Finance Business Partner – Grants

Role Overview

• Provide strategic financial partnership to Grants Managers, Portfolio teams and other stakeholders, ensuring cohesive communication of financial data across Finance, Grants, and Philanthropic Partnerships.
• Support teams with best-practice granting approaches (from Finance point of view), including foreign exchange considerations, inflation adjustments, and cost benchmarking.
• Offer ongoing guidance on grant due diligence, budget setup, financial reporting reviews and other ad-hoc requirements.
• Enable effective decision making up to executive level by analysing granting and fundraising data and presenting it in a clear and compelling way.
• Support quarterly grants forecasting in collaboration with Grants and Finance colleagues, contributing financial input to forward-looking projections.
• Assist in monitoring grant budget envelopes and commitments, highlighting key variances or emerging issues to relevant stakeholders.
• Manage grant fund allocations and budget envelopes to donor requirements and restrictions, to leverage the greatest impact from available resources.
• Contribute to annual budgeting and business planning processes for grants by providing financial data, analysis and support to FP&A and Grants teams.
• Prepare and support grants-related financial reporting, ensuring information is accurate, timely and relevant for Grants stakeholders.
• Support monitoring of grant budgets and commitments, helping identify variances and trends in collaboration with Finance colleagues.
• Present financial information in a clear and user-friendly way, supporting Grants teams to interpret and use financial data effectively.
• Support the effective use of the Grant Management System (GMS) in collaboration with Finance and Grants teams, including understanding financial data flows and reporting outputs.
• Lead on the financial administration of the Grant Management System, such as budgeting, budgeting codes, payments, and any required finance functionality.
• Contribute to improvements in grants-related financial processes, tools and templates in partnership with relevant stakeholders.
• Act as a liaison between Finance and Grants teams to support alignment of financial and operational workflows.

Requirements

• Relevant accounting qualification, or equivalent demonstrated through experience.
• Significant experience in grant finance management, including fund allocation, donor restrictions, foreign exchange considerations, and cost benchmarking.
• Strong financial modelling, forecasting, and scenario analysis skills, with the ability to manage complexity and identify variances early.
• Skilled in management reporting and data analysis, with the ability to present financial information in a clear and accessible way for non-finance audiences.
• Highly proficient in Excel and financial systems, with experience supporting or improving finance processes and tools.
• Experienced business partner who can translate financial data into clear, actionable insight for non-finance stakeholders up to executive level.
• Communicates clearly and confidently, in writing and verbally, across teams and cultures.
• Builds effective relationships with diverse stakeholders, influencing decisions and maintaining strong financial controls without creating barriers.
• Organised and able to manage competing priorities, working proactively with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Adapts well under pressure, shifting between workstreams and adjusting to changing priorities across a busy finance function.
• Applies sound judgement and critical thinking to identify problems early and drive practical solutions.

Benefits

• Private healthcare
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
• Enhanced sick leave
• Flexibility working remotely and also abroad
• Matching contribution to a pension scheme
• Generous annual leave policy and additional time-off work to support wellbeing