Altum Consulting is working with Enselia Impact Hub to recruit a Finance Business Partner to join its growing finance team.
Enselia provides financial and operational support to a portfolio of ambitious, well-funded projects working across a range of social and environmental issues. Its fiscal hosting model allows these organisations to concentrate on their work while benefiting from established financial, legal, HR and operational infrastructure.
The organisation is at an interesting stage of its development, with a new Finance Director in place and plans to strengthen its financial systems, reporting and support for hosted projects. This is a newly created role, working alongside a recently established FP&A position, with considerable scope to develop the way finance supports the organisations within Enselia's network.
Reporting to the Finance Director, the Finance Business Partner will take responsibility for the financial management and support of a portfolio of hosted projects. Working closely with project leaders, the successful candidate will help them understand their financial position, manage budgets and funding arrangements, and make informed decisions about the use of their resources.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Acting as the main finance contact for a portfolio of hosted projects, developing strong relationships with project leaders and budget holders.
- Supporting budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management and longer-term financial planning across projects with different funding models and levels of complexity.
- Producing and interpreting financial information, explaining variances and providing practical advice to support decision-making.
- Managing the financial aspects of donor funding, including reviewing grant agreements, monitoring restricted funds, overseeing grant reporting and ensuring compliance with funding conditions.
- Supporting projects with outgoing grants, financial commitments, cost recovery and the financial implications of international activities.
- Leading the finance aspects of onboarding new projects, establishing appropriate reporting arrangements, controls and processes.
- Working closely with the FP&A Manager and Finance Director to improve systems, reporting, processes and the overall finance service as Enselia continues to grow.
The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant, or hold an equivalent professional qualification, with strong finance business partnering experience and a background in grant-funded or donor-funded organisations.
They will be comfortable working with non-finance stakeholders, managing multiple budgets and funding arrangements, and translating financial information into clear, practical advice.
Experience of restricted funding and grant management is important, while exposure to international grants, grant-making, fiscal hosting or a similarly complex operating environment would be advantageous.
Enselia is looking for someone who enjoys working in a developing organisation, is comfortable taking ownership of both detailed financial work and broader relationships, and can help establish processes without creating unnecessary complexity.
This is an opportunity to join a well-funded and growing philanthropic organisation, working with a range of projects and contributing to the development of its finance function.
The initial appointment is a 12-month fixed-term contract, with the potential for a longer-term opportunity as the organisation develops.