Senior Finance Business Partner - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Are you an experienced Senior Finance Business Partner with a passion for supporting income generation? Do you enjoy partnering with senior stakeholders to influence decision-making and drive financial performance? Are you looking to join a large, well-known charity on a 12-month fixed-term contract?

A large, well-known charity is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to join its finance team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. Based in Central London with a hybrid working pattern of two days per week in the office, this is an excellent opportunity to support one of the organisation's key fundraising directorates while leading a small team of Finance Business Partners.

Please note: The successful candidate must be available to commence the role in October.

The key responsibilities of the Senior Finance Business Partner are:

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• Acting as the lead finance partner to a major fundraising directorate, providing insightful financial support to senior stakeholders.
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• Building strong relationships with Directors and senior budget holders, supporting decision-making through robust financial analysis and commercial insight.
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• Leading the budgeting, forecasting and month-end reporting processes for your business area, ensuring timely and accurate financial information.
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• Reviewing management accounts, journals and financial reporting prepared by the wider team, ensuring the highest standards of accuracy.
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• Supporting the development of business cases, income projections and financial modelling to inform strategic initiatives.
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• Leading, mentoring and developing two direct reports, helping to strengthen business partnering capability within the team.
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• Identifying opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting and the use of financial data to support operational performance.
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• Supporting finance transformation initiatives and contributing to future systems and reporting improvements where required.
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The successful candidate will have:

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• A recognised professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
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• Previous charity sector experience, which is essential.
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• Demonstrable experience operating in a Finance Business Partner or Senior Finance Business Partner role.
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• Strong people management experience, with the ability to coach and develop finance professionals.
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• Excellent business partnering and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to influence senior leaders.
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• Experience supporting fundraising, income generation or other commercially focused functions would be highly advantageous.
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• Strong analytical skills, with experience producing financial models, forecasts and business cases.
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• A proactive and collaborative approach, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
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This is an outstanding opportunity to join a large, well-known charity during an exciting period of transformation, where you will play a key role in supporting one of the organisation's most important income-generating functions while developing a high-performing finance team.