Financial Business Planning Analyst Budget software implementation

at  The Childrens Society

35 hours per week
£61,125.54 per annum (National) / £63,990.72 per annum (London)
Benefits - up to 8% pension contribution, generous holiday, flexible working and life assurance.
Location - Whitecross Studios, London with flexible working arrangements
The Children’s Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We’re there for children, every step of the way.
This role sits within our Enabling Resources domain.
In order to succeed in this role we are looking for someone who is a qualified accountant with strong financial analysis skills including advanced excel ability and good understanding of preparing I&E’s, balance sheets, cashflow forecasting over multiple years.

SKILLS

• Strong Finance Systems user and implementer (Essential)
• Process mapping and improvement (Essential)
• Intermediate to Advanced MS Excel (Essential)
• Ability to prioritise work to tight deadlines (Essential)
• Strong verbal, written and numerical communication skills (Essential)
• Strong financial planning and business partnering skills especially with forecasting multiyear (Essential)
• I&E’s, Balance Sheet and Cashflow (Preferred)
• Qualified Accountant (Preferred)

EXPERIENCE

• Experience of implementing new finance systems and finance transformations
• Strong experience of working with finance systems, especially budgeting and forecasting tools
• Strong understanding of budgeting and reforecasting
• Able to quickly embed yourself within a new team, understanding processes and building relationships of trust.
• A great communicator capable of engaging with finance and non-finance colleagues.
• A finance professional who is detail-oriented, skilled at reviewing finance processes.
• A team player who enjoys collaborating and troubleshooting with a positive and collaborative approach.
• Experience within the Charity sector would be ideal but not essential.

Please refer the Job description for details