Finance Business Partner – Fundraising

Finance Business Partner – Fundraising Location: UK flexible / home working Contract type: 18-month fixed term – likely to go permanent afterwards. Hours per week: 35 Salary: £47,000 – £53000 (including Inner London Weighting of £3344 if applicable)

Are you a qualified accountant who would be interested in using your finance skills to support one of the UK’s largest charities?

How you’ll make a difference…

You’ll support the Head of Fundraising Finance (HoFF) in providing strategic input and financial performance analysis to the Chief Supporter Officer and their management team to deliver the long-term Fundraising strategy. You’ll work flexibly to support the HoFF in improving the overall team’s support provision with regards financial performance, reporting and budgeting and forecasting. You’ll business partner directors responsible for significant income and expenditure and will provide these directors and their teams with analytical, financial, reporting and forecasting support.

What you’ll be doing…

Business partnering – Deliver insight and challenge into the efficacy of spend decisions, utilising commercial acumen in addition to technical and financial analytical ability, to support partnered teams’ decision making on current and future plans.

Financial reporting – Improve the quality and efficiency of reporting through utilisation of dashboarding and review conversations for supported fundraising teams.

Budgeting and forecasting – Develop team forecasting capability and embrace new technologies that improve the efficiency and insight of budget holders’ forecasting.

Financial Performance and Cause-Aligned Fundraising – Supporting the HoFF in maintaining and expanding the financial performance framework for Fundraising, ensuring alignment with directorate strategy, operational requirements and budgetary outcomes.

What we are looking for…

– Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or qualified by experience – Charity experience, preferably in a business partnering capacity – Understanding of Charity SORP and best practice regarding restricted fund management preferred. – Strong financial control and accounting skills

Closing date for applications is 23:59 on the 26th of June, with interviews anticipated to be held week commencing 4th July.

What you’ll receive in return…

We offer a wide range of staff benefits, these include:

⦁ 36 days holiday (including Bank Holidays) ⦁ Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave ⦁ Up to 6% contributory pension ⦁ Flexible working policy, including compressed hours and home working ⦁ Genuine investment in your training and personal development

A little bit more about us…

The British Red Cross help anyone, anywhere in the UK and overseas; get the support they need if crisis strikes.

Our organisation was born out of a desire to bring help without discrimination. Impartiality and neutrality have been central values for the Red Cross since we started.

At the British Red Cross, we are looking for the best people to help us provide support to millions o f people affected by crisis in the UK. We want our team to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, offering equal opportunities to everyone, regardless of; age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Diversity is something we celebrate, and we want you to be able to bring your authentic-self to the Red Cross. We want you to feel that you are in an inclusive environment, and a great position to help us spread the power of kindness.

In the British Red Cross we will not tolerate any form of misconduct, including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse. We have a code of conduct in place, and are committed to creating a culture of integrity in the organisation where misconduct is not tolerated, situations of abuse are quickly investigated and perpetrators are dealt with effectively.

British Red Cross also participates in the Inte r-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme for roles within the International Directorate. In line with the scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

If you are appointed to a role within BRC you will be subject to the organisation’s Code of Conduct, a copy of which you can find on our website.

As part of its recruitment and selection process the British Red Cross undertakes DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checking of all individuals who regularly work with or have access to children and vulnerable adults.

If driving is an essential requirement of the role, appropriate driver checks will be completed in line with current policy.

The British Red Cross, incorporated by Royal Charter 1908, is a charity registered in England and Wales (220949) and Scotland (SC037738).

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