Senior Finance Business Partner

Senior Finance Business Partner £70,000 - £75,000 per yearPermanent, Full-timeHybrid working, 2 days a month in the officeOffice based in Central London

Our client provides life-saving care, emergency response, and vital community healthcare services, supporting individuals and communities across the country. This is made possible through strong collaboration with healthcare providers, emergency services, and other key partners to deliver critical care when it’s needed most.

To sustain and expand these essential services, they operate across multiple locations, with teams working to ensure the continued delivery of our mission. They have recently been through a redesign of their business in line with creating a new operations strategy. This change brings greater complexity in income and expenditure streams, increasing the need for strong financial leadership to guide the organisation, its staff, and its Board of Trustees.

The Senior Finance Business Partner is a key senior role within the finance team, working alongside the other Senior Finance Business Partners to help shape the strategic management and direction of the function. This role will support Directors, Trustees, and budget holders in understanding and interpreting the organisation’s financial position, ensuring informed decision-making at all levels.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide a best-in-class finance business partnering service to Community Engagement and key stakeholders regarding Community Engagement activities
• Provide strong support to the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis through the delivery of high-quality business and financial analysis, with detailed outcomes and benefits, to support consistent and effective delivery of services or identify and present coherent rationales for change
• Provide financial acumen, support and challenge to the Fundraising team, conducting cost-benefit analysis of fundraising campaigns to assess financial effectiveness and recommend improvements
• Analyse trends in donations and fundraising expenses to identify opportunities for cost efficiencies and revenue maximisation
• Identify opportunities to streamline financial processes related to fundraising, such as donation tracking, financial reporting, and budgeting
• Report and liaise with internal stakeholders on Restricted funds to maximise effective use
• Ensure that all financial activities related to fundraising comply with relevant laws, regulations, and internal financial policies
• Work with the relevant stakeholders to provide accurate and on time monthly management accounts, forecasts and annual budgets
• Support the development of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure fundraising effectiveness and provide insight and reports that offer relevant insight and information on Community Engagement business units

Who Are We Looking For?

• A formally qualified accountant
• Relevant and appropriate experience in finance and management accounting obtained in a complex organisation
• Experience in budgeting and forecasting in a complex organisation
• An excellent communicator who is able to influence at all levels within the organisation
• Ability to work on own initiative, assess priorities and be proactive.
• Experience working in a fundraising charity or similar organisation would be beneficial

This charity values diverse experience and welcomes applications from candidates with backgrounds in the charity, industry, or practice sectors.