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Finance Partner
Fixed Term Contract until September 2026
Full time (34.5 hours), we are open to a conversation about how you work these hours
Location Split between home and Macmillan office
Salary Range £38,500 - £42,500
 

About us
At Macmillan you'll find talented people working together to do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer. We're going all out to find even better ways to help even more people who need our support. Our values are at the heart of who we are and everything we do, inspiring our thinking and guiding our actions.

About the role
Do you have excellent relationship building and communication skills that enable you to explain financial concepts to non-financial colleagues?  Those colleagues need you!

We are looking for an experienced Finance Partner to provide family leave cover until September 2026.  This is an exciting opportunity to work within a well established team, providing finance and business support to Heads of Department within our Communities and System Partnerships division, and their teams.

You will be monitoring the budget that the teams invest in grants that are awarded to the external partners with whom Macmillan works to support people living with cancer. This investment funds established roles such as Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialists and Macmillan Support Workers, as well as new, innovative ways to reach minority groups in the community or to lead whole system change for cancer care. 

You will be working with the teams to accurately forecast their full year expenditure, maintain the latest view of their spend for the year and review the monthly management accounts to highlight and investigate variances.

You will work closely with a Senior Finance Business Partner and other Finance Partners mainly online and through occasional in person get-togethers. Wider Finance team meetings are held face to face quarterly in London.

About you
The successful candidate will demonstrate the following skills and experience:

• Previous experience in finance partnering
• Technical finance knowledge
• Business partnering skills – building and maintaining relationships and influencing across a variety of stakeholders
• Good Microsoft Excel skills with experience in financial analysis on large data sets

In return, we offer a range of benefits including:

• 25 days holiday plus flexible bank holiday options, increasing by 1 day every year of service up to 30 days 
• Pension matched up to 7.5%
• 120+ learning and development offers, with access to external professional qualifications
• Flexible working patterns, such as compressed hours, flexibility to work earlier or later around our core working hours of 10am-4pm
• Holiday buying and selling scheme, life insurance, free wills, retail discounts and much more

Recruitment Process
Application deadline: Wednesday 25th June 2025

To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed.

Head of Financial Planning & Analysis
£84,576 per annum (including inner London weighting)
Central London HQ with hybrid working | Permanent | 35 hours per week

A prestigious UK membership organisation is seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis to lead its finance business partnering function during a period of exciting transformation.

With a budget exceeding £80 million and significant influence in the public and not-for-profit sectors, the organisation is a high-profile voice in its field. The FP&A Manager will play a pivotal role in delivering strategic insights, leading financial planning and forecasting, and embedding robust business partnering practices that empower effective decision-making across the group.

As part of a wider finance transformation programme and implementation of a new finance system, the postholder will shape and champion new ways of working, while managing a team focused on adding value through data-driven insight, modelling, and scenario planning.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead budgeting, forecasting and analysis across the organisation

• Deliver financial insight that drives strategy and performance

• Influence and collaborate with senior stakeholders across the business

• Embed best-in-class planning tools and reporting practices

• Develop and support a high-performing team of business partners

The successful candidate will be:

• A qualified accountant (CCAB or equivalent), with strong FP&A experience

• Commercially astute, with experience in both not-for-profit and commercial sectors

• A confident communicator with the ability to challenge and influence senior leaders

• Experienced in leading change and improving financial systems and processes

• Passionate about empowering teams and delivering high-quality service

Why join?

This organisation offers a collaborative, values-led working culture with a genuine commitment to professional development and employee wellbeing. Benefits include:

• Salary up to £89,238 (plus London weighting)

• 32 days annual leave + bank holidays + 3 extra days over Christmas

• Excellent pension scheme and family-friendly leave packages

• Hybrid working model (up to 60% home-based)

• Access to an award-winning health and wellbeing programme

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious FP&A professional to step into a strategic leadership role and make a meaningful impact at a time of exciting organisational growth.

Closing date: Tuesday 18 June 2025

The new Finance Administrator will join our small and friendly UK team for 15 hours a week, starting from June. They will be responsible for effective financial and legal activities of the UK team. 

• This role is for someone living in the UK. 
• The job is remote (working from home) with staff meetings in person every few months. Hours can be flexible.
• The initial contract is 12 months, but can be extended upon review.
• Salary is in the range of £26k-£27k (pro rata).

ABOUT MIDDLE EAST MEDIA: We are a Christian organisation producing media and empowering other content creators to move the people of the Middle East towards faith in Jesus Christ. Together with our teams and supporters, we’re using creative media to reach those who need it most—especially in places where sharing the message of Jesus is challenging.

Key Responsibilities

1.Regular Reporting

• Forecast and create monthly cash flow as requested. 
• Report on cash reserve levels with reference to the reserves policy.
• Produce timely and accurate management and financial accounts information, as requested by the Director or Trustees each month, with full explanation on significant areas and variances from budgets, using accrual accounting methods.
• Prepare and send quarterly & yearly reports to the financial team of the International Board.
• Produce other reports and recommendations as appropriate or requested. 

2.Budgets

• Help to generate annual budgets. 
• Work with staff and Treasurer to identify risks & opportunities to help deliver within the budgets. 
• Facilitate financial support and guidance to budget holders.

3.Audit and Year End

• Prepare the information for statutory annual accounts for the auditors.
• Liaise with external auditors or equivalent, as needed.
• Submit annual returns to the Charity Commission on time. 

4.Controls, Procedures, Systems

• Ensure accounting process remains compliant with the appropriate Charities SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice).
• Manage the annual report process to ensure a quality annual report is produced with an accurate and dynamic reflection on the year that the report refers to.
• Provide support in reviewing, monitoring and developing an appropriate and effective financial framework (policies, regulations, procedures and controls) that are in line with MEM’s strategy and values.
• Ensure financial processes and policies are up to date, communicated to and understood by the staff team and the Trustees. Ensure they are also in line with any regulatory requirements.
• Ensure appropriate risk management techniques and financial controls are embedded throughout the charity at strategic and operational levels. 

5.Donor Support

• Deal with any donor queries that come by email.
• Maintain up-to-date records of donors, field staff and other contacts in the MEM’s database. 
• Support the team with gift acknowledgements.
• Set up standing orders and keep records. 
• Process and record completed Gift Aid declarations, and regularly submit Gift Aid reclaims to HMRC.

6.Financial Administration

• Input all financial data (income and expenditure) into organisation’s CRM, accounting and other relevant software.
• Prepare and follow up suppliers’ invoices for payment. 
• Make payments for all authorised invoices.
• Process expense claims and make payments. 
• Manage the banking of income (cheques and cash). 
• Schedule transfer of funds to the field on a regular basis, making sure the transfer statements have the right codes. 
• Act as one of the signatories for the bank accounts making amendments, payments and being a first point of communication with bank as required. 
• Liaise directly with the outsourced payroll provider. Prepare, submit and issue P11Ds and ensure appropriate payment. 
• Manage pension details and ensure contributions for all staff are made on time.

7.Other Duties

• Provide support during the recruitment process.
• Collate staff timesheets, keep track of holiday and staff sickness in line with MEM policies.
• Prepare and check monthly payroll details before sending to the payroll provider, including sickness reporting etc.
• Manage incoming post and liaise with Mailbox administration (mail will be forwarded to your address).
• Be the primary contact with the Charity Commission.
• Determine the insurance needs and negotiate suitable policies on a timely basis.
• Contribute to the general operation and activities of MEM’s UK team, attending meetings as required, sharing knowledge and expertise.

HOW TO APPLY:

• Please send your CV with a cover letter including WHY THIS JOB APPEALS TO YOU.
• Applications close midnight Sunday 8th June 2025.
• Interviews early June. 
• Contact Jolita if you have any questions.

The Diocese of Coventry represents the Church of England in Coventry and Warwickshire.  With a network of 200 parishes, there is a Christian presence in every local community.  There is a rich variety of people and traditions, which are united in our shared mission of "worshipping God, making new disciples, transforming communities".

The Coventry Diocesan Board of Finance Ltd (DBF) manages the financial affairs and hold the assets of the Diocese and its associated entities as well as managing activities to serve and equip these parishes through various activities and projects. 

The Finance & Governance team handle all matters concerning Diocesan and Cathedral finance including the administration and collection of parish share, paying invoices and expenses, budgeting, annual statutory, management accounts, clergy stipends, staff salaries, advice to parishes on parochial finance matters. 

This role covers the full range of work in an accounting system dealing with input to and output from all ledgers with specific responsibility for the administration of parish shares and fees including the issuing of regular statements to parishes. The purpose is to ensure that the accounting system has accurate and timely financial data which is available to those who require it either for decision-making or for external reports and accounts.

The purpose of the Bookkeeper position at Latin American House is to ensure accurate and timely financial administration, supporting the efficient management and smooth operation of the organisation’s financial activities. This includes processing invoices, tracking payments and expenses, managing financial documentation, and ensuring compliance with both internal policies and external regulations.

The Bookkeeper plays a crucial role in maintaining accurate financial records, assisting with financial reporting, audit preparation, and supporting senior management in overseeing budgets, payroll, and compliance.

By providing essential administrative support, the Bookkeeper upholds the integrity, efficiency, and transparency of LAH's financial processes, contributing to the overall success, sustainability, and governance of the organisation. 

My client helps charities and social enterprises to build stronger and fairer communities. They provide funding and support to organisations to ensure they have the tools they need to make a positive difference to our society.

They are currently keen to secure some additional resource for their busy finance team, leading on the finance business partnering.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Prepare the monthly performance reports and related management information with appropriate commentaries.
• Produce monthly departmental reports, carry out variance analysis and investigate variances by working with budget holders.
• Develop strong relationships with, and become the finance subject matter expert, for budget holders.

The successful candidate will be a fully qualified Accountant and have a proven track record in finance business partnering and analysis. A good level of Excel and a practical, can-do approach are also essential.

This role has been assessed as inside of IR35. With flexible office working practices, this role can be delivered fully remote.

• Junior Finance Business Partner for a University in Elephant and Castle
• Hybrid working, market leading benefits package, fantastic progression

About Our Client

University of the Arts London (UAL) is looking for a motivated Junior Finance Business Partner to join our College Finance Team. This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a strategic role, delivering financial insight and driving financial transparency at one of the world's leading creative universities.

UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn - a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.

Job Description

As Junior Finance Business Partner, you will be part of a high-performing team that works closely with academic and professional service leaders across the College. You will provide high-quality financial insight, support resource planning, and contribute to key strategic decisions through the delivery of accurate budgeting, forecasting, and monthly reporting.With a focus on analysis and interpretation, you'll help ensure financial information is accessible, relevant, and actionable for stakeholders at all levels. You will also play an important part in maintaining compliance with university-wide policies and financial controls, while promoting continuous improvement in systems and processes. Your work will underpin key operational decisions, while your input into financial training and reporting tools will help non-finance colleagues engage confidently with budgets and policies.

The Successful Applicant

You will hold an undergraduate qualification in a relevant discipline or possess equivalent practical experience and ideally be actively working towards a professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, CIMA, or ACA.You will bring a strong foundation in financial planning, reporting, and management accounting, along with the confidence to deliver meaningful analysis, reports, and recommendations under tight deadlines to stakeholders at all levels.You will need experience in producing and communicating financial information, particularly around staff costs and forecasting, and a good understanding of financial policies and procedures. Confidence using Excel is essential, and familiarity with finance systems such as Agresso or Excelerator would be advantageous.Whether you are early in your career and ready to progress, seeking a more collaborative environment, or part-qualified and looking to build on your expertise, this is an opportunity to gain valuable skills and grow with support and purpose.

What's on Offer

Our offer

We would like to offer the successful candidate:

• £39,644 - £48,394
• Hybrid working: 50% On site, 50% remote working
• 31 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• ‎Competitive defined benefit pension scheme (LGPS)
• ‎Additional benefits including equal parental leave and paid volunteering leave

Contact
Daniel Page
Quote job ref
JN-042025-6716003Z

Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.

The Role:

You will be joining at an important time for our team, covering a crucial role in ensuring accurate income processing, reporting, and financial management across the organisation. As part of the Finance team, you will work closely with colleagues across departments, particularly alongside our fundraising team, to ensure income is correctly coded and reported efficiently. 

With responsibility for month-end and year-end processes, as well as maintaining accurate and timely financial data, you will play a vital role in supporting decision-making across the organisation. Your work will ensure colleagues have the financial insights they need, enabling strategic planning and effective resource management. 

Strong communication skills are essential for this role, as you will liaise with teams across the organisation to provide clear financial updates, answer queries, and ensure income is accurately coded and reported in line with financial procedure. Your clear communication of financial information will support informed decision-making and ensure compliance with procedures. 

To succeed in this role, you will have strong financial processing experience, excellent attention to detail, and a proactive approach to problem-solving. You should be comfortable working with financial systems and software, with the ability to efficiently manage data, generate reports, and ensure accurate income tracking.

Our Finance team provides vital support to the organisation, ensuring robust financial systems, compliance, and efficiency across all areas. You will be joining a collaborative and dedicated team committed to delivering high-quality financial management and support to colleagues working across a wide range of impactful projects. 

Location:

Hybrid Work Culture. We are proud to promote a truly hybrid work culture, recognising that every role is different, and everyone has unique needs and preferences. Our Hybrid Work Arrangement empowers each team member to work with their manager to choose the most effective way to work that balances your needs and Hospice UK’s. 

Our office is a short walk from King’s Cross station in London. For this role, you’ll need to come into the office as required to deposit cheques. While there isn’t a set day for this, all cheques should be paid in within a week of receiving them. Additionally, the team comes into the office during busier periods, such as financial year-end and audit, to collaborate with auditors (June/July). You can work remotely for the rest of the time. Equally, you may prefer to work from the office full-time. We encourage all colleagues to visit member hospices to help inform our work and you may be able to work from there.  

Contractually this role is London-based. 

Contract: Fixed Term Maternity Cover

Benefits: 

25 days annual leave rising to 30 days after 2 years (+ an extra 10 days on each 5th year). Pro rata for part time hours 

Matched pension scheme up to 7% of salary 

Support for staff with caring responsibilities 

Family-friendly culture 

How to Apply:

If you would like to apply for this role, please send the following documents to recruitment by 20 June 2025 

Your CV. Ideally in Word format. 

A completed supporting statement form  

A completed equalities monitoring form 

Interview dates taken place via teams: 1st and 2nd of July 2025. We’ll send questions and assessments to you in advance so that you can prepare. Let us know if you have any specific needs to be able to fully engage with the process. 

We believe in fair recruitment and working to remove bias, so all applications will have identifying indicators removed before being submitted to the shortlisting panel 

Please make sure you provide your contact details in your email.  We’ll contact you to let you know whether we would like to meet you. Please do note the interview dates above

To be considered for this role you must have the right to live and work in the UK for your application to be progressed. 

Hospice UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer. 

Senior Finance Manager
Hybrid (2 days/week in London HQ) | 4 or 5 days/week | £42–50k FTE 6-month FTC
Immediate start | Charity Sector | Interviews ongoing

I am excited to be working with a bold, forward-thinking health charity to find a Senior Finance Manager to lead their small but growing finance function.

This is a fantastic opportunity to shape and embed finance across the organisation — this 6-month FTC will see you combining strategy, hands-on delivery, and relationship-building. You’ll be central to budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting and advising senior leaders, while also overseeing day-to-day operations including payroll, VAT, and Gift Aid.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting
• Deliver monthly reporting and insightful analysis to the senior team
• Manage VAT returns, payroll processes, and financial systems
• Support audits and strengthen internal controls
• Line manage a junior finance team member
• Liaise with external partners (payroll, accountants)
• Help embed finance into everyday operations through strong stakeholder engagement

You’ll bring:

• Part-qualified accountant or equivalent experience
• Strong track record in financial reporting, budgeting, and analysis
• Hands-on, adaptable approach and strong interpersonal skills
• Confidence working in small teams and advising non-finance stakeholders
• Charity finance knowledge and familiarity with SORP (desirable but not essential)
• Proficiency in Excel and finance systems

If you have the above skills and experience and are immediately available, please apply online today, I would love to have a conversation with you!

In the spring of 2025, the Vivensa Foundation launched its new strategic framework and identity.  Formerly known as the Dunhill Medical Trust, it was back in the 1980s that our founder's niece recognised that the shifting demographics would drive a need for investment in a high-quality research base to improve our understanding of the mechanisms of ageing and ageing-related disease, together with the delivery of innovation to improve health and social care services for older people. 

Our charitable objects were never more relevant than they are today and the opportunities are immense to support our academic and clinical researcher community to make real systemic change. 

Today, we are the stewards of an endowment valued at around £170M, and have committed to distributing at least £30M over the next five years in in grant funding.  We have also ring-fenced a part of our endowment for social investment. You can read more about our Strategic Framework here.

We now have a full time, permanent vacancy for an aspiring grants management professional to help us to deliver our strategic plan. As a member of the Grants Team and reporting to the Director of Research, you will be a primary point of contact for organisations applying for funding for academic or clinical research, as well as working with the team to develop, implement and evaluate our funding streams.  As such, you will make key contributions to the development and delivery of our core services, reinforcing our reputation for high quality and support for the research community.  If you’d like to explore using your grants management experience or research training in a subject area relevant to the work of the Foundation in a slightly different context, identify with our values and have the great attention to detail, flexible “can do” attitude and restless curiosity essential to the success of a small, expert team, go to our website to download the full job description and person specification and find out how to apply.

We are recruiting a Chief Executive Officer!

If you are interested in learning more about the job and on how to apply, please join us for an online information session on Monday 16th June 12:00 – 1:00pm. Please visit our website for more information on how to join.
 

Hours of work: Full-time - 35 hours per week (part time may be negotiable). 

Type of contract: Permanent

Location: Predominantly working at the Borderlands office at The Assisi Centre, Lawfords Gate, Bristol – hybrid and flexible working considered

Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 per annum plus contributory pension scheme 

Annual leave: 33 holiday per annum (25+ 8 bank holidays)

Pension contribution: 5% employer’s contribution and 3% employee’s minimum contribution

Reporting to: Chair of Trustees 

Purpose of role: As Chief Executive Officer, you will provide clear leadership and strategic direction, ensuring the continued development and delivery of Borderlands' vision, mission and values. You will be confident in overseeing the finance and fundraising work of the charity. You will be an inspiring leader, able to work collaboratively within a small but growing team and across a diverse community. We are looking for someone who is confident working with people from a range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds and who brings a values-led, inclusive and reflective approach to leadership.

For more information about how to apply please view the attached supporting documents or visit our website.

​Closing date: Friday 27th June at 3:00pm

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My client is a charity dedicated to transforming the lives of young people through better education. This clear goal sees them work throughout the UK and overseas, partnering schools, leading on teacher training and support as well as devising innovative new techniques and programmes.

At present they are looking for some interim support between permanent hires to their Financial Controller position. Reporting into the Director of Finance, key responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring the highest standards of financial controls are met across the organisation and its subsidiaries.
• Supervising a team of 2, be responsible for the processing and reporting of financial accounting data for the organisation including cash flow management and statutory returns.
• Working with finance colleagues on information required for internal and external stakeholder reporting.

The successful candidate will be fully qualified with a strong background in technical accounting. Open to candidates from all industries, you will be very comfortable with statutory accounting and Excel.

This role has been assessed as inside of IR35. With flexible office working practices, there is an estimated need for this role to be onsite in the London office 2 days a week.

The Director of Finance & Governance is a key member of Helen Bamber Foundation’s Management Team and plays a pivotal role in designing and delivering the organisation’s strategy and approach. The role will lead the finance infrastructure of the organisation and prioritise enabling the organisation’s growth.  You will work in close collaboration with the CEO and other members of the Mangement Team to develop the capacity, capability and impetus of the organisation in achieving impact at scale through direct delivery, partnerships and systems change for survivors of torture and trafficking across the UK and globally.

Your priorities will include providing strategic leadership in developing and managing finance and leading on several governance systems and functions, as well as directly leading on specific strategic projects. You will contribute to the development and implementation of a strategy to secure the organisation’s  long-term financial health and growth, enabling us to deliver our vision and mission. Together with your Management Team colleagues, you will create an environment, culture, policies, processes and practices which ensure the Helen Bamber Foundation Group is an exemplary place to work.

The role of Director of Finance & Governance is critical to ensuring the Helen Bamber Foundation Group delivers its ambitious strategy to increase impact on all survivors of trafficking and torture.  It is an exciting time to be joining us and you will help ensure we build upon our success to date to increase impact and income.  We would like to hear from you, whatever your background. We do not believe that prior charity experience is necessary for this role, please do apply if you believe you have the skills, experience and confidence to make a financial and strategic contribution to our ambition to grow impact.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

Strategic leadership and management

Reporting to the CEO, and working closely with the Management Team and the Board, the Director of Finance & Governance will have responsibilities to:

• Work collaboratively with Management Team colleagues to provide operational leadership and development for the whole organisation, building our capacity and capability to deliver our strategy. 
• Work with the CEO to develop robust governance systems and infrastructure that will strengthen accountability, and support growth and deliver impact.
• Lead, manage and develop the Finance Team supported by the Senior Finance Manager.

• Conduct strategic financial planning to support the decision making of the Management team, Board sub-committees and the Board, and report to the Board as appropriate working with the Executive Team Assistant in this regard.

• Oversee and regularly review and update the organisational risk register, including financial and governance risks..
• Act as strategic lead on processes, systems development and internal controls.

Finance oversight and leadership

• Oversee all aspects of finance to enable effective day-to-day running of the Helen Bamber Foundation group and to support the continuous improvement of employee experience.
• Finalise annual financial statements/periodic financial reports (where required), and provide them to the CEO, Board and Board subcommittees for consideration and approval.
• Lead on the Helen Bamber Foundation Group audit process, working with the external auditors.
• Ensuring all statutory and non-statutory reporting requirements are met.
• Lead on budgeting and reforecasting across the organisation, supporting and challenging other teams to predict income and expenditure and make sound financial decisions, presenting to the Board and Board subcommittees.
• Support organisational planning by developing the systems to enable teams to model potential future work - e.g. costs of expansion of an existing programme or modelling potential new programmes and projects.
• Oversee the production of management accounting information, including internal monthly management accounts, quarterly reports for the Board, and financial reports for funders. Develop, maintain and monitor the financial systems of the organisation to ensure the accurate & timely production of these reports.
• Ensure compliance with agreements and contracts in relation to banks and external service providers.
• Monitor and report on the overall funding status, and ensure the timely reporting on grants is well supported.

• Support the preparation of applications for fundraising. Conduct financial analysis and review of existing and proposed strategic programmes, projects, and campaigns, contributing to decision making in this area.

• Oversee staff payroll, handling of petty cash and banking of donations, management of activity fees and credit control process.

Governance

• Work with the CEO and Executive Team Assistant to ensure that governance arrangements are fit-for-purpose, compliant and embody the spirit of partnership which defines the Helen Bamber Foundation Group.
• Support the Board and Board sub-committees, producing papers, and monitoring actions.
• Manage the organisational risk register including updating and monitoring of actions and Board discussions.
• Work with the Board to continue the development of outstanding governance policies and practices.
• Work with the CEO to develop and evolve the induction and training schedules for Trustees.
• Act in the capacity of Company Secretary.

Additional duties

• Act at all times as an ambassador for the Helen Bamber Foundation Group representing us at internal and external events.
• Perform any other task assigned by the CEO or Board.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

 Experience

• A relevant professional qualification in accountancy (CIMA, ACA, ACCA, CIPFA) or substantial relevant finance experience.
• Track record of achievement in a senior strategic-level financial management role.
• Demonstrable financial leadership and a thorough understanding of best practices in setting and managing budgets and oversight of day-to-day financial management.
• Experience of preparing financial statements, consolidated accounts and seeing through the audit process from start to finish, including dealing with external auditors.
• Proven track record of building, developing and managing teams.
• Demonstrable experience in working successfully as part of a senior leadership team.
• Experience of managing change and growth.
• Knowledge and experience of charity finance would be an advantage.
• Experience of operating at a senior level within a role which requires an organisation-wide, cross-functional perspective on issues, challenges and opportunities would be an advantage.

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to build trust and respect internally and externally, including with trustees, partners and clients.
• Ability to demonstrate tact and diplomacy.
• Ability to work at pace and across multiple projects whilst maintaining exemplary accuracy and quality of work.
• Ability to demonstrate strategic management capability.
• Strong collaborative approach to team working and ability to lead and motivate staff teams and external stakeholders.
• Ability to produce high quality communications for a range of stakeholders including representing the charity as needed.
• Ability to think laterally and develop creative and innovative solutions.
• Advanced computer skills in MS Office programs, particularly Excel.
• Demonstrable commitment to the Helen Bamber Foundations Group’s core values.

APPLICATION PROCESS

The first stage is to complete on our online application form on our website by 9am on Monday 23rd June 2025

The website form will asked you to:

1. Upload a short covering letter. Please tell us why the position appeals to you, and how your skills and experience demonstrate your suitability for the role. Please also state in your covering letter when you would be available to start the role.
2. Upload your current CV.
3. Complete an online Equal Opportunities monitoring form – completion of this form will help us ensure that our recruitment procedures operate in such a way as to provide genuine equality of opportunity. The questions are entirely optional, and this information will not be available to members of the selection panel.

SELECTION PROCESS

Longlisted candidates are scheduled to be invited to a short introductory online interview of 15 minutes on Monday 30th June 2025.

Shortlisted candidates are scheduled to be invited to interview on the 11th July 2025 and will be conducted either in person at our office or where needed via Zoom. 

Role: Finance Business Partner (Volunteering)
Location: (Bristol, Birmingham, Sheffield, London)
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing date: 16.05.2025 (CV’s are being reviewed on an ongoing basis so if interested, please complete an application as soon as possible) 

The successful candidate will need to be willing and able to attend occasional meetings in the evenings, via Teams. TOIL and flexible working arrangements facilitate this.

Our offer to you
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. You will receive:

• Competitive salary and pension scheme
• 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - increasing to 38 days over 5 years
• Hybrid, Flexible working
• Cycle to work scheme Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Health and Wellbeing portal – access to financial, health and wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounts – you will have access to Blue Light and NHS Discounts as well as discounts on mobile phones, gym membership, cinema tickets, restaurants, holidays and shopping

About Us
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,416 employees and over 31,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training and campaigning.  As a charity with rich heritage and a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future. 

St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, supporting and enabling them to access and receive physical and mental health first aid. We do this through developing and providing effective community response and outreach services (e.g. Ambulance response & Nighttime Economy) and using our longstanding expertise to empower people with vital clinical skills and the confidence to use them (e.g. our Volunteers and Community Advocates, NHS Cadets and Young Responders programmes). There is also a buoyant social enterprise network which delivers first aid training and supplies medical consumables to businesses and consumers.

Job Summary
The Finance Business Partner in Volunteering is responsible for providing the first line of support and assistance with the development of financial plans, analysis of the financial performance and forecasts of the Adult Volunteering area, in order to provide high quality business insight to both support and influence strategic decision making by St John’s management teams. They will be a key member of the Financial Planning and Insight team to ensure delivery of the annual three-year budgeting process, that is aligned to strategic operational plans. This will require regularly meeting with relevant stakeholders to critically review and challenge reported performance against agreed plans. This role will not only look after the Adult Volunteering part of the organisation but support some other overheads/areas within the organisation.

About You
You are a fully qualified professional accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA). Ideally you have gained experience in the charity sector and large complex organisations. You can demonstrate previous experience in a finance business partner role with a track record of supporting the end-to-end processes for in-year forecasts and annual budgets and three-year plans that are aligned to business strategy. You have significant experience in managing the day-to-day, monthly and annual production of management accounting processes. To be successful you can demonstrate excellent skills in influencing with confidence and gravitas to respectfully challenge. You are naturally curious with a genuine interest in change and technology. You take personal ownership and possess a flexible 'can do' mind set and you are able to build and maintain effective networks both internally and externally.

About the Role

• Deliver high quality business and financial analysis, with detailed outcomes and benefits, to identify and present coherent rationales for change, to support continued coordinated, consistent and effective delivery of services across St John
• Provide impactful and effective finance business partnering to St John Budget Holders, the Senior Management and Executive Teams
• Work with the relevant stakeholders, to timetable in the production of the charity’s monthly management accounts and the annual budgeting and in-year forecasting process that is the aligned to business plans
• Drive continuous improvement in St John’s financial management reporting, forecasting and analysis
• Drive continuous customer experience improvement by simplifying and improving St John’s financial processes, to provide your collective internal and external customers, an efficient and effective finance experience
• Utilise technology and tools to continuously improve the presentation and content of the charity’s financial management reports to best support and meet the needs of Budget Holders, the Senior Management and Executive Teams
• Provide clear and understandable narrative to stakeholders and the rest of the team, advocating good accounting principles and helping to educate, inform and develop others within the wider finance team
• Identify financial risks and ensure that adequate measures and controls are in place for them to controlled and managed, or escalated where necessary
• Identify and implement cost and efficiency savings, where applicable and appropriate, without compromising the quality of the service and accuracy of the reporting.
• Work with operational business partners to provide the financial analysis and appraisal for business cases, including cost/benefit of capex investment projects, and support the preparation and submission of business cases to Executive Teams for approval

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St John Ambulance are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.At St John, everyone is valued and supported to thrive, we have several networks including Multi Culture, Disability and Accessibility, Pride, Family and Carers and Women’s groups.  We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and engender a sense of belonging for all, by creating an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authentic allyship. We believe passionately in equality, diversity and inclusion.

'St John Ambulance is committed to safeguarding and we promote safe recruitment practice. Therefore, all successful applicants will undergo pre-employment checks, including DBS Clearance, as part of the onboarding process, if applicable to the nature of the role'.

Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.