Finance Business Partner

  • Allen Lane Interim & Permanent Recruitment
  • Feb 03, 2026
Full time Banking

Job Description

Finance Business Partner

Salary: £50,000 £60,000
Contract: Permanent, Full-time
Working pattern: Hybrid working 2 days per week in the office
Location: Central London

A well-established charitable organisation with an international footprint is seeking a Finance Business Partner to provide high-quality financial insight and strategic support across a diverse portfolio of programmes and departments. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance professional to play a key role in shaping decision-making and strengthening financial management in a purpose-driven environment.

About the Role

Reporting into the senior finance leadership, you will act as a trusted partner to budget holders across the organisation, leading on budgeting, forecasting and management reporting for your areas of responsibility. You will deliver clear financial analysis, support effective resource planning, and ensure robust financial controls and compliance with funding requirements.

Working closely with senior stakeholders and teams based both in the UK and internationally, you will help ensure that financial information is meaningful, accessible and supports organisational strategy. You will also contribute to the ongoing development of financial processes, tools and reporting, helping to strengthen financial capability across the organisation.

As part of a collaborative and values-led finance team, this role offers real scope to influence how financial insight supports programme delivery, organisational performance and long-term sustainability.

Key Priorities in the First Six Months

  • Lead annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting cycles for designated departments
  • Produce timely and accurate management accounts with clear commentary and analysis
  • Partner with budget holders to understand financial performance, risks and variances
  • Oversee funder reporting and ensure compliance with funding and contractual requirements
  • Support multi-year financial planning and performance tracking
  • Contribute to improvements in financial reporting, modelling and accounting processes
  • Build financial capability among non-finance colleagues

About You

You will be a qualified or qualified-by-experience accountant with strong experience in finance business partnering or management accounting, ideally within a charitable, not-for-profit, or grant-funded environment.

You will bring:

  • Proven experience delivering budgets, forecasts and management accounts
  • Understanding of externally funded projects, including reporting and compliance
  • The ability to present complex financial information clearly to non-finance audiences
  • Experience working with multi-currency and/or multi-entity environments
  • Strong Excel skills and excellent attention to detail
  • A collaborative, proactive approach with the confidence to support and challenge senior stakeholders