Finance Business Partner

The Finance Business Partner will report to the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis and work closely with the Grants team. The role will support financial control across the granting process, helping to drive efficient use of granting budgets, and timely and accurate reporting to key stakeholders.

This is a unique opportunity to use your skills to support a granting team delivering impactful legal interventions through world leading non-profit partners.

We want to hear from you if you are excited by our mission to solve the climate crisis.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Supporting quarterly forecasting with Grants Managers to enable first-class planning over short and medium terms
• Supporting the annual budgeting and planning process for Grants, working with teams across FILE to develop granting models over a range of scenarios
• Managing grant allocations and budgeting envelopes to leverage the maximum impact from available resources
• Enabling strategic decision making up to executive level by providing analysis of data and accurate management reporting
• Ensuring cohesion and clear communication of financial data between Finance, Grants and Fundraising teams, and the wider team
• Guiding the Grants and Portfolio Teams on best practice granting, including approaches to foreign exchange, inflation, cost benchmarking etc.
• Supporting Grant Managers with Due Diligence, Budget Set Ups, Financial Reporting Reviews and any other ad-hoc requirements
• Leading on financial elements of the Grant Management System such as managing budgets within the system, monitoring budget codes, uploading payments and configuring functionality
• Being at the heart of continuous improvement to systems, processes, tools and templates

Who we're looking for

• You have a relevant accountancy qualification or equivalent by experience
• Charity or not-for-profit experience would be highly beneficial
• A great problem solver
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills, comfortable with large volumes of information
• Strong attention to detail and good project management skills
• Able to spin plates and pivot between tasks whilst still completing
• Strong written and communication skills
• Presents complex financial information in a clear and understandable way
• Communicates well with people from different cultures and backgrounds
• Open to new and innovative ways of working to develop improved models, processes, and systems
• You truly believe in and care about our mission

About FILE

The Foundation for International Law for the Environment (FILE) was set up in 2018 to be the major philanthropic re-granter scaling up legal action globally to tackle the climate and the biodiversity crises.

We work as movement enablers, campaign strategists, and impact funders, using the law in pursuit of three interconnected system-level goals:

• Reducing net greenhouse gas emissions to protect the climate
• Safeguarding nature
• Delivering climate and environmental justice

We pursue these goals not just by supporting legal action directly. We believe in growing the strength of the climate and biodiversity legal movement globally, and in enabling people and movements to use legal action to shift narratives.

As movement enablers, campaign strategists, and impact funders, we at FILE do not ourselves bring litigation. As a regrantor, FILE is not an endowed foundation, but rather we engage in fundraising to secure resources to support our partners globally.

Working for FILE

FILE is a collaborative community of like-minded individuals who are passionate about climate, nature, and justice. Together, we share knowledge and experience to support our mission.

Individuals are empowered to work as both part of a wider team and individually to make impactful change and deliver to a high standard. Roles here are ideally suited to those who are highly flexible and happy to change and grow in line with the ever-changing challenges of the Foundation – those who are willing to get stuck in and make an impact.

FILE is committed to challenging inequality, valuing diversity in all areas of life.  We firmly believe that we are strengthened by the diversity of our staff.  We actively work to ensure an inclusive culture where colleagues feel welcomed and supported to succeed and thrive.

Applications

This role is open for applications immediately and we will interview suitable applicants as they apply. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Diversity & Inclusion

As an equal opportunities employer, FILE is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join FILE.

We actively encourage applications for this position from members of underrepresented communities.