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Finance Business Partner

London Permanent £46,000 - £53,000 per year
  • Opportunity to join a growing charity
  • Ethical organisation making a difference

About Our Client

38 Degrees is one of the UK's biggest campaigning communities, involving over 1 million supporters who are united by a shared vision to create a fairer and more respectful UK and a more sustainable world.

In the space of a week, millions of supporters could be campaigning on anything from protecting our NHS and stopping cuts to Universal Credit, to saving local green spaces and protecting our democracy.

38 Degrees is fiercely independent. They don't take donations from political parties, or government. They're run on hundreds of thousands of small donations from the public. This independence means they never have to hold themselves back from taking on those with power and can truly listen to their supporters.

Job Description

Reporting to the Finance Director, the Finance Business Partner will be responsible for delivering high quality, timely financial analysis, reporting and insights at organisational and team level. Building strong relationships with budget holders across 38 Degrees, the Finance Business Partner will raise the level of institutional knowledge in finance, encourage good decision making through the provision of robust financial information and ensure that forward thinking financial insight is a key tool used by teams to achieve their goals.

  • Design and deliver regular team based financial reports, providing analysis and insight to budget holders that reflect business performance.
  • Evidence and present sound interpretations of the financial implications of achieving organisational, team and project goals.
  • Explore future financial opportunities for campaigns, teams and the organisation through scenario planning and business cases.
  • Build strong partnerships with budget holders that support financial accountability and clear control over the financial levers of business performance.
  • Work closely with their outsourced accounting partner and their internal Operations team to identify and implement opportunities to improve financial management and control
  • Lead on the annual budget process; preparing budgets and processes.
  • Assess the performance of the finance function to identify potential areas of risk or improvement; offering up ways to become more efficient through new finance systems.

The Successful Applicant

  • Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
  • Extensive experience building relationships with key budget holders.
  • Previous experience in a management accountant/ FBP type role.
  • Experience presenting to the board- good communication skills is key.
  • An interest in social justice causes would be useful.

What's on Offer

Salary: £46,000-53,000
Location: London (hybrid working- 1 day in office per week)
Job Type: Full time
Package: 27 days holiday, 9-day fortnight (office closed every other Friday), good pension scheme + more.

To Apply

If you would like to be considered for this position, please click apply and follow the link to the Michael Page website. Alternatively, send your CV and a covering letter to my email to be considered for the role.

Please also ensure that your email includes a copy of the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form which can be found on their website 38-Degrees-Equal-Opportunity-Form.pdf

Their commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

38 Degrees wants to make democracy work for everyone. That means living up to that mission by having a diverse team, making 38 Degrees a genuinely inclusive space to work. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, trans, non-binary, disabled and working class people.

38 Degrees is committed to inclusive working practises, so during the application process we commit to:

  • Paying for childcare whilst you're at 38 Degrees interviews or tasks
  • Paying for your travel costs to the office and back - and for overnight accommodation if you're travelling from a long distance for an interview although at present the majority of interviews are held online using zoom.
  • Making any reasonable adjustments - for example ensuring we have a BSL interpreters organised in advance if you'd need one
  • If there anything else you're concerned about or think we could provide, please let us know.
Contact
Eloise Bull
Quote job ref
JN-102023-6230942
Phone number
+44 203 077 8396

Job summary

Job function
Not for Profit
Subsector
Financial Analyst
Sector
Not For Profit
Location
London
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Eloise Bull
Consultant phone
+44 203 077 8396
Job reference
JN-102023-6230942