Global Finance Business Partner

Global Finance Business Partner - Hybrid working

Leading Surrey based International Charity

Client Details

Leading International Charity are looking to recruit a Global Finance Business Partner on a permanent basis. UK headquarters are based in Surrey. This is a hybrid working job opportunity and you will be reporting directly into the Finance Director.

Description

As the Finance Business Partner, you will be at the heart of our financial operations, providing accurate, timely and impactful information to key stakeholders. This role is pivotal in driving the financial strategy, providing insights that inform decision-making, and ensuring the delivery of financial objectives. The Finance Business Partner will lead the budgeting and forecasting processes, ensuring that resources are allocated efficiently and effectively to support the organisation's strategic initiatives.

The Finance Business Partner will build and maintain relationships across the organisation while fostering a culture of collaboration and transparency.

• As part of this role, you will develop close working relationships with senior colleagues, including the Global Finance Director and Global Financial Controller, to ensure accurate financial reporting and strategic planning. You will work closely with department heads and budget owners to align budgets with organisational goals and understanding variance against budgets and forecasts. You will collaborate with Global Philanthropy and Campaign Directors on grant funding requests. Additionally, you will interact with funders to ensure compliance and timely reporting on funding received.
• This role is part of the Finance Department, you will help lead the finance team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and high-quality financial reporting. The team collaborates with various departments across the organisation to integrate financial insights into all aspects of operations.
• In this role you will report on the consolidated monthly management accounts by designing and producing high quality information and analytics. You will prepare in-depth commentary and analysis on financial date to provide valuable insights to management on strategic planning, ensuring alignment with organisational goals and objectives. You will be responsible for the budgeting and forecasting process, working with budget owners across the organisation to ensure alignment of resources with budget, long-range forecasts, and overall strategy.
• You will lead on preparation of Board reporting, providing insights to senior management and the Board.
• You will work closely with the Global Philanthropy team to develop grant funding requests and will be responsible to reporting to donors on funding received.
• Reporting: Reporting on the consolidated monthly management accounts by designing and producing high-quality information and analytics to monitor departmental performance against budget and forecasts.

• Analysis: Understand and explain the key drivers of variances. Prepare in-depth commentary and analysis on financial data to provide valuable insights into management on strategic planning and operational efficiency ensuring alignment with organisational goals and objectives Work closely with the Global Financial Controller to ensure accuracy and completeness of income and expenditure recorded and that all period end adjustments are recorded.
• Process Management: Lead the budgeting and forecasting process, supported by the Global Financial Controller and Global Finance Director. This includes the delivery of the annual budgeting process and the design and implementation of revised forecasts throughout the financial year.

• Template Development: Improve and develop annual budget and forecasting templates. Provide training to budget holders and managers on the use of templates.
• Meetings: Lead monthly stakeholder financial meetings, supported by the Global Financial Controller, to understand and analyse variances against budgets and forecasts.

• Board Reporting: Lead on preparation of Board reporting including sub-committees of the Board. Prepare management accounting information for the Finance Steering Group and Fundraising Leadership Team monthly and quarterly.

Profile

• Professional qualifications: ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent.
• Background in the non-profit sector or working with grant funding.
• Proven experience in financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Strong ability to analyse financial data and provide actionable insights.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex financial information clearly to a non-finacial audience.
• Proficiency in financial software and tools (e.g., Excel, ERP systems).
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with senior management, department heads, and external stakeholders.
• Experience in providing financial support for strategic projects and initiatives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with strategic thinking with the ability to provide valuable financial insights.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with senior management and stakeholders across the organisation.
• Excellent numeracy skills with high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Comfortable working under pressure to challenging deadlines and able to prioritise tasks.
• Ability to understand and articulate the "bigger picture" while also being comfortable in detail.

Job Offer

25 days holiday

10% employer contribution pension

Hybrid working - 2 days working in the office each week

Healthcare cashback plan

Free parking

Rewarding organisation