Senior Finance Business Partner

A large and very well known national charity is looking for a qualified accountant, with strong post-qualification experience working in a finance business partnering role, to join their team as Interim Finance Business Partner for an initial 6 months. This commercial, outward-facing opportunity is a vital one within the organisation, providing expert finance business partnering advice across the charity.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the Head of FP&A in leading the team to ensure budget holders are provided with insightful, relevant information to aid decision-making
• Ensuring the team are supporting their budget holders in their annual budget setting, annual business plan preparation, and in understanding their financial planning and performance management
• Reviewing actual and forecast against budget, working with budget holders to understand variances
• Developing and improving the efficiency of funder financial reporting
• Supporting the wider team with cross-departmental change projects

The successful candidate will:

• Be a fully CCAB qualified accountant with proven post-qualification experience in a similar role
• Have significant experience providing support, advice, and challenge to senior managers in a complex organisation
• Have prior experience of reporting to government departments on grant and/or contract funding
• Be a strong written and verbal communicator, used to partnering with a range of internal and external stakeholders