Head of FP&A and Finance Business Partnering (mostly remote working)

Overview

In this role you will lead FP&A and Finance Business Partnering to support strategic decision-making across a large charity. You will guide budgeting, forecasting and planning cycles, delivering high-quality MI and analysis to senior leaders. You’ll shape the finance partnering approach and drive improvements across planning, reporting and tools. This is a strategic, high-visibility role that translates financial insight into actionable decisions and supports major programmes.

Pay / Benefits

• Predominantly remote working
• Double-matching pension arrangement, capped at 8%
• 27 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting and medium-term planning cycles
• Develop high-quality management information, financial analysis and insight
• Lead and develop the finance business partnering approach across the organisation
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to enhance financial understanding and decision-making
• Develop financial models, scenario planning and sensitivity analysis
• Support investment appraisal and major programmes
• Improve financial planning, reporting and analytical tools
• Drive continuous improvement across FP&A and finance business partnering
• Lead and develop a collaborative, high-performing team
• Produce high-quality reporting and insight for senior leadership and board-level audiences

Key requirements

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CIPFA) with senior-level FP&A/financial planning experience
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and medium-term financial planning experience
• Excellent financial modelling, scenario planning and analytical skills
• Experience partnering with senior leaders in a large/complex organisation
• Track record of developing insightful financial reporting and analysis
• Experience producing reporting for senior executives, committees and/or Boards
• Strong leadership and people management skills
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills
• Track record of improving finance processes and ways of working

• communication
• influencing
• stakeholder management
• budgeting
• forecasting
• medium-term planning

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