP’s aims and ethos (I)
• Absolute adherence to WSUP’s policies on Safeguarding, Child Protection, Health & Safety and Business Ethics and lead on these by example (I)

Internews are exclusively partnering with Robertson Bell to recruit their Finance Coordinator role on a permanent basis.

Following a recent period of rapid growth and expansion, Internews are now looking to recruit this key role.

The Finance Coordinator will be responsible for a variety of tasks across team including ensuring smooth operations between Internews Europe and its Related parties. The role will support both Corporate and Project finance tasks, as well as assume responsibility for key areas of Corporate reporting.

About Internews

Internews is an international non-profit organisation whose mission is to empower local information providers worldwide to give people the news and information they need, the ability to connect and the means to make their voices heard.

Internews provides communities the resources to produce local news and information with integrity and independence. With global expertise and reach, Internews trains both media professionals and citizen journalists, supports business development strategies for the sector and helps establish policies needed for open access to information. Internews programmes create platforms for dialogue and enable informed debate, which bring about social and economic progress.

Internews’ commitment to research and evaluation creates effective and sustainable programs, even in the most challenging environments. Internews operates internationally, with administrative centres in Arcata, California; Washington DC; and London, UK; as well as regional hubs in Bangkok and Nairobi.

Formed in 1982, Internews has worked in more than 90 countries, and currently has offices in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and North America.

Our commitment to a culture of belonging

Internews is passionate about our core values and about supporting positive change in the world. We pride ourselves on our commitment to innovation and flexibility. We believe that diverse teams are strong teams, and work to support an ethic of belonging, dignity, and justice for all people. Our current team includes a mix of genders, parents and non-parents, the self-taught, and people of multiple races, nationalities, ages, sexual orientations, and socio-economic backgrounds. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage candidates of all races, genders, ages, abilities, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply, and actively welcome those with alternative backgrounds and experiences.

The key responsibilities are as follows:

• Monthly review of financial records, ensuring the completeness of records and reconciled balances:
  • Balance Sheet reconciliations
  • Partner/Sub-grantee reconciliations
  • Regular Balance sheet reconciliations
• Supervision and management of organisational timesheets.
• Oversight for Internews Europe’s key financial relationships with its sister companies, including preparing monthly reconciliations and allocations, providing financial accounting support and regularly liaising with key stakeholders to manage relationships.
• Work closely with the Audit Manager to provide support in funder audits as required.
• Provide efficient delivery and support of periodical assignments such as annual budgeting, cashflow reporting and year-end statutory tasks.
• Provide invaluable support in the creation of new policies.
• Play a significant role in supporting the migration from Quick Books to Unit 4 ERP. 

The successful candidate will have:

• Made significant progress on working towards a professional accountancy qualification (ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA).
• A minimum of five years’ experience of working in a fast-paced finance department.
• Strong experience preparing balance sheet reconciliations.
• Ideally, previous experience working within an NGO. However, candidates without this are still strongly encouraged to apply.
• Previous experience assisting on management and/or financial accounts.
• Good Excel skills, including vlookups, SUMIFS and Pivot Tables.
• Proven experience in working across diverse teams and multi-cultural environments.
• Good understanding of other Microsoft Windows applications.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven multi-tasking skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

CVs are being reviewed on a daily basis with first stage screening interviews commencing as early as 14th January. Please submit your application ASAP with our exclusive agent Robertson Bell to avoid disappointment.

About Options

Options Consultancy Services Limited is a leading global health consultancy established in 1992 as a wholly owned subsidiary of MSI Reproductive Choices. We manage health programmes that ensure vulnerable women and children can access the high-quality health services they need. We work with partners to co-create and implement locally informed solutions to complex health problems. This includes governments, development partners, NGOs, civil society and health workers. Our programming is flexible, evidence-based and politically informed. This means we adapt to changing contexts, use data to inform our decisions and ensure our approach is appropriate. Our focus is always on building local skills and systems that last.

Position

The position will work within the New Business and Partnerships team to play a key part in coordinating and managing the business development process. This includes analysing new opportunities, developing and maintaining relationships with partner organisations, and pursuing and managing technical and commercial proposals to secure new business for Options. The BDM also contributes to the implementation of Options’ new business strategy, supporting our approach to new clients, design and innovation, and expansion in new countries. The post holder will act as Options’ Framework Manager on the UK aid-funded International Multi-Disciplinary Programme Framework Contract helping to ensure the smooth running of the framework including reviewing all call-downs and facilitating go / no go decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Identification and tracking of new business, including understanding the market and landscape.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of Options’ strategy for expanding work with institutional donors, new clients, foundations and in new markets, including developing engagement strategies and supporting aspects of our geographical strategy development and implementation.
• Develop and maintain relationships with existing and new clients, consultants, and potential partners.
• Analysis of opportunities, tender documents, potential partners in collaboration with senior Options staff.
• Lead and managed the development of proposals providing support to forming consortia.
• Act as Options’ Framework Manager on the UK aid-funded International Multi-Disciplinary Programme Framework Contract helping to ensure the smooth running of the framework including reviewing all call-downs and facilitating go / no go decision-making, on-going learning and process refinement.
• Along with the rest of the team, seeking ways to improve BD systems and processes to enhance the team’s efficiency and knowledge management.

Requirements:

• Professional qualification or degree in a relevant subject (relevant post graduate qualification in international development or health desirable)
• Extensive experience in business development, resource mobilisation or programme management in international development
• Work in/with developing countries
• Identification and tracking business opportunities
• Supporting the development and contributing to successful proposals for government, foundations and other donors
• Budgeting (using Excel);
• Time management and organisational skills, and an ability to multi-task
• Excellent interpersonal skills to build internal and external relationships
• Excellent attention to detail, particularly good editorial and proof-reading skills
• Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Ability to work as part of a team and use own initiative
• Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Commitment to equal opportunities
• Commitment to Options’ mission

Benefits

Options offers a comprehensive benefits package including generous annual leave allowance.

Other information

• Options is an equal opportunities employer
• Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment.
• We seek people who are pro-choice, energetic and enthusiastic about Options’ vision.
• Overseas candidates require a valid work permit

The role of the Grant Accountant is to work as part of the Grants Finance team to provide efficient and effective support in order to manage the compliance and financial risks that relate to donor-funded grants, contracts and other awards.

Client Details

The organisation we have partnered with is an independent development and humanitarian charity that aims to improve and elevate childrens rights and equality. They offer support and guidance as well as driving changes in practice and policy across the world.

Description

Some of the key responsibilities of the Grant Accountant include:

• Managing charity grants end to end as well as working on commercial contracts
• Review financial aspects of new contracts with Programme Officers and Country Office
• Review and assist with the development of project proposal budgets, budget modifications and contract revisions
• Support the Grants Finance Manager in providing financial training to non-finance staff
• Act as the key focal point for provision of financial donor compliance support
• Critically review donor reporting, provide support and guidance to Programme Officers and producing ad hoc reports when required
• Cost recovery

Profile

The Successful Grant Accountant must be actively studying a CCAB professional Qualification with a proven track record working in a similar role, As well as having grant experience from the charity sector the applicant must also have experience working in a commercial company dealing with contracts.

The Grant Accountant must also have strong communications skills, both written and verbal as well as being a good negotiator and having the ability to support non finance people withing the organisation (business partnering)

Job Offer

On offer for the successful Grant Accountant is a salary of up to £43,000 per annum as well as a competitive benefits package.