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Join WaterAid as a Finance Business Partner and contribute to life-changing work in a Great Place to Work® award-winning organization
Overview
Salary £48314 - £50729
Location London, UK (Hybrid working)
Nomad Friendly? In-person- London United Kingdom
Expires Expires at anytime
Organisation summary: WaterAid is an international non-profit organization dedicated to improving access to clean water, decent toilets, and good hygiene. Their mission is crucial for breaking the cycle of poverty and transforming lives. As a 2020 Great Place to Work® award winner, WaterAid promises a supportive and empowering work environment where you can be at your best while making a significant impact on global health and wellbeing.
- Advise and support the Communications and Fundraising teams with financial aspects of their operational plans.
- Develop forecasting processes and implement robust financial plans in alignment with the organization's 10-year strategy.
- Enhance decision-making through improved self-service reporting at various levels within the organization.
- Optimize financial processes to meet organizational needs effectively.
- Strengthen financial management skills among budget holders through training and advice.
- Collaborate with finance and IS teams to advance organizational priorities.
- A professional accounting qualification is required, with consideration for part-qualified candidates actively pursuing completion.
- Experience in operational planning and reporting, including KPIs.
- Innovative mindset with a data-driven approach to business improvement.
- Experience in using analysis to drive business decisions.
- Interest in and aptitude for learning new information systems.
- Knowledge of accounting for restricted funds, preferably in an international context.
- Ability to build effective cross-functional relationships and work collaboratively.
- Organized and independent with excellent prioritization skills.
- Strong communication skills and detail-oriented.
- Alignment with WaterAid's values and a proactive, adaptable work style.
Benefits: WaterAid offers a competitive benefits package that includes 36 days of holiday, flexible working arrangements, a pension plan with up to 10% employer contribution, season ticket loans, eye tests, and more.
- Closing date for applications is 23:59 on 29 April 2024.
- Interviews will be scheduled on a rolling basis.
- To apply, click 'Apply' to access the full job pack, and submit a combined CV and cover letter in Word or PDF format.
About WaterAid : Want to use your skills in Finance Business Partnering to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere? We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference. Join WaterAid as Finance Business Partner to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good. On top of that you'll be joining a 2020 Great Place to Work® award-winning organisation.
About the Team: The WaterAid Management Accounting team is responsible for providing robust reporting and analysis across the organisation, to ensure that WaterAid UK makes effective financial decisions and long term plans aligned with the 10 year strategy. The Finance Business Partners are essential in ensuring that key decisions makers are informed and engaged with key financial processes and manage risks.
About the Role: As Finance Business Partner to Communications and Fundraising directorates, you will: Regularly advise Communications and Fundraising leaders and senior manager to review financial aspects of their operational plans. Develop a systematic forecasting process for the directorate and ensure robust 3-year income and expenditure financial plans are implemented. Support on long term financial plans and modelling supporting WAUKs 10-year strategy. Develop enhanced self-service reporting relevant at budget holder and department level that supports optimal decision-making. Create efficient finance processes that best deliver the needs of the organisation. Provide training and advice to build the financial management competencies of budget holders. Work closely with the wider finance and IS team on delivering the organisational priorities.
Job requirements: To be successful, you'll need: Completed a professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA). We are also open to part qualified candidates with the appropriate professional experience and the intention to finish remaining exams. WaterAid are committed to developing staff through professional qualifications and providing training opportunities. Experience of formulating, overseeing and reporting on operational plans, including KPIs. Demonstrable innovative ability: using data and insight to inform recommendations for improvements to products, processes or activities. Proven experience of using insight and analysis to provide trends, inform and drive business decisions. Keen interest in information systems, ability to learn new systems quickly. Experience of accounting for restricted funds, preferably in an international organisation. Adaptability to build effective working relationships with both finance and non-finance colleagues and work in a collaborative way. Highly organised, with the ability to prioritise and co-ordinate multiple tasks and confident to work independently. Excellent communication skills, both oral and written. Positive, proactive and flexible approach. Accuracy and keen attention to detail. Commitment to WaterAid's values and a working style that reflects these.
Benefits: 36 days' holiday (including 8 Bank Holidays) Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10% Wide range of flexible and agile-working arrangement Season Ticket Loan Free annual eye tests Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave Sabbaticals Volunteer Day
Applications details: Closing date: Applications will close 23:59 on 29 April 2024. Applications will be reviewed, and interviews scheduled, on a rolling basis. How to Apply: To see the full job pack, please click 'Apply'. Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter into one document in either Word Document or PDF format.
