Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner (part-time hours, 21 hours per week) | Charitable Foundation | Central London (hybrid working) | £55,000-£60,000 FTE plus bonus and benefits | Permanent role

A part time (flexible structure - 21 hours a week) Finance Business Partner is required to work for a fast-growth, exciting charitable foundation based in Central London (hybrid working). You will be joining at a key time; this newly created role will be supporting the business as they enter into the next phase of growth.

Reporting to the Head of Finance, this is a commercial position with your time being split between business partnering, value add analysis and month end. This is a opportunity for an individual to come in, set up and shape the commercial finance function in this new division.

Responsibilities will include.

• Business partnering with various non-finance and senior stakeholders across the business, leading the annual and quarterly budgeting and forecasting process
• Support grant payment processes, and grant budget projections
• Support the development and improvement of financial systems, processes, and ways of working
• Management of cashflow for the foundation
• Supporting the Head of Finance and the wider finance team with the audit and year-end accounting
• Preparation of the monthly management accounts for the foundation
• Collaborate with the funding team, providing business partnering support, expertise, financial insights and analysis to inform decision making at entity and Board level
• Owning a range of key business areas providing commercial insights on the full P&L for your division

Skill set required:

To be considered for this role, you must be a Qualified Accountant or Qualified by experience with experience working for a not-for-profit business previously where you have dealt with grants. You will have proven experience working in a commercially focused role where you have business partnered and challenged non-finance stakeholders. You must have strong financial controls experience including management accounts, month-end and audit experience. Personality is key, you must be driven, a strong relationship builder, and not be afraid to challenge senior stakeholders. You must be willing to assume responsibility and take charge in what is a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

This is an exciting time to join this business as it looks to strengthen its position as a market leader. They are looking for an ambitious, charismatic individual who is looking to support this division and wider charity. In return, you will receive excellent benefits including flexible working and lots of opportunity to grow within the charity.